n some instances, those wait times have increased dramatically.
For example, the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology concluded that wait times for gastro-intestinal procedures have increased significantly in the last seven years.
"Total wait times for Canadians, considering all gastroenterology indications, have increased from 2005 to 2012 and are now 30 days longer than they were in 2005," said the association in an email.
In some instances the wait times for procedures far exceed the nationally set benchmark. For example, the target wait time for a colonoscopy is 60 days. The current average wait time is 279 days.