{"id":5888,"date":"2021-08-18T15:53:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/?page_id=5888"},"modified":"2021-10-25T20:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:12:06","slug":"wait-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/wait-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue #11 Wait Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5888\" data-post-id=\"9994\" data-obj-id=\"9994\" class=\"elementor elementor-5888 dce-elementor-post-9994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ff87b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ff87b\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edd87f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edd87f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b6912\" data-id=\"33b6912\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea1506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0ea1506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"elementor-library-8\" class=\"widget-container widget_elementor-library\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"8534\" data-post-id=\"5888\" data-obj-id=\"5888\" class=\"elementor elementor-8534 dce-elementor-post-5888\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba74a34 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba74a34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbce1bb\" data-id=\"dbce1bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913ff7e elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"913ff7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5e838 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b5e838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Click on each section to navigate through the Policy Book.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d876f8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d876f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-850ef1b\" data-id=\"850ef1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6897c6e elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"6897c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-6897c6e\" data-accordion-id=\"6897c6e\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"violence-and-abuse-prevention\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"1091\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-v\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Violence and Abuse Prevention<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"violence-and-abuse-prevention\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/\">&gt;Violence and Abuse Prevention<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/awareness\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #1<\/strong>: Awareness<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/resources\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #2<\/strong>: Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/responses\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #3<\/strong>: Responses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/research\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #4<\/strong>: Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/financial-institutions\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #5<\/strong>: Financial Institutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4357a elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4357a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8d071d\" data-id=\"c8d071d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f29f8 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"76f29f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-76f29f8\" data-accordion-id=\"76f29f8\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"optimal-health-and-wellness\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"1241\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1241\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-o\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Optimal Health and Wellness<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1241\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"optimal-health-and-wellness\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/\">&gt;Optimal Health and Wellness<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/sensory-health\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #6<\/strong>: Sensory Health\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #7<\/strong>: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/mental-health-and-substance-abuse\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #8<\/strong>: Mental Health and Substance Abuse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/increase-sector-capacity-in-geriatrics\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #9<\/strong>: Increase Sector Capacity in Geriatrics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/rehabilitative-care\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #10<\/strong>: Rehabilitative Care<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/wait-times\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #11<\/strong>: Wait Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/inter-jurisdictional-practices\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #12<\/strong>: Inter-Jurisdictional Practices<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/innovation\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #13<\/strong>: Innovation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/hospice-palliative-and-end-of-life-care\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #14<\/strong>: Hospice, Palliative and End-of-Life Care<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/system-change\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #15<\/strong>: System Change<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        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elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"73524a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-73524a1\" data-accordion-id=\"73524a1\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"1201\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-i\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Infection Prevention and Disaster Response<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/\">&gt;Infection Prevention and Disaster Response<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/vaccine-uptake-and-reform\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #16<\/strong>: Vaccine Uptake and Reform<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/prioritize-adult-vaccination-during-covid-19\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #17<\/strong>: Prioritize Adult Vaccination During COVID-19<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/adult-vaccine-schedule-and-uptake-tracking\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #18<\/strong>: Adult Vaccine Schedule and Uptake Tracking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/infection-control-in-long-term-care-and-congregate-care\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #19<\/strong>: Infection Control in Long-Term Care and Congregate Care<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/disaster-response\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #20<\/strong>: Disaster Response<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb333ed elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb333ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24ebada\" data-id=\"24ebada\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd477e elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"bbd477e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-bbd477e\" data-accordion-id=\"bbd477e\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"1961\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-c\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Caregiving, Long-Term Care, Home Care, and Housing Resources<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/\">&gt;Caregiving, Long-Term Care, Home Care, and Housing Resources<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/family-caregiver-supports\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #21<\/strong>: Family Caregiver Supports<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/long-term-care-national-quality-standards\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #22<\/strong>: Long-Term Care National Quality Standards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/long-term-care-residence-staffing-reform\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #23<\/strong>: Long-term Care Residence Staffing Reform<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/infrastructure-investment-and-upgrades\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #24<\/strong>: Infrastructure Investment and