As B.C. residents continue to face record-high wait times for healthcare, a growing demand for private health care has proved to be a lucrative business for entrepreneurs and foreign medical professionals looking to help relieve Canada’s health-care woes.
Based in the Victoria suburb of Langford, Canela Health Connections, created by Jorge Canela, helps B.C. residents access Mexico’s growing medical tourism sector as more and more Canadians seek quick and affordable private healthcare abroad.
“I mean, every time I go to Mexico, there are lots of Canadians going there to Puerto Vallarta, to Cancun, Los Cabos, to all the touristic places,” Canela said. “If there’s so many Canadians coming to Mexico for vacations,…
