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Area: Vancouver Island (Island Health) Fiscal year 2025/26 (list on March 31, 2026)

19,457 people waiting

In a year Better−8.3% vs 2024/25
In 6 yearsAbout the same−1.0% since 2019/20

No target found. Who could set one: Province of B.C. and Island Health. Targets and comparisons

Source: B.C. Ministry of Health (calculated here). We read it on Nov 11, 2026.

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Time range

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • 19,457 people
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262022/23Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45716,23321,2252020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262022/23Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45716,23321,2252020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262024/252023/242022/232021/22Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45716,23321,22521,12718,18217,4232020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45716,23321,22521,12718,18217,4232020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people

Tap or drag on the chart to read any fiscal year.

P provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

About these ticks

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • People waiting 19,457
  • Surgeries done 58,424
Line chart of 2 lines, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 49,102 people (2020/21), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 49,102 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262022/23Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 49,102 people (2020/21), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 49,102 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262022/23Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 49,102 people (2020/21), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 49,102 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262023/242021/22Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done58,424People waiting19,4572020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 6 periods from 2020/21 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 16,233 people (2020/21), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 49,102 people (2020/21), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 49,102 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262023/242021/22Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done 58,424People waiting 19,4572020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people

Tap or drag on the chart to read any fiscal year.

P provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

About these ticks

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • 19,457 people
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262019/20Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45716,2332015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262020/212015/16Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45719,20716,2332015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262023/242021/222019/202017/18Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45719,20721,22516,23318,18217,42319,65317,03918,23118,8612015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262023/242021/222019/202017/182015/16Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,45719,20721,22516,23321,12718,18217,42319,65317,03918,23118,8612015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people

Tap or drag on the chart to read any fiscal year.

P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

About these ticks

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • People waiting 19,457
  • Surgeries done 58,424
Line chart of 2 lines, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 45,486 people (2015/16), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 45,486 people (2015/16). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262019/20Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 45,486 people (2015/16), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 45,486 people (2015/16). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262020/212015/16Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 45,486 people (2015/16), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 45,486 people (2015/16). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262022/232019/202016/17Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done58,424People waiting19,4572015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 11 periods from 2015/16 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 19,207 people (2015/16), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 16,233 people (2020/21). Surgeries done: starts at 45,486 people (2015/16), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 45,486 people (2015/16). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262022/232019/202016/17Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done 58,424People waiting 19,4572015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people

Tap or drag on the chart to read any fiscal year.

P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

About these ticks

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • 19,457 people
Line chart, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/26Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262017/182009/10Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262019/202016/172013/142010/11Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people
Line chart, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.010,00020,00030,0002025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 202519,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people

Tap or drag on the chart to read any fiscal year.

P provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

About these ticks

Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year

2025/26 People, by fiscal year

  • People waiting 19,457
  • Surgeries done 58,424
Line chart of 2 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Surgeries done: starts at 43,805 people (2009/10), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 43,805 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/26Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people; Surgeries done: 43,805 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people; Surgeries done: 46,268 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people; Surgeries done: 46,217 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people; Surgeries done: 45,467 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people; Surgeries done: 44,194 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people; Surgeries done: 45,708 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Surgeries done: starts at 43,805 people (2009/10), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 43,805 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262017/182009/10Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people; Surgeries done: 43,805 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people; Surgeries done: 46,268 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people; Surgeries done: 46,217 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people; Surgeries done: 45,467 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people; Surgeries done: 44,194 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people; Surgeries done: 45,708 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Surgeries done: starts at 43,805 people (2009/10), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 43,805 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262020/212015/162010/11Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done58,424People waiting19,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people; Surgeries done: 43,805 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people; Surgeries done: 46,268 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people; Surgeries done: 46,217 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people; Surgeries done: 45,467 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people; Surgeries done: 44,194 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people; Surgeries done: 45,708 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people
Line chart of 2 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. People waiting: starts at 13,821 people (2009/10), ends at 19,457 people (2025/26); highest 21,225 people (2024/25), lowest 13,821 people (2009/10). Surgeries done: starts at 43,805 people (2009/10), ends at 58,424 people (2025/26); highest 58,424 people (2025/26), lowest 43,805 people (2009/10). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,0002025/262021/222017/182013/14Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Surgeries done 58,424People waiting 19,4572009/10: People waiting: 13,821 people; Surgeries done: 43,805 people2010/11: People waiting: 14,478 people; Surgeries done: 46,268 people2011/12: People waiting: 14,999 people; Surgeries done: 46,217 people2012/13: People waiting: 16,009 people; Surgeries done: 45,467 people2013/14: People waiting: 18,114 people; Surgeries done: 44,194 people2014/15: People waiting: 17,388 people; Surgeries done: 45,708 people2015/16: People waiting: 19,207 people; Surgeries done: 45,486 people2016/17: People waiting: 18,861 people; Surgeries done: 47,265 people2017/18: People waiting: 18,231 people; Surgeries done: 47,076 people2018/19: People waiting: 17,039 people; Surgeries done: 49,715 people2019/20: People waiting: 19,653 people; Surgeries done: 49,180 people2020/21: People waiting: 16,233 people; Surgeries done: 49,102 people2021/22: People waiting: 17,423 people; Surgeries done: 53,556 people2022/23: People waiting: 18,182 people; Surgeries done: 53,550 people2023/24: People waiting: 21,127 people; Surgeries done: 54,423 people2024/25: People waiting: 21,225 people; Surgeries done: 57,646 people2025/26: People waiting: 19,457 people; Surgeries done: 58,424 people

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P provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

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Waiting list size, in weeks of surgeries (not anyone's actual wait)