Upgrades<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/change-the-long-term-care-model-of-care-prioritize-rights-and-dignity\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #25<\/strong>: Change the Long-Term Care Model of Care; Prioritize Rights and Dignity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/home-care\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #26<\/strong>: Home Care<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/housing-affordability\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #27<\/strong>: Housing Affordability<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/support-aging-in-place\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #28<\/strong>: Support Aging in Place<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57af940 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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     <div id=\"economic-security\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"1521\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-e\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Economic Security<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"economic-security\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/economic-security\/\">&gt;Economic Security<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/funding-retirement-in-uncertain-times\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #29<\/strong>: Funding Retirement in Uncertain Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/protect-pensioners-from-corporate-default-and-protect-deferred-wages\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #30<\/strong>: Protect Pensioners from Corporate Default and Protect Deferred Wages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/dispute-resolution-with-financial-institutions\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #31<\/strong>: Dispute Resolution with Financial Institutions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/banking-and-investment-sector-seniors-reforms\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #32<\/strong>: Banking and Investment Sector Seniors\u2019 Reforms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/workforce-inclusion\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #33<\/strong>: Workforce Inclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/tax-filing-for-seniors\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #34<\/strong>: Tax Filing for Seniors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca5a1d4 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca5a1d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon icon icon-voices-s\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Social Inclusion<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"social-inclusion\"><p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/\">&gt;Social Inclusion<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/loneliness-and-social-exclusion\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #35<\/strong>: Loneliness and Social Exclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/seniors-and-technology\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #36<\/strong>: Seniors and Technology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/transportation\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #37<\/strong>: Transportation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/address-and-reduce-ageism\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #38<\/strong>: Address and Reduce Ageism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/indigenous-seniors\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #39<\/strong>: Indigenous Seniors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/promote-intergenerationalism\/\"><strong>&gt;Issue #40<\/strong>: Promote Intergenerationalism<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n        <!-- FAQ Schema : Starts-->\n                <!-- FAQ Schema : Ends-->\n\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21705e0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet eael_advanced_menu_hamburger_disable_selected_menu_no eael-advanced-menu--no elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-advanced-menu\" data-id=\"21705e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-advanced-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-advanced-menu-container eael-advanced-menu-align-left eael-advanced-menu-dropdown-align-left\" data-indicator-class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-solid\" data-dropdown-indicator-class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-solid\"><ul id=\"menu-policy-book\" class=\"eael-advanced-menu eael-advanced-menu-dropdown-animate-to-top eael-advanced-menu-indicator eael-advanced-menu-vertical\"><li id=\"menu-item-8360\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8360\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/\">Policy Book<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8361\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/\">Violence and Abuse Prevention<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8367\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8367\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/awareness\/\">Issue #1: Awareness<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8441\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/resources\/\">Issue #2: Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8442\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/responses\/\">Issue #3: Responses<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8443\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8443\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/research\/\">Issue #4: Research<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8444\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8444\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/violence-and-abuse-prevention\/financial-institutions\/\">Issue #5: Financial Institutions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8362\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8362\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/\">Optimal Health and Wellness<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8478\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8478\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/sensory-health\/\">Issue #6: Sensory Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8455\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8455\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment\/\">Issue #7: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8456\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8456\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/mental-health-and-substance-abuse\/\">Issue #8: Mental Health and Substance Abuse<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8457\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8457\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/increase-sector-capacity-in-geriatrics\/\">Issue#9: Increase Sector Capacity in Geriatrics<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8458\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/rehabilitative-care\/\">Issue #10: Rehabilitative Care<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8459\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8459\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/wait-times\/\">Issue #11 Wait Times<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8460\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8460\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/inter-jurisdictional-practices\/\">Issue #12: Inter-Jurisdictional Practices<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8461\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8461\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/innovation\/\">Issue #13: Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8462\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8462\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/hospice-palliative-and-end-of-life-care\/\">Issue #14: Hospice, Palliative and End-of-Life Care<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8463\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/optimal-health-and-wellness\/system-change\/\">Issue #15: System Change<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8363\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8363\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/\">Infection Prevention and Disaster Response<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8472\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8472\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/vaccine-uptake-and-reform\/\">Issue #16: Vaccine Uptake and Reform<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8473\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8473\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/prioritize-adult-vaccination-during-covid-19\/\">Issue #17: Prioritize Adult Vaccination During COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8464\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8464\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/adult-vaccine-schedule-and-uptake-tracking\/\">Issue #18: Adult Vaccine Schedule and Uptake Tracking<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8465\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/infection-control-in-long-term-care-and-congregate-care\/\">Issue #19: Infection Control in Long-Term Care and Congregate Care<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8466\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8466\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/infection-prevention-and-disaster-response\/disaster-response\/\">Issue #20: Disaster Response<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8364\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/\">Caregiving, Long-Term Care, Home Care, and Housing Resources<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8474\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8474\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/family-caregiver-supports\/\">Issue #21: Family Caregiver Supports<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8475\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8475\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/long-term-care-national-quality-standards\/\">Issue #22: Long-Term Care National Quality Standards<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8467\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8467\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/long-term-care-residence-staffing-reform\/\">Issue #23: Long-term Care Residence Staffing Reform<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8468\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8468\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/infrastructure-investment-and-upgrades\/\">Issue #24: Infrastructure Investment and Upgrades<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8501\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8501\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/change-the-long-term-care-model-of-care-prioritize-rights-and-dignity\/\">Issue #25: Change the Long-Term Care Model of Care; Prioritize Rights and Dignity<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8469\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8469\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/home-care\/\">Issue #26: Home Care<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8470\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8470\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/housing-affordability\/\">Issue #27: Housing Affordability<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8471\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8471\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/caregiving-long-term-care-home-care-and-housing-resources\/support-aging-in-place\/\">Issue #28: Support Aging in Place<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8365\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8365\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/\">Economic and Financial Security\u200b<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8476\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/funding-retirement-in-uncertain-times\/\">Issue #29: Funding Retirement in Uncertain Times<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8445\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8445\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/protect-pensioners-from-corporate-default-and-protect-deferred-wages\/\">Issue #30: Protect Pensioners from Corporate Default and Protect Deferred Wages<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8446\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8446\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/dispute-resolution-with-financial-institutions\/\">Issue #31: Dispute Resolution with Financial Institutions<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8447\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8447\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/banking-and-investment-sector-seniors-reforms\/\">Issue #32: Banking and Investment Sector Seniors\u2019 Reforms<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8448\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8448\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/workforce-inclusion\/\">Issue #33: Workforce Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8449\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8449\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/economic-security\/tax-filing-for-seniors\/\">Issue #34: Tax Filing for Seniors<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-8366\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-8366\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/\">Social Inclusion<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8477\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8477\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/loneliness-and-social-exclusion\/\">Issue #35: Loneliness and Social Exclusion<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8450\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8450\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/seniors-and-technology\/\">Issue #36: Seniors and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8451\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8451\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/transportation\/\">Issue #37: Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8452\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8452\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/address-and-reduce-ageism\/\">Issue #38: Address and Reduce Ageism<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8453\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8453\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/indigenous-seniors\/\">Issue #39: Indigenous Seniors<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-8454\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8454\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canage.ca\/advocacy\/policy-book\/social-inclusion\/promote-intergenerationalism\/\">Issue #40: Promote Intergenerationalism<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34881d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34881d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446d3f5\" data-id=\"446d3f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39a809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e39a809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b914735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b914735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3e5d90\" data-id=\"f3e5d90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e0b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06e0b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Issue #11: Wait Times<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e5a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e5a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;\">Canadians have unequal access to needed surgical interventions and diagnostic imaging. They too often face health deterioration because of significant wait times. This can be particularly true in rural, remote, Northern and Indigenous communities.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Recommendation #37: Prioritize Investment into Key Areas<\/h2><p>Prioritize heart and bypass surgeries, orthopedic repair including knee and hip replacements, cancer care, CT and MRI scans.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Recommendation #38: CIHI Benchmarking<\/h2><p>Establish benchmarking for wait times by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for bypass surgery, CT and MRI scans, and cancer surgery, none of which are currently measured.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Recommendation #39: Non-Urban Diagnostic Imaging<\/h2><p>Develop surgical and diagnostic imaging capacity to better serve rural and remote, Northern, and Indigenous communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51be96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f51be96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30208c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d30208c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a6bfc\" data-id=\"b1a6bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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They too often face health deterioration because of significant wait times. This can be particularly true in rural, remote, Northern and Indigenous communities. 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