Canadians prefer to be seen by family doctor rather than healthcare provider they don’t know for non-urgent medical concerns even if it takes longer (CFPC/Nanos)

For a non-urgent medical concerns, two in three Canadians who currently have a family physician (66%) would prefer to be seen by their family physician within two to four days rather than be seen by a healthcare provider they don’t know within hours (25%). Eight per cent are unsure which they would prefer. Residents of Alberta are more likely to prefer to be seen by their family physician (73%) compared to those from Ontario (61%). Over seven in ten Canadians say that the government has the most...