Table 3.
Characteristics of the registration process in the seven provinces
| Processes and structures | BC | MB | ON | QC | NB | PEI | NS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility criteria for registering on CWL | |||||||
| Registration limited to unattached patients | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Ways to register on CWL | |||||||
| Patients can register by telephone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patients can register online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Information collected upon registration to CWL | |||||||
| Demographic information is collected | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medical information is collected | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Patient can state their preferences for providers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Patients' registration information update while waiting for attachment | |||||||
| Information updated with an automatic process | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Information is manually verified with patients | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
BC = British Columbia; CWL = centralized waiting list; MB = Manitoba; NB = New Brunswick; NS = Nova Scotia; ON = Ontario; PEI = Prince Edward Island; QC = Quebec.