New report cites staffing shortages and surgical backlogs among health-care gaps in Canada

The Canadian Institute for Public Health Information has released a new report highlighting issues within Canada's health-care system.

on Wednesday, highlighting issues within Canada's health-care system that millions have already felt.

Despite fewer surgeries being performed nationwide, health-care workers put in massive amounts of overtime hours in 2020-21. Surveys conducted between 2019 and 2021 found that roughly 12 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and up, not including Quebec, did not have access to a regular health care provider. shows about 13 per cent of Albertans 12 years old and up do not have access to a regular health care provider.

The report suggests 19 per cent Prince Edward Island resident aged 12 and up do not have access to a regular health provider. "What we know is that things are a little different depending on where you live, and how old you are. Almost all seniors had a regular health provider, but it's the younger age groups that are 18 to 34 years old who are the least likely to have that kind of an important relationship," said Kathleen Morris, vice president of Research and Analysis at CIHI.

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