2025/26 Weeks, by fiscal year

  • Island Health (all hospitals) 17.3
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital 14.2
  • Victoria General Hospital 22.0
  • All of B.C. 17.6
Line chart of 4 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. Island Health (all hospitals): starts at 16.4 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.3 weeks (2025/26); highest 22.0 weeks (2015/16), lowest 16.3 weeks (2010/11). Royal Jubilee Hospital: starts at 17.0 weeks (2009/10), ends at 14.2 weeks (2025/26); highest 24.6 weeks (2015/16), lowest 14.2 weeks (2025/26). Victoria General Hospital: starts at 16.6 weeks (2009/10), ends at 22.0 weeks (2025/26); highest 23.1 weeks (2023/24), lowest 15.5 weeks (2018/19). All of B.C.: starts at 17.1 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.6 weeks (2025/26); highest 19.6 weeks (2019/20), lowest 16.7 weeks (2012/13). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.0102030 weeks2025/262017/18Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252009/10: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.4 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.6 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2010/11: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.5 weeks2011/12: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.9 weeks2012/13: Island Health (all hospitals): 18.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 20.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.7 weeks2013/14: Island Health (all hospitals): 21.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.3 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.4 weeks2014/15: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks2015/16: Island Health (all hospitals): 22.0 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.0 weeks2016/17: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2017/18: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.7 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2018/19: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 15.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2019/20: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.6 weeks2020/21: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.8 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.5 weeks2021/22: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 15.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.4 weeks2022/23: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.7 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.5 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.7 weeks2023/24: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 23.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2024/25: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2025/26: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 22.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks
Line chart of 4 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. Island Health (all hospitals): starts at 16.4 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.3 weeks (2025/26); highest 22.0 weeks (2015/16), lowest 16.3 weeks (2010/11). Royal Jubilee Hospital: starts at 17.0 weeks (2009/10), ends at 14.2 weeks (2025/26); highest 24.6 weeks (2015/16), lowest 14.2 weeks (2025/26). Victoria General Hospital: starts at 16.6 weeks (2009/10), ends at 22.0 weeks (2025/26); highest 23.1 weeks (2023/24), lowest 15.5 weeks (2018/19). All of B.C.: starts at 17.1 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.6 weeks (2025/26); highest 19.6 weeks (2019/20), lowest 16.7 weeks (2012/13). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.0102030 weeks2025/262018/192011/12Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 20252009/10: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.4 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.6 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2010/11: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.5 weeks2011/12: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.9 weeks2012/13: Island Health (all hospitals): 18.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 20.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.7 weeks2013/14: Island Health (all hospitals): 21.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.3 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.4 weeks2014/15: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks2015/16: Island Health (all hospitals): 22.0 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.0 weeks2016/17: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2017/18: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.7 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2018/19: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 15.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2019/20: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.6 weeks2020/21: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.8 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.5 weeks2021/22: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 15.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.4 weeks2022/23: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.7 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.5 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.7 weeks2023/24: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 23.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2024/25: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2025/26: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 22.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks
Line chart of 4 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. Island Health (all hospitals): starts at 16.4 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.3 weeks (2025/26); highest 22.0 weeks (2015/16), lowest 16.3 weeks (2010/11). Royal Jubilee Hospital: starts at 17.0 weeks (2009/10), ends at 14.2 weeks (2025/26); highest 24.6 weeks (2015/16), lowest 14.2 weeks (2025/26). Victoria General Hospital: starts at 16.6 weeks (2009/10), ends at 22.0 weeks (2025/26); highest 23.1 weeks (2023/24), lowest 15.5 weeks (2018/19). All of B.C.: starts at 17.1 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.6 weeks (2025/26); highest 19.6 weeks (2019/20), lowest 16.7 weeks (2012/13). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.0102030 weeks2025/262021/222017/182013/14Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025VictoriaGeneralHospital 22.0All of B.C. 17.6Island Health(all hospitals)17.3Royal JubileeHospital 14.22009/10: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.4 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.6 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2010/11: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.5 weeks2011/12: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.9 weeks2012/13: Island Health (all hospitals): 18.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 20.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.7 weeks2013/14: Island Health (all hospitals): 21.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.3 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.4 weeks2014/15: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks2015/16: Island Health (all hospitals): 22.0 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.0 weeks2016/17: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2017/18: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.7 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2018/19: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 15.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2019/20: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.6 weeks2020/21: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.8 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.5 weeks2021/22: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 15.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.4 weeks2022/23: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.7 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.5 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.7 weeks2023/24: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 23.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2024/25: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2025/26: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 22.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks
Line chart of 4 lines, 17 periods from 2009/10 to 2025/26. Island Health (all hospitals): starts at 16.4 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.3 weeks (2025/26); highest 22.0 weeks (2015/16), lowest 16.3 weeks (2010/11). Royal Jubilee Hospital: starts at 17.0 weeks (2009/10), ends at 14.2 weeks (2025/26); highest 24.6 weeks (2015/16), lowest 14.2 weeks (2025/26). Victoria General Hospital: starts at 16.6 weeks (2009/10), ends at 22.0 weeks (2025/26); highest 23.1 weeks (2023/24), lowest 15.5 weeks (2018/19). All of B.C.: starts at 17.1 weeks (2009/10), ends at 17.6 weeks (2025/26); highest 19.6 weeks (2019/20), lowest 16.7 weeks (2012/13). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024; Federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.0102030 weeks2025/262021/222017/182013/142009/10Provincial election, May 12, 2009Federal election, May 2, 2011Provincial election, May 14, 2013Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Provincial election, May 9, 2017Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Federal election, Apr 28, 2025Victoria GeneralHospital 22.0All of B.C. 17.6Island Health (allhospitals) 17.3Royal JubileeHospital 14.22009/10: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.4 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.6 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2010/11: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.5 weeks2011/12: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.9 weeks2012/13: Island Health (all hospitals): 18.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 20.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 18.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 16.7 weeks2013/14: Island Health (all hospitals): 21.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.3 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.4 weeks2014/15: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.1 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks2015/16: Island Health (all hospitals): 22.0 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 24.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.2 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.0 weeks2016/17: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 23.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2017/18: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.7 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 16.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.0 weeks2018/19: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 17.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 15.5 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2019/20: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.8 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 19.4 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 19.6 weeks2020/21: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.8 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 17.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.5 weeks2021/22: Island Health (all hospitals): 16.9 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 15.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 19.3 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.4 weeks2022/23: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.7 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 16.5 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 20.4 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.7 weeks2023/24: Island Health (all hospitals): 20.2 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 18.0 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 23.1 weeks; All of B.C.: 18.1 weeks2024/25: Island Health (all hospitals): 19.1 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.6 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 21.8 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.1 weeks2025/26: Island Health (all hospitals): 17.3 weeks; Royal Jubilee Hospital: 14.2 weeks; Victoria General Hospital: 22.0 weeks; All of B.C.: 17.6 weeks

