Ontario wait times, October 2025: what changed
Compared with September 2025, the Ontario average wait was shorter for 4, longer for 6 and unchanged for 1 of 11 common surgeries and scans. The average time to see an ER doctor was 1 hr 54 min, 6 min shorter than in September 2025.
Surgery and scans: Ontario average
Average days waited by non-urgent patients across Ontario, October 2025, against September 2025 and October 2024. For surgery, days to see the surgeon plus days to surgery.
- Hip replacement200 days7 days longerwas 193 days3 days shorterwas 203 days
- Knee replacement211 days3 days longerwas 208 days21 days shorterwas 232 days
- Cataract surgery202 daysNo changewas 202 days7 days shorterwas 209 days
- Shoulder surgery195 days2 days shorterwas 197 days5 days longerwas 190 days
- Hysterectomy250 days5 days longerwas 245 days12 days shorterwas 262 days
- Gallbladder removal116 days2 days shorterwas 118 days13 days shorterwas 129 days
- Groin hernia repair155 days8 days shorterwas 163 days7 days shorterwas 162 days
- Weight-loss surgery158 days18 days longerwas 140 days5 days shorterwas 163 days
- Breast cancer surgery44 days4 days shorterwas 48 days4 days shorterwas 48 days
- MRI scan104 days1 day longerwas 103 days3 days longerwas 101 days
- CT scan87 days2 days longerwas 85 days4 days shorterwas 91 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 October 2025; for less common procedures it often publishes a quarter or a year instead.
Biggest drops from September 2025
- Groin hernia repair: 163 days in September 2025 to 155 days in October 2025, 8 days shorter
- Breast cancer surgery: 48 days in September 2025 to 44 days in October 2025, 4 days shorter
- Gallbladder removal: 118 days in September 2025 to 116 days in October 2025, 2 days shorter
- Shoulder surgery: 197 days in September 2025 to 195 days in October 2025, 2 days shorter
Biggest increases from September 2025
- Weight-loss surgery: 140 days in September 2025 to 158 days in October 2025, 18 days longer
- Hip replacement: 193 days in September 2025 to 200 days in October 2025, 7 days longer
- Hysterectomy: 245 days in September 2025 to 250 days in October 2025, 5 days longer
Shortest wait, by hospital
The hospital with the shortest average wait for each common surgery and scan, October 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait that month. Children’s hospitals are not included.
- Hip replacementUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, TorontoUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, Toronto63 days
- Knee replacementUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, TorontoUnity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's, Toronto74 days
- Cataract surgeryCambridge Memorial Hospital, CambridgeCambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge60 days
- Shoulder surgeryHumber River Health - Wilson, TorontoHumber River Health - Wilson, Toronto98 days
- HysterectomyHumber River Health - Wilson, TorontoHumber River Health - Wilson, Toronto106 days
- Gallbladder removalWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, EtobicokeWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke, Etobicoke44 days
- Groin hernia repairTrillium Health Partners - Mississauga, MississaugaTrillium Health Partners - Mississauga, Mississauga45 days
- Weight-loss surgerySt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, HamiltonSt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, Hamilton38 days
- Breast cancer surgeryNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. CatharinesNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines28 days
- MRI scanCollingwood General and Marine Hospital, CollingwoodCollingwood General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood8 days
- CT scanAlmonte General Hospital, AlmonteAlmonte General Hospital, Almonte3 days
Biggest improvement, by hospital
For each common surgery and scan, the hospital whose average wait dropped the most from September 2025 to October 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait in both months are compared.
- Hip replacementPembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke282 to 220 days, of 41 hospitals comparedPembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke282 to 220 days, of 41 hospitals compared62 days shorter
- Knee replacementThe Ottawa Hospital - Kemptville Satellite, Ottawa311 to 127 days, of 47 hospitals comparedThe Ottawa Hospital - Kemptville Satellite, Ottawa311 to 127 days, of 47 hospitals compared184 days shorter
- Cataract surgeryHuron Perth Healthcare Alliance - Clinton, Clinton460 to 355 days, of 55 hospitals comparedHuron Perth Healthcare Alliance - Clinton, Clinton460 to 355 days, of 55 hospitals compared105 days shorter
- Shoulder surgerySt. Joseph's Health Care, London, London470 to 316 days, of 23 hospitals comparedSt. Joseph's Health Care, London, London470 to 316 days, of 23 hospitals compared154 days shorter
- HysterectomyHôpital Montfort, Ottawa407 to 309 days, of 12 hospitals comparedHôpital Montfort, Ottawa407 to 309 days, of 12 hospitals compared98 days shorter
- Gallbladder removalCortellucci Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan141 to 82 days, of 24 hospitals comparedCortellucci Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan141 to 82 days, of 24 hospitals compared59 days shorter
- Gallbladder removalNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara, Niagara Falls196 to 137 days, of 24 hospitals comparedNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara, Niagara Falls196 to 137 days, of 24 hospitals compared59 days shorter
- Groin hernia repairHealth Sciences North - Laurentian, Greater Sudbury373 to 269 days, of 39 hospitals comparedHealth Sciences North - Laurentian, Greater Sudbury373 to 269 days, of 39 hospitals compared104 days shorter
- Groin hernia repairNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara, Niagara Falls254 to 150 days, of 39 hospitals comparedNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara, Niagara Falls254 to 150 days, of 39 hospitals compared104 days shorter
- Weight-loss surgeryUniversity Health Network - Western, Toronto382 to 376 days, of 5 hospitals comparedUniversity Health Network - Western, Toronto382 to 376 days, of 5 hospitals compared6 days shorter
- Breast cancer surgeryUnity Health Toronto - St. Michael's, Toronto60 to 42 days, of 3 hospitals comparedUnity Health Toronto - St. Michael's, Toronto60 to 42 days, of 3 hospitals compared18 days shorter
- MRI scanVictoria Hospital, London132 to 83 days, of 73 hospitals comparedVictoria Hospital, London132 to 83 days, of 73 hospitals compared49 days shorter
- CT scanSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto139 to 81 days, of 105 hospitals comparedSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto139 to 81 days, of 105 hospitals compared58 days shorter
From September 2025 to October 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, October 2025
- 1 hr 54 min
- September 2025
- 2 hr6 min shorter now
Biggest drops from September 2025
- Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa3 hr 30 min to 2 hr 42 min48 min shorter
- Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines3 hr 24 min to 2 hr 42 min42 min shorter
- Sault Area Hospital - Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie3 hr 18 min to 2 hr 42 min36 min shorter
- University Hospital, London3 hr 30 min to 2 hr 54 min36 min shorter
- Brockville General Hospital, Brockville3 hr 6 min to 2 hr 36 min30 min shorter
- Halton Healthcare Services - Oakville, Oakville2 hr 36 min to 2 hr 6 min30 min shorter
- The Ottawa Hospital - Civic, Ottawa2 hr 48 min to 2 hr 18 min30 min shorter
- Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley, Mississauga2 hr 36 min to 2 hr 6 min30 min shorter
Biggest rises from September 2025
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre - Kingston General, Kingston2 hr 54 min to 3 hr 24 min30 min longer
- McCausland Hospital, Terrace Bay1 hr 12 min to 1 hr 42 min30 min longer
- Hanover and District Hospital, Hanover1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 54 min24 min longer
- Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, Hawkesbury2 hr 24 min to 2 hr 48 min24 min longer
- North Wellington Health Care - Mount Forest, Mount Forest1 hr 18 min to 1 hr 42 min24 min longer
- Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay2 hr 12 min to 2 hr 36 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 October 2025 with September 2025 and with October 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