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.
Healthcare Survey

MAJORITY (51%) OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR NON-EMERGENCY TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR TO HELP FUND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

ONE THIRD (31%) ARE WILLING TO PAY ROOM AND BOARD IN THE HOSPITAL
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ONE THIRD OF CANADIANS (34%) INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE SWITCHED DOCTORS BECAUSE OF UNSATISFACTORY TREATMENT

FOUR IN TEN CANADIANS (37%) SAY THEY HAVE CHALLENGED A DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS, WHILE ONE THIRD (33%) INDICATE THEY KNOW AS MUCH AS THE DOCTOR ABOUT SPECIFIC ILLNESSES
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ONE THIRD (32%) OF CANADIAN DOCTORS HAVE ADVISED PATIENTS TO USE PRAYER OR MEDITATION AS TREATMENT FOR A MEDICAL CONDITION

FOUR IN TEN (38%) CANADIANS INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE USED PRAYER OR MEDITATION AS PART OF THEIR HEALTHCARE ROUTINE
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MAJORITY (86%) BELIEVE THEIR DOCTOR IS GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR WELL-BEING

6% REPORT "INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL COMMENTS" OR "INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING" HAPPENING IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE
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THREE QUARTERS (73%) OF CANADIANS BELIEVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WORSE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO: MAJORITY (55%)

MAJORITY (86%) BELIEVE THEIR DOCTOR TRULY LISTENS TO THEIR CONCERNS
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THE PUBLIC AGENDA

HEALTHCARE CLEARLY NUMBER ONE ISSUE ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA
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While one third (36%) of Canadian adults know someone who suffers from a weak bladder, only half (55%) correctly define "incontinence"

One-third (36%) know someone with incontinence
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VIAGRA WILL NOT BE INDICATED OR EFFECTIVE FOR ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS

VIAGRA WILL NOT BE INDICATED OR EFFECTIVE FOR ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS
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Healthcare Overtakes All Issues on Public Agenda

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