There was just an article about this on the News. In my city there is a 3-4 month wait on a referral for adults and 18 month wait for youth (!!!!!). To make matters worse, 25% of those psychiatrists are due to retire in the next five years. Meanwhile, they are cutting back on the Department of Psychiatry at the local University Med School. Not sure about elsewhere in Canada but here in Saskatchewan Psychiatry is the lowest paid specialization in medicine.