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Primary total knee replacement — Canada: Complete evidence

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Official public tariff

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Official wait

British Columbia: 22 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

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Methodology and exclusions

British Columbia: 58.9 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

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Methodology and exclusions

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitNova Scotia: 138 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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Methodology and exclusions

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitNova Scotia: 445 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less

Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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Frequently asked questions

What waiting time has been reported? (British Columbia; median waiting time; 2026-04-01/2026-06-30; British Columbia Ministry of Health)

22 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx. Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

What waiting time has been reported? (British Columbia; p90; 2026-04-01/2026-06-30; British Columbia Ministry of Health)

58.9 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx. Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

What waiting time has been reported? (Nova Scotia; median waiting time; 2025-04-01/2025-06-30; Nova Scotia Health)

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait 138 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD. Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

What waiting time has been reported? (Nova Scotia; p90; 2025-04-01/2025-06-30; Nova Scotia Health)

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait 445 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less. Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD. Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC). “Primary total knee replacement — Canada: Complete evidence.” Version 1; evidence capture cutoff 2026-10-14. https://carefareglobal.com/index/knee-replacement/canada. Accessed: [YYYY-MM-DD: fill in access date].
BibTeX
@misc{carefare_health_index__index_knee_replacement_canada,
  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {Primary total knee replacement — Canada: Complete evidence},
  publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
  version = {1},
  date = {2026-10-14},
  url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/knee-replacement/canada},
  urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD},
  note = {Evidence capture cutoff: 2026-10-14. Fill in urldate before reuse; cite also the original source and source period.}
}

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Cite also the original source (including comparisons on this page)
  • British Columbia Ministry of Health — https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx
    Source periods: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
  • Nova Scotia Health — https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD
    Source periods: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.