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Access to primary and specialist care by province Adults aged 18 and over who have a regular health care provider, who had difficulty getting non-urgent primary care, who consulted a medical specialist, and who had difficulty getting specialist care in the past 12 months, from the Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences. The Canada row covers the ten provinces.
Reference period 2024 Licence Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0962-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada). Chart (4 options): Has a regular health care provider Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care Consulted a specialist Difficulty getting specialist care
Has a regular health care provider (Has a regular health care provider (%)) Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%)) Consulted a specialist (Consulted a specialist (%)) Difficulty getting specialist care (Difficulty getting specialist care (%))
Access to primary and specialist care by province: Has a regular health care provider (%) 10 areas ranked by Has a regular health care provider (%). Highest: Ontario (86.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (63.9); national value 81.0. Ontario Ontario: 86.4 86.4 Alberta Alberta: 83.7 83.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 82.3 82.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 81.7 81.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 80.2 80.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 79.2 79.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 77.1 77.1 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 76.1 76.1 Quebec Quebec: 71.4 71.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 63.9 63.9 National 81.0
Access to primary and specialist care by province: Has a regular health care provider (%) 10 areas ranked by Has a regular health care provider (%). Highest: Ontario (86.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (63.9); national value 81.0. Ontario Ontario: 86.4 86.4 Alberta Alberta: 83.7 83.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 82.3 82.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 81.7 81.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 80.2 80.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 79.2 79.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 77.1 77.1 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 76.1 76.1 Quebec Quebec: 71.4 71.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 63.9 63.9 National 81.0
Has a regular health care provider (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Has a regular health care provider (%). Highest: Ontario (86.4); lowest: Prince Edward Island (63.9); national value 81.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Access to primary and specialist care by province: Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%) 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%). Highest: British Columbia (44.6); lowest: New Brunswick (33.9); national value 38.6. British Columbia British Columbia: 44.6 44.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 40.3 40.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 39.6 39.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 38.5 38.5 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 38.4 38.4 Ontario Ontario: 37.9 37.9 Quebec Quebec: 37.5 37.5 Alberta Alberta: 37.5 37.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.6 34.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 33.9 33.9 National 38.6
Access to primary and specialist care by province: Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%) 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%). Highest: British Columbia (44.6); lowest: New Brunswick (33.9); national value 38.6. British Columbia British Columbia: 44.6 44.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 40.3 40.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 39.6 39.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 38.5 38.5 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 38.4 38.4 Ontario Ontario: 37.9 37.9 Quebec Quebec: 37.5 37.5 Alberta Alberta: 37.5 37.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.6 34.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 33.9 33.9 National 38.6
Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%). Highest: British Columbia (44.6); lowest: New Brunswick (33.9); national value 38.6. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Access to primary and specialist care by province: Consulted a specialist (%) 10 areas ranked by Consulted a specialist (%). Highest: Ontario (36.2); lowest: Prince Edward Island (25.3); national value 33.9. Ontario Ontario: 36.2 36.2 Alberta Alberta: 33.9 33.9 Quebec Quebec: 33.7 33.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 31.9 31.9 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 31.8 31.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 30.2 30.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 29.1 29.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 28.5 28.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 27.8 27.8 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 25.3 25.3 National 33.9
Access to primary and specialist care by province: Consulted a specialist (%) 10 areas ranked by Consulted a specialist (%). Highest: Ontario (36.2); lowest: Prince Edward Island (25.3); national value 33.9. Ontario Ontario: 36.2 36.2 Alberta Alberta: 33.9 33.9 Quebec Quebec: 33.7 33.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 31.9 31.9 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 31.8 31.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 30.2 30.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 29.1 29.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 28.5 28.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 27.8 27.8 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 25.3 25.3 National 33.9
Consulted a specialist (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Consulted a specialist (%). Highest: Ontario (36.2); lowest: Prince Edward Island (25.3); national value 33.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Access to primary and specialist care by province: Difficulty getting specialist care (%) 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting specialist care (%). Highest: British Columbia (33.8); lowest: Manitoba (25.3); national value 29.7. British Columbia British Columbia: 33.8 33.8 Ontario Ontario: 30.0 30.0 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 29.9 29.9 Alberta Alberta: 29.8 29.8 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 29.0 29.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 28.9 28.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 27.7 27.7 Quebec Quebec: 27.7 27.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 25.8 25.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 25.3 25.3 National 29.7
Access to primary and specialist care by province: Difficulty getting specialist care (%) 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting specialist care (%). Highest: British Columbia (33.8); lowest: Manitoba (25.3); national value 29.7. British Columbia British Columbia: 33.8 33.8 Ontario Ontario: 30.0 30.0 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 29.9 29.9 Alberta Alberta: 29.8 29.8 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 29.0 29.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 28.9 28.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 27.7 27.7 Quebec Quebec: 27.7 27.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 25.8 25.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 25.3 25.3 National 29.7
Difficulty getting specialist care (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Difficulty getting specialist care (%). Highest: British Columbia (33.8); lowest: Manitoba (25.3); national value 29.7. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province Has a regular health care provider (%) Difficulty getting non-urgent primary care (%) Consulted a specialist (%) Difficulty getting specialist care (%) Canada 81 38.6 33.9 29.7 Newfoundland and Labrador 76.1 38.4 31.8 29.9 Prince Edward Island 63.9 39.6 25.3 29 Nova Scotia 77.1 40.3 27.8 27.7 New Brunswick 79.2 33.9 29.1 25.8 Quebec 71.4 37.5 33.7 27.7 Ontario 86.4 37.9 36.2 30 Manitoba 82.3 34.6 30.2 25.3 Saskatchewan 81.7 38.5 28.5 28.9 Alberta 83.7 37.5 33.9 29.8 British Columbia 80.2 44.6 31.9 33.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0962-01: Health indicators, Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences - Primary and Specialist Care . Reference period: 2024.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 13-10-0962-01 Table Access to primary and specialist care by province Data last updated 2026-11-03 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-health-care-access/ Access to primary and specialist care by province (Canada, 2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0962-01. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-health-care-access/
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