Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

“One in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.”

“In addition, about 1.5 million people spent more than 14 hours in emergency rooms during the same time span, a 28-per cent increase from 2018–2019.”

“There were 16.1 million visits to emergency departments across Canada in 2024-25, according to CIHI.”

“Twelve per cent of those visits resulted in hospital admission.”