Wait times · Canada

28.6 weeks at home.
Three days in Seoul.

The median wait from specialist referral to treatment in Canada was 28.6 weeks in 2025. In Seoul the same imaging is scheduled in three days. This page compares the two. Every figure on this page is a provisional placeholder, not yet checked against a named source or measurement date. See the methodology line under the comparison table for exactly what is still pending.

18 wks
Wait for an MRI

Canada-wide average, diagnostic imaging.

28.6 wks
Referral to treatment, median

Across specialties, 2025 national estimate.

3 days
Same scan, scheduled in Seoul

Booked and completed inside one visit.

2–3 wks
Full written report

Same-day consult on preliminary findings; the full report varies by centre. KMI and Hanshin Medipia publish two to three weeks; Hanaro publishes no figure at all (measured 2026-07-28). You are not in Korea waiting for it. Reports are sent by email (or by post, at one centre) once ready, after you have already flown home, so a longer report does not mean a longer trip.

Every figure on this page is a provisional placeholder, not yet checked against a named source or measurement date. See the methodology line under the comparison table for exactly what is still pending.

The arithmetic

Canada. Korea.

What you are comparing
CANADA VS KOREA
Canada
PUBLIC SYSTEM, MEDIAN WAIT
Korea
PARTNER CENTER, SCHEDULED VISIT
Wait for an MRI
18 wks
3 days
Wait for a colonoscopy
11 wks
3 days
Referral to treatment, median
28.6 wks
Comprehensive screening, self-pay
CA$3,900
CA$1,900
Everything in one visit
No SPREAD ACROSS SEPARATE APPOINTMENTS
Yes ONE SCHEDULED DAY, ONE BUILDING
CA$2,000lower out-of-pocket
25 weeksearlier
1 tripinstead of a referral queue
Price my program

PLACEHOLDER: not yet cited to a primary source. Figures in this table have not been checked against a named source or measurement date.

Next steps

What to check before you book.

How it works

Screen, scan, report: the five steps from first message to English report in hand.

Programs & pricing

Three fixed-price tiers, quoted in your currency before you book.

Will my doctor accept it?

What's in the report file, who signs it, and the honest limits of a result from a clinic your GP hasn't heard of.