Healthcare

Ipsos Health Service Report 2026
Healthcare Survey

Ipsos Health Service Report 2026

Since 2018, Ipsos has been tracking perceptions of the quality of healthcare systems, the biggest health issues and the biggest public health problems.
79% of Canadians Would Support the Expansion of Virtual Healthcare Services Provided by Family Doctors
Public Opinion Survey

Eight in Ten Canadians (79%) Would Support the Expansion of Virtual Healthcare Services Provided by Family Doctors

Canadians have low confidence that their provincial governments will reduce emergency room wait times.
A third (32%) of Boomers cite healthcare costs as the cause for their cost-of-living in retirement being higher than planned.
Retirement Survey

Healthcare Costs Eating into Boomers Retirement Budgets

A third (32%) of Boomers cite healthcare costs as the cause for their cost-of-living in retirement being higher than planned.
Public-Private Health Care
Healthcare Event

Public-Private Health Care

Join Ipsos’ Darrell Bricker for The Globe and Mail’s series of national events focused on approaches to improve patient access, experience, equity and outcomes across public and private systems in Canada.
More than 8 in 10 Canadian women strongly advocate for availability and access to the two abortion options in Canada and autonomy of choice
Public Opinion Survey

More than 8 in 10 Canadian women strongly advocate for availability and access to the two abortion options in Canada and autonomy of choice

Yet gaps in current understanding of availability, coverage and what the methods entail, highlight a need for further awareness and education
Cost of Living and Healthcare are the Top Two Issues for Alberta Voters
Election Survey

Cost of Living and Healthcare are the Top Two Issues for Alberta Voters

Smith/UCP have a slight advantage on cost of living issues. Notley/NDP have a bigger advantage on healthcare issues.
Most Canadians (48%) Don’t Know if They’re at Risk for Kidney Disease
Healthcare Survey

Most Canadians (48%) Don’t Know if They’re at Risk for Kidney Disease

Majority (59%) Say they Know Nothing About Kidney Disease
Canadian rare disease patients and direct caregivers experience major hurdles for timely diagnosis, care and access to medicines
Public Opinion Survey

Canadian rare disease patients and direct caregivers experience major hurdles for timely diagnosis, care and access to medicines

Strong majority of those surveyed want the federal government to invest in centres of expertise networked to local healthcare professionals to reach all patients wherever they live in Canada
Fewer Canadians Rate Quality of Healthcare as Good (60%, Down 12 Points from 2020); Timely Access to Healthcare Receives Good Marks From Just 43% of Canadians
Healthcare Survey

Fewer Canadians Rate Quality of Healthcare as Good (60%, Down 12 Points from 2020); Timely Access to Healthcare Receives Good Marks From Just 43% of Canadians

Most (83%) Don’t See Improvement to Quality of Healthcare Coming Any Time Soon as Future Outlook Deteriorates
A technician looking at MRI screens
Public Opinion Survey

More Money More Accountability: Six in Seven (86%) Canadians Want Increased Federal Investment in Healthcare; But Six in Ten (59%) Want Provinces to Show a Plan for Better Care To Get It

Canadians Intrigued With Increased Role for Private Healthcare. Six in Ten (59%) Support Private Delivery of Publicly Funded Health Services; Similar Proportion (60%) in Favor of Private Healthcare for Those Who Can Afford It.
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