Canadian Medical Travel Coordination
Quick Facts
Last updated: June 2026
Visa for Canadians
Not required for tourist or business stays of up to 30 days. There is no visa fee. Every traveller, including visa-exempt Canadians, must submit the free SG Arrival Card online within three days before arrival. Confirm current rules on the official ICA visa page
Official language and hospital languages
Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the working language of government and medicine, and leading private hospitals run dedicated international patient centres with interpretation support.
Currency
Singapore dollar (SGD). Cards are widely accepted across hospitals, hotels, and retail.
Flights from Canada to Singapore
The main hospital city is Singapore itself, served by Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). Air Canada operates the only nonstop service between Canada and Singapore, flying from Vancouver.
from Toronto (YYZ)
to Singapore (SIN)
Direct: No
Flight time: About 20.5 to 21.5 hours
Round-trip: Off-peak CAD 1,050 to 1,400 / peak CAD 1,700 to 2,200
from Vancouver (YVR)
to Singapore (SIN)
Direct: Yes, nonstop
Flight time: About 16 hours
Round-trip: Off-peak CAD 834 to 1,200 / peak CAD 1,500 to 2,000
from Calgary (YYC)
to Singapore (SIN)
Direct: No
Flight time: About 19.5 to 20 hours
Round-trip: Off-peak CAD 1,044 to 1,400 / peak CAD 1,800 to 2,300
from Montreal (YUL)
to Singapore (SIN)
Direct: No
Flight time: About 20 to 21.5 hours
Round-trip: Off-peak CAD 750 to 1,100 / peak CAD 1,500 to 2,200
Fares are indicative and shift with season and booking lead time. The lowest fares tend to appear outside the December to February peak, with one of the better-value windows falling around April.
Where to Stay
International patients usually stay close to the central hospital clusters. Orchard puts you beside Mount Elizabeth Orchard and a short distance from Gleneagles on Napier Road. Novena is built around Mount Elizabeth Novena and the wider Health City Novena medical campