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Table 5. Median waiting time for non-emergency surgeries, Canada
Province 2003 2005
Estimate (weeks) 95% confidence Interval Estimate (weeks) 95% confidence Interval
Newfoundland and Labrador
4.0E
2.4 to 5.6
4.3E
2.8 to 5.8
Prince Edward Island
4.3E
2.7 to 5.9
4.3E
3.3 to 5.3
Nova Scotia
4.3E
1.7 to 6.9
4.3
3.1 to 5.4
New Brunswick
4.3
3.4 to 5.2
4.3
3.7 to 4.9
Quebec
8.6
6.3 to10.8
4.31, E
2.6 to 6.0
Ontario
4.3
3.7 to 4.9
4.3E
3.3 to 5.3
Manitoba
4.3
3.4 to 5.2
6.0E
3.2 to 8.8
Saskatchewan
6.0E
3.1 to 8.9
F
 F
Alberta
4.0E
2.5 to 5.5
4.3E
2.2 to 6.3
British Columbia
4.3E
2.8 to 5.7
5.0
3.4 to 6.6
Canada
4.3
3.9 to 4.7
4.3
3.9 to 4.7
1. Statistically significantly different from 2003 estimate (p<0.05).

Notes: Household population aged 15 and over. Based on population reporting waiting times for these services accessed in the last 12 months. Analysis excludes non-response ("I don't know", "not stated", and "refusal").
E use with caution (Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3%)
F too unreliable to be published (Coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%, suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)

Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Health Services Access Subsample, 2003 and 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Access to health care in Canada, Catalogue number 82-575-XWE2006002.