Surgical procedure waiting lists in Quebec, broken down by fiscal period, socio-health region, waiting period, and specialty. The data series begins on February 2, 2020, corresponding to the P12 fiscal period of 2019-2020. The dataset is updated every fiscal period, with 13 periods per year from April to March.
Use Cases
- Analyze surgical backlog trends based on fiscal period breakdowns
- Compare regional healthcare capacity based on socio-health region breakdowns
- Assess specialty-specific wait times based on specialty breakdowns
- Monitor changes in surgical wait times based on waiting period breakdowns
Strengths
- Historical data available since February 2, 2020
- Regular updates every fiscal period (13 per year)
- Multiple breakdowns including region, specialty, and waiting period
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
- Time Range
- From February 2, 2020 onward
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:51:23.073433; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Quebec, Canada