ER Wait Times by Location
Pick a province, city or health system to see live ER and urgent care wait times from the hospitals that publish them. Cities get their own page once they have at least two ERs; elsewhere, each hospital has its own page.
Alberta
Alberta
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 24 ERs and 5 urgent care centres in Alberta, from AHS, checked every 5 min. Some sites publish hours only.
29 sites · 26 reporting live
4 hours 24 minutesTypical ER wait3 shorter · 6 long · 14 very long
Edmonton
Live wait times for 12 Edmonton-area ERs, from AHS, checked every 5 min, including Stollery Children's Hospital and Grey Nuns Hospital. Compare before you go.
12 sites · 12 reporting live
5 hours 5 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 1 long · 11 very long
Calgary
Live wait times for 5 Calgary-area ERs and 5 urgent care centres, from AHS, checked every 5 min, including Peter Lougheed Hospital and South Health Campus.
10 sites · 9 reporting live
4 hours 7 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 3 long · 3 very long
Manitoba
Manitoba
Live wait times for 4 ERs and 3 urgent care centres across Manitoba, from WRHA, checked every 5 min, all in Winnipeg.
7 sites · 0 reporting live
No live waitsNone published right nowWinnipeg
Live wait times for 4 Winnipeg-area ERs and 3 urgent care centres, from WRHA, checked every 5 min, including Grace Hospital Winnipeg.
7 sites · 0 reporting live
No live waitsNone published right now
British Columbia
British Columbia
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 22 ERs and 18 urgent care centres in British Columbia. Some sites publish hours only; compare nearby waits.
40 sites · 18 reporting live
3 hours 30 minutesTypical ER wait2 shorter · 4 long · 5 very long
Vancouver
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 5 ERs and 5 urgent care centres in Vancouver. Some sites publish hours only; compare nearby waits.
10 sites · 9 reporting live
3 hours 30 minutesTypical ER wait1 shorter · 2 long · 2 very long
Richmond
Live wait times for 1 Richmond-area ER and 2 urgent care centres, from VCH, checked every 5 min, including Richmond Hospital.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
5 hours 15 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 0 long · 1 very long
North Vancouver
Live wait times for 1 North Vancouver-area ER and 1 urgent care centre, from VCH, checked every 5 min, including Lions Gate Hospital.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
5 hours 45 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 0 long · 1 very long
Ontario
Ontario
Live wait times for 20 ERs and 3 urgent care centres across Ontario, from official hospital data, checked regularly, grouped by city.
23 sites · 22 reporting live
Varies by siteWaits measured differently5 shorter · 7 long · 8 very long
Hamilton
Live wait times for 4 Hamilton-area ERs and 2 urgent care centres, from HHS and St. Joe's, checked every 5 min. Compare before you go.
6 sites · 6 reporting live
1 hour 48 minutesTypical ER wait3 shorter · 0 long · 1 very long
London
Live wait times for 3 London-area ERs, from LHSC, checked every 5 min, including Victoria Hospital and University Hospital. Compare before you go.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
Varies by siteWaits measured differently0 shorter · 1 long · 2 very long
Kitchener
Live wait times for 2 Kitchener-area ERs, from WRHN, checked every 10 min, including Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. Compare before you go.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
4 hours 26 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 1 long · 1 very long
Windsor
Live wait times for 2 Windsor-area ERs, from WRH, checked every 5 min, including Windsor Regional Hospital Met Campus.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
2 hours 50 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 2 long · 0 very long
Browse by health system
AHS
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 24 ERs and 5 urgent care centres across Alberta Health Services. Some sites publish hours only.
29 sites · 26 reporting live
4 hours 24 minutesTypical ER wait3 shorter · 6 long · 14 very long
WRHA
Live WRHA emergency room and urgent care wait times for 4 ERs and 3 urgent care centres, with how Winnipeg Regional Health Authority measures each wait.
7 sites · 0 reporting live
No live waitsNone published right nowVCH
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 11 ERs and 8 urgent care centres across Vancouver Coastal Health. Some sites publish hours only.
19 sites · 17 reporting live
3 hours 0 minutesTypical ER wait2 shorter · 4 long · 4 very long
Providence
Live Providence emergency room wait times for 2 ERs in Vancouver, with how Providence Health Care measures each wait.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
1 hour 53 minutesTypical ER wait1 shorter · 1 long · 0 very long
PHSA
Live PHSA emergency room wait times for 1 ER in Vancouver, with how Provincial Health Services Authority measures each wait.
1 site · 1 reporting live
4 hours 15 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 0 long · 1 very long
Fraser Health
Available ER wait times and opening hours for 10 ERs and 10 urgent care centres across Fraser Health. Some sites publish hours only; compare nearby waits.
20 sites · 0 reporting live
No live waitsNone published right nowHalton Healthcare
Live Halton Healthcare emergency room wait times for 3 ERs in Georgetown, Milton and Oakville, by city, with how Halton Healthcare measures each wait.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
3 hours 3 minutesTypical ER wait1 shorter · 2 long · 0 very long
LHSC
Live LHSC emergency room wait times for 3 ERs in London, with how London Health Sciences Centre measures each wait.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
Varies by siteWaits measured differently0 shorter · 1 long · 2 very long
WRHN
Live WRHN emergency room wait times for 2 ERs in Kitchener, with how Waterloo Regional Health Network measures each wait.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
4 hours 26 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 1 long · 1 very long
BCHS
Live BCHS emergency room and urgent care wait times for 1 ER and 1 urgent care centre, by city, with how Brant Community Healthcare System measures each wait.
2 sites · 1 reporting live
6 hours 49 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 0 long · 1 very long
Niagara Health
Live Niagara Health emergency room wait times for 3 ERs, by city, with how Niagara Health System measures each wait.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
7 hours 0 minutesTypical ER wait0 shorter · 0 long · 3 very long
HHS
Live HHS emergency room and urgent care wait times for 4 ERs and 1 urgent care centre, by city, with how Hamilton Health Sciences measures each wait.
5 sites · 5 reporting live
2 hours 50 minutesTypical ER wait2 shorter · 1 long · 1 very long
St. Joe's
Live St. Joe's emergency room and urgent care wait times for 1 ER and 1 urgent care centre, with how St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton measures each wait.
2 sites · 2 reporting live
1 hour 16 minutesTypical ER wait1 shorter · 0 long · 0 very long
WRH
Live WRH emergency room wait times for 3 ERs in Windsor and Leamington, by city, with how Windsor Regional Hospital measures each wait.
3 sites · 3 reporting live
2 hours 11 minutesTypical ER wait1 shorter · 2 long · 0 very long
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