Doctors still experiencing high rates of burnout, CMA survey finds – CTV
October 15, 2025
The Canadian Medical Association reports that burnout rates among doctors have improved since the COVID-19 pandemic, but remain at historically high levels.
Data from its 2025 National Physician Health Survey found that 46 per cent of physicians reported high levels of burnout. That’s down from 53 per cent in 2021, but still significantly above 2017 levels of 30 per cent.
“We know that there’s a shortage in access to care, so that means (those of us) remaining in the system have an inordinate amount of work and patients to manage,” said Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, president-elect of the CMA.
The data also found that 59 per cent of respondents said AI helped them spend less time on administrative tasks.