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P provincial election: May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024F federal election: May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

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Island Health: people waiting on March 31, and surgeries done in the year (newest first)
PeriodPeople waitingSurgeries done
2025/2619,45758,424
2024/2521,22557,646
2023/2421,12754,423
2022/2318,18253,550
2021/2217,42353,556
2020/2116,23349,102
2019/2019,65349,180
2018/1917,03949,715
2017/1818,23147,076
2016/1718,86147,265
2015/1619,20745,486
2014/1517,38845,708
2013/1418,11444,194
2012/1316,00945,467
2011/1214,99946,217
2010/1114,47846,268
2009/1013,82143,805
Waiting list size, in weeks of surgeries (not anyone's actual wait) (newest first)
PeriodIsland Health (all hospitals)Royal Jubilee HospitalVictoria General HospitalAll of B.C.
2025/2617.314.222.017.6
2024/2519.114.621.817.1
2023/2420.218.023.118.1
2022/2317.716.520.417.7
2021/2216.915.019.318.4
2020/2117.216.817.418.5
2019/2020.819.420.119.6
2018/1917.817.415.518.1
2017/1820.119.716.019.0
2016/1720.823.617.319.0
2015/1622.024.619.218.0
2014/1519.824.119.117.6
2013/1421.323.321.017.4
2012/1318.320.118.816.7
2011/1216.918.620.216.9
2010/1116.319.218.517.5
2009/1016.417.016.617.1

How it compares

B.C. Ministry of Health, 2025/26, people. Comparisons are not goals.

Surgeries done58,424People waiting19,457

Who decides

Province of B.C. Sets provincial standards for health services and appoints Island Health’s board. Health Authorities Act, s. 3

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Who decides what: People waiting for surgery
BodyWhat it decidesLaw or bylaw
Province of B.C.Sets provincial standards for health services and appoints Island Health’s board.Health Authorities Act, s. 3
Health Authorities Act, s. 4
Island HealthPlans and runs health services in the region: which services, which facilities and the programs that deliver them.Health Authorities Act, s. 5
Government of Canada and ParliamentPays the Canada Health Transfer to the Province, on the conditions set in the Canada Health Act.Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Part V.1
Canada Health Act, s. 5 and 7

Province: last general election October 19, 2024; next set for October 21, 2028 unless called earlier (Constitution Act, s. 23). Canada: last general election April 28, 2025; next set for October 15, 2029 unless called earlier (Canada Elections Act, s. 56.1).

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What this number does not show

  • The headline is the number of people on the list on March 31, read from the Ministry's file, with the surgeries completed during the year beside it. Actual waits are on the Weeks waiting for surgery page.
One more limit
  • The weeks-of-surgeries line is calculated here: people waiting on March 31 divided by the surgeries completed during the fiscal year, times 52. It is the size of the list compared with a year of surgeries, not anyone's actual wait.

Not measured yet in health care: wait to see a specialist before surgery, people waiting for a family doctor in Greater Victoria, waits for detox and addiction treatment. See all 17 gaps

In plain words

Down 8.3% in a year. Down 1.0% since 2019/20.

The number of people on the waiting list for scheduled surgery in Island Health hospitals at the end of the fiscal year, with the number of surgeries done during the year beside it. The size of the list in weeks of surgeries is a line.

