Ontario Reducing Wait Times for Orthopedic Surgeries

July 2, 2025

• While Ontario has the shortest surgical wait times of any province in Canada, we’re working to deliver even more connected and convenient care for people, when and where they need it.
• A call for applications opens today with new licenses anticipated to be issued starting in early 2026.
• This expansion in services will reduce wait times for orthopedic surgeries, such as hip and knee replacements, ensuring that 90 per cent of Ontario patients receive care within clinically recommended timeframes.
• This announcement builds on last week’s $155 million investment to add 57 community surgical and diagnostic centres to connect over 1.2 million people to MRI and CT scans and GI endoscopy services across the province and a $235 million investment to support over 130 new and expanded primary care teams that will connect 300,000 people to care this year.
• Our government will continue to take bold action to protect Ontario and boost access to publicly funded surgeries and diagnostic imaging so families can conveniently access the care they need sooner and closer to home.