Impressions of Canada's Healthcare System

From February 25-27, 2022, on behalf of Postmedia, Leger surveyed Canadians about their impressions of Canada’s healthcare system.

The survey explores:

whether Canadians were unable to physically see a doctor or had a scheduled medical test, procedure or surgery delated during the pandemic (or know someone who did)
whether Canadians deliberately avoided accesssing Canada’s healthcare system during the pandemic due to concerns associated with it
how well Canadians think the healthcare system has performed during the pandemic
whether Canadians are confident political leaders will make reforms to Canada’s healthcare system to ensure it is able to meet future challenges
and more

36% of Canadians deliberately avoided trying to access the healthcare system in the last 2 years due to concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
59% of Canadians think Canada’s healthcare system has performed well throughout the pandemic, while 34% think it has performed poorly.
75% of Canadians agree the pandemic made them question if Canada’s healthcare system is truly one of the best in the world.
76% of Canadians feel the pandemic provided evidence that meaningful healthcare reforms are needed to improve the delivery and accessibility of health services.
Over half of Canadians would support more private sector delivery of healthcare procedures, as long as the principle of universal access and coverage is maintained.

A web survey was conducted among 1,519 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, via Leger’s online panel, LEO.
The data was collected from February 25 to 27, 2022.
As a non-probability online survey, a margin of error is technically not reported. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of 1,519 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.5%, 19 times out of 20.
Using data from the 2016 census, the results were weighted according to age, gender and region in order to ensure a representative sample of the population.

Impressions of Canada’s Healthcare System