How we decide “Better”

The change is 8.3% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.

Fewer people waiting reads Better. The surgeries done are shown beside it. Neither is anyone's actual wait; see Weeks waiting for surgery for that. Island Health: 19,457 people waiting at year end, compared with 21,225 a year earlier (-8.3%), and 58,424 surgeries done in 2025/26 (57,646 in 2024/25). The list equals 17.3 weeks of surgeries, compared with 19.1 in 2024/25 (-9.6%). Royal Jubilee 14.2 weeks, Victoria General 22.0 weeks (was 16.0 in 2017/18), all of B.C. 17.6 weeks.

Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.

All notes on this number

Why it matters. The typical wait only counts people who already had surgery. This shows how many people are still waiting and how many operations hospitals did.

  • The headline is the number of people on the list on March 31, read from the Ministry's file, with the surgeries completed during the year beside it. Actual waits are on the Weeks waiting for surgery page.
  • The weeks-of-surgeries line is calculated here: people waiting on March 31 divided by the surgeries completed during the fiscal year, times 52. It is the size of the list compared with a year of surgeries, not anyone's actual wait.
  • All procedures are combined, from cataracts to cancer surgery, so a change in the mix of procedures can move it.
  • The waiting count starts when the hospital receives the booking form from the surgeon. The earlier wait to see the specialist is not in this data.
  • Island Health hospitals also treat people from outside Greater Victoria.
  • The chart shows every fiscal year in the Ministry's annual file, from 2009/10. The Ministry restates the whole file to its current reporting requirements.

Which places

Area: Vancouver Island (Island Health)

Island Health’s whole service area: Vancouver Island and surrounding communities, not only Greater Victoria.

Included

  • Vancouver Island and surrounding communities, from Greater Victoria to the North Island, including all Island Health hospitals

Not included

  • The Lower Mainland and the rest of B.C. (served by other health authorities)

Official definition

Shown for comparison

  • Comparison area: All of B.C. The whole province of British Columbia.

How the agency describes it: Island Health, with Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals, compared with British Columbia.

How we calculated it

Calculated here This figure is not published by an agency as is. It is calculated here, by script, from the public data listed below. It belongs with Weeks waiting for surgery.

Formula

Weeks of surgeries on the list = people waiting at the end of the fiscal year ÷ surgeries completed in that year × 52.

With the latest numbers

  • Island Health (all hospitals), 2025/26: 19,457 ÷ 58,424 × 52 = 17.3 weeks.
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital, 2025/26: 3,976 ÷ 14,532 × 52 = 14.2 weeks.
  • Victoria General Hospital, 2025/26: 3,438 ÷ 8,131 × 52 = 22.0 weeks.
  • All of B.C., 2025/26: 97,963 ÷ 289,315 × 52 = 17.6 weeks.

Inputs

Keep in mind

  • The headline is the number of people on the list on March 31, read from the Ministry's file, with the surgeries completed during the year beside it. Actual waits are on the Weeks waiting for surgery page.
  • The weeks-of-surgeries line is calculated here: people waiting on March 31 divided by the surgeries completed during the fiscal year, times 52. It is the size of the list compared with a year of surgeries, not anyone's actual wait.
  • All procedures are combined, from cataracts to cancer surgery, so a change in the mix of procedures can move it.
  • The waiting count starts when the hospital receives the booking form from the surgeon. The earlier wait to see the specialist is not in this data.
  • Island Health hospitals also treat people from outside Greater Victoria.
  • The chart shows every fiscal year in the Ministry's annual file, from 2009/10. The Ministry restates the whole file to its current reporting requirements.

Retrieved Nov 11, 2026, 9:08 PM B.C. time. This page’s data and calculation (JSON).

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Calculated here from public data; see “How we calculated it”.

Calculated here from
B.C. Ministry of Health
Period
Fiscal year 2025/26 (list on March 31, 2026)
Updated
Annually (quarterly interim files during the year)
Retrieved
Nov 11, 2026, 9:08 PM B.C. time

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