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Jul 28, 2026 · 1:08 AM

Health & Medicine

Is there a canadian emergency physicians mass burnout happening right now

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Well-supported — high-quality sources agree

10 sources · 10 support

What we can confirm

Multiple recent national surveys and peer‑reviewed studies show very high and rising burnout levels among Canadian emergency physicians, with large proportions reducing hours, taking time off, or leaving the specialty, indicating a widespread burnout crisis rather than isolated cases.[1][2][3][4][5][8][9]

Sources

A Longitudinal Survey on Canadian Emergency Physician Burnout - PubMed

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

supportsPeer-reviewed

cbc.ca

Canadian emergency doctors leaving ‘broken’ industry, citing burnout: CMAJ - National | Globalnews.ca

globalnews.ca

About Half of Canadian Physicians Report High Burnout Levels

medscape.com

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

supportsPeer-reviewed

The Issue of Burnout among Canadian Emergency Physicians – delays on arrival

delaysonarrival.opened.ca

supportsAggregator

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

supportsAggregator

Canadian emergency medicine physician burnout: a survey of Canadian emergency physicians during the second wave of the COVID‑19 pandemic

cma.ca

supportsOfficial

Finding the Joy: Emergency Physician Wellness and Resilience

deptmedicine.utoronto.ca

supportsOfficial

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

supportsPeer-reviewed

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