Ontario wait times, September 2025: what changed
Compared with August 2025, the Ontario average wait was shorter for 3, longer for 7 and unchanged for 1 of 11 common surgeries and scans. The average time to see an ER doctor was 2 hr, 6 min longer than in August 2025.
Surgery and scans: Ontario average
Average days waited by non-urgent patients across Ontario, September 2025, against August 2025 and September 2024. For surgery, days to see the surgeon plus days to surgery.
- Hip replacement193 days8 days shorterwas 201 days10 days shorterwas 203 days
- Knee replacement208 days8 days shorterwas 216 days24 days shorterwas 232 days
- Cataract surgery202 days2 days longerwas 200 days12 days shorterwas 214 days
- Shoulder surgery197 days3 days shorterwas 200 days8 days longerwas 189 days
- Hysterectomy245 days9 days longerwas 236 days18 days shorterwas 263 days
- Gallbladder removal118 days11 days longerwas 107 days4 days longerwas 114 days
- Groin hernia repair163 days14 days longerwas 149 days5 days longerwas 158 days
- Weight-loss surgery140 days1 day longerwas 139 days21 days shorterwas 161 days
- Breast cancer surgery48 days5 days longerwas 43 days2 days shorterwas 50 days
- MRI scan103 days5 days longerwas 98 days4 days longerwas 99 days
- CT scan85 daysNo changewas 85 days8 days shorterwas 93 days
Not in this report: Thyroid surgery, Kidney stone removal and Prostate cancer surgery. Ontario Health has no one-month Ontario figure for them for September 2025; for less common procedures it often publishes a quarter or a year instead.
Biggest drops from August 2025
- Hip replacement: 201 days in August 2025 to 193 days in September 2025, 8 days shorter
- Knee replacement: 216 days in August 2025 to 208 days in September 2025, 8 days shorter
- Shoulder surgery: 200 days in August 2025 to 197 days in September 2025, 3 days shorter
Biggest increases from August 2025
- Groin hernia repair: 149 days in August 2025 to 163 days in September 2025, 14 days longer
- Gallbladder removal: 107 days in August 2025 to 118 days in September 2025, 11 days longer
- Hysterectomy: 236 days in August 2025 to 245 days in September 2025, 9 days longer
Shortest wait, by hospital
The hospital with the shortest average wait for each common surgery and scan, September 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait that month. Children’s hospitals are not included.
- Hip replacementUnity Health Toronto - St. Michael's, TorontoUnity Health Toronto - St. Michael's, Toronto90 days
- Knee replacementMichael Garron Hospital, TorontoMichael Garron Hospital, Toronto103 days
- Cataract surgeryCambridge Memorial Hospital, CambridgeCambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge24 days
- Shoulder surgeryRichmond Hill Hospital, Richmond HillRichmond Hill Hospital, Richmond Hill95 days
- HysterectomyUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, TorontoUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, Toronto131 days
- Gallbladder removalWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, EtobicokeWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, Etobicoke48 days
- Groin hernia repairWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, EtobicokeWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, Etobicoke52 days
- Weight-loss surgerySt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, HamiltonSt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, Hamilton37 days
- Breast cancer surgeryWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, BramptonWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, Brampton28 days
- MRI scanRoss Memorial Hospital, LindsayRoss Memorial Hospital, Lindsay31 days
- CT scanAlmonte General Hospital, AlmonteAlmonte General Hospital, Almonte4 days
Biggest improvement, by hospital
For each common surgery and scan, the hospital whose average wait dropped the most from August 2025 to September 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait in both months are compared.
- Hip replacementNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines413 to 283 days, of 38 hospitals comparedNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines413 to 283 days, of 38 hospitals compared130 days shorter
- Knee replacementRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie390 to 255 days, of 43 hospitals comparedRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie390 to 255 days, of 43 hospitals compared135 days shorter
- Cataract surgeryRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie457 to 248 days, of 55 hospitals comparedRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie457 to 248 days, of 55 hospitals compared209 days shorter
- Shoulder surgeryTrillium Health Partners - Queensway Health, Toronto199 to 131 days, of 18 hospitals comparedTrillium Health Partners - Queensway Health, Toronto199 to 131 days, of 18 hospitals compared68 days shorter
- Gallbladder removalHealth Sciences North - Laurentian, Greater Sudbury334 to 170 days, of 17 hospitals comparedHealth Sciences North - Laurentian, Greater Sudbury334 to 170 days, of 17 hospitals compared164 days shorter
- Groin hernia repairQuinte Health - Belleville, Belleville285 to 166 days, of 25 hospitals comparedQuinte Health - Belleville, Belleville285 to 166 days, of 25 hospitals compared119 days shorter
- Weight-loss surgeryGuelph General Hospital, Guelph175 to 104 days, of 5 hospitals comparedGuelph General Hospital, Guelph175 to 104 days, of 5 hospitals compared71 days shorter
- Breast cancer surgeryWomen's College Hospital, Toronto41 to 34 days, of 2 hospitals comparedWomen's College Hospital, Toronto41 to 34 days, of 2 hospitals compared7 days shorter
- MRI scanOrillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia176 to 148 days, of 73 hospitals comparedOrillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia176 to 148 days, of 73 hospitals compared28 days shorter
- CT scanChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa226 to 132 days, of 106 hospitals comparedChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa226 to 132 days, of 106 hospitals compared94 days shorter
From August 2025 to September 2025. Hospitals tied for the biggest drop are each listed.
Emergency rooms
Average time from triage or registration to first seeing a doctor, all patients.
- Ontario, September 2025
- 2 hr
- August 2025
- 1 hr 54 min6 min longer now
Biggest drops from August 2025
- Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay3 hr 12 min to 2 hr 12 min1 hr shorter
- Hôpital Montfort, Ottawa2 hr 36 min to 1 hr 48 min48 min shorter
- North Bay Regional Health Centre, North Bay3 hr 42 min to 3 hr42 min shorter
- Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Fergus2 hr 30 min to 1 hr 54 min36 min shorter
- Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke3 hr 12 min to 2 hr 36 min36 min shorter
- WRHN - Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener2 hr 54 min to 2 hr 18 min36 min shorter
Biggest rises from August 2025
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa2 hr 18 min to 3 hr 30 min1 hr 12 min longer
- Sault Area Hospital - Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie2 hr 42 min to 3 hr 18 min36 min longer
- Manitoulin Health Centre - Little Current, Little Current48 min to 1 hr 18 min30 min longer
- Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster, Hamilton1 hr 12 min to 1 hr 36 min24 min longer
- Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance - Stratford, Stratford1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 54 min24 min longer
- Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines3 hr to 3 hr 24 min24 min longer
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto1 hr 24 min to 1 hr 48 min24 min longer
- University Hospital, London3 hr 6 min to 3 hr 30 min24 min longer
Of 159 emergency departments with a figure in both months. Ontario Health publishes these to the nearest tenth of an hour (6 minutes). Every Ontario ER
Source and method
All figures are from Ontario Health’s public reporting, as published with its August 2026 data. This report compares September 2025 with August 2025 and with September 2024. Surgery and scan figures are the average days waited by non-urgent (priority 4) adult patients whose wait ended that month, rounded to whole days; for surgery, days to see the surgeon plus days to surgery. Only one-month figures are compared, never a quarter or a year. A hospital is counted only with 10 or more patients for each wait in the month, and in both months for a change. Emergency room figures are the average time from triage or registration to first assessment by a doctor, for all patients. Ontario Health can revise earlier months. Nothing here says why a wait changed. How these numbers work