Ontario wait times, November 2025: what changed
Compared with October 2025, the Ontario average wait was shorter for 5, longer for 5 and unchanged for 1 of 11 common surgeries and scans. The average time to see an ER doctor was 1 hr 48 min, 6 min shorter than in October 2025.
Surgery and scans: Ontario average
Average days waited by non-urgent patients across Ontario, November 2025, against October 2025 and November 2024. For surgery, days to see the surgeon plus days to surgery.
- Hip replacement192 days8 days shorterwas 200 days11 days shorterwas 203 days
- Knee replacement217 days6 days longerwas 211 days12 days shorterwas 229 days
- Cataract surgery204 days2 days longerwas 202 days3 days shorterwas 207 days
- Shoulder surgery195 daysNo changewas 195 daysNo changewas 195 days
- Hysterectomy244 days6 days shorterwas 250 days19 days shorterwas 263 days
- Gallbladder removal112 days4 days shorterwas 116 days15 days shorterwas 127 days
- Groin hernia repair160 days5 days longerwas 155 days4 days longerwas 156 days
- Weight-loss surgery163 days5 days longerwas 158 days1 day longerwas 162 days
- Breast cancer surgery45 days1 day longerwas 44 days7 days shorterwas 52 days
- MRI scan102 days2 days shorterwas 104 days2 days longerwas 100 days
- CT scan86 days1 day shorterwas 87 days3 days shorterwas 89 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 November 2025; for less common procedures it often publishes a quarter or a year instead.
Biggest drops from October 2025
- Hip replacement: 200 days in October 2025 to 192 days in November 2025, 8 days shorter
- Hysterectomy: 250 days in October 2025 to 244 days in November 2025, 6 days shorter
- Gallbladder removal: 116 days in October 2025 to 112 days in November 2025, 4 days shorter
Biggest increases from October 2025
- Knee replacement: 211 days in October 2025 to 217 days in November 2025, 6 days longer
- Groin hernia repair: 155 days in October 2025 to 160 days in November 2025, 5 days longer
- Weight-loss surgery: 158 days in October 2025 to 163 days in November 2025, 5 days longer
Shortest wait, by hospital
The hospital with the shortest average wait for each common surgery and scan, November 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait that month. Children’s hospitals are not included.
- Hip replacementSinai Health System - Mount Sinai, TorontoSinai Health System - Mount Sinai, Toronto93 days
- Knee replacementQueensway-Carleton Hospital, OttawaQueensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa117 days
- Cataract surgeryCambridge Memorial Hospital, CambridgeCambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge35 days
- Shoulder surgeryHumber River Health - Wilson, TorontoHumber River Health - Wilson, Toronto100 days
- HysterectomyHeadwaters Health Care Centre - Dufferin, OrangevilleHeadwaters Health Care Centre - Dufferin, Orangeville89 days
- Gallbladder removalWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, BramptonWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, Brampton37 days
- Groin hernia repairWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, BramptonWilliam Osler Health System - Civic, Brampton56 days
- Weight-loss surgerySt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, HamiltonSt. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton, Hamilton39 days
- Breast cancer surgeryWomen's College Hospital, TorontoWomen's College Hospital, Toronto28 days
- MRI scanCollingwood General and Marine Hospital, CollingwoodCollingwood General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood14 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 October 2025 to November 2025. Only hospitals with 10 or more patients for each wait in both months are compared.
- Hip replacementNorth Bay Regional Health Centre, North Bay347 to 215 days, of 36 hospitals comparedNorth Bay Regional Health Centre, North Bay347 to 215 days, of 36 hospitals compared132 days shorter
- Knee replacementTimmins and District Hospital, Timmins253 to 162 days, of 45 hospitals comparedTimmins and District Hospital, Timmins253 to 162 days, of 45 hospitals compared91 days shorter
- Cataract surgeryRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie418 to 260 days, of 56 hospitals comparedRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie418 to 260 days, of 56 hospitals compared158 days shorter
- Shoulder surgeryHalton Healthcare Services - Oakville, Oakville373 to 259 days, of 23 hospitals comparedHalton Healthcare Services - Oakville, Oakville373 to 259 days, of 23 hospitals compared114 days shorter
- HysterectomyVictoria Hospital, London517 to 244 days, of 12 hospitals comparedVictoria Hospital, London517 to 244 days, of 12 hospitals compared273 days shorter
- Gallbladder removalNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines162 to 115 days, of 22 hospitals comparedNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General, St. Catharines162 to 115 days, of 22 hospitals compared47 days shorter
- Groin hernia repairLennox and Addington County General Hospital, Napanee265 to 164 days, of 36 hospitals comparedLennox and Addington County General Hospital, Napanee265 to 164 days, of 36 hospitals compared101 days shorter
- Weight-loss surgeryHumber River Health - Wilson, Toronto169 to 135 days, of 5 hospitals comparedHumber River Health - Wilson, Toronto169 to 135 days, of 5 hospitals compared34 days shorter
- Breast cancer surgeryWomen's College Hospital, Toronto30 to 28 days, of 3 hospitals comparedWomen's College Hospital, Toronto30 to 28 days, of 3 hospitals compared2 days shorter
- MRI scanUniversity Hospital, London331 to 265 days, of 75 hospitals comparedUniversity Hospital, London331 to 265 days, of 75 hospitals compared66 days shorter
- CT scanThe Ottawa Hospital - Riverside, Ottawa401 to 306 days, of 105 hospitals comparedThe Ottawa Hospital - Riverside, Ottawa401 to 306 days, of 105 hospitals compared95 days shorter
From October 2025 to November 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, November 2025
- 1 hr 48 min
- October 2025
- 1 hr 54 min6 min shorter now
Biggest drops from October 2025
- Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, Hawkesbury2 hr 48 min to 1 hr 54 min54 min shorter
- Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe2 hr 12 min to 1 hr 30 min42 min shorter
- Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay2 hr 36 min to 1 hr 54 min42 min shorter
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto3 hr 36 min to 3 hr36 min shorter
- The Ottawa Hospital - General, Ottawa3 hr 6 min to 2 hr 30 min36 min shorter
- WRHN - Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener2 hr 30 min to 1 hr 54 min36 min shorter
Biggest rises from October 2025
- Manitouwadge General Hospital, Manitouwadge1 hr 12 min to 1 hr 42 min30 min longer
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto1 hr 36 min to 2 hr 6 min30 min longer
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa3 hr 6 min to 3 hr 30 min24 min longer
- Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough2 hr 48 min to 3 hr 12 min24 min longer
- University Hospital, London2 hr 54 min to 3 hr 18 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 November 2025 with October 2025 and with November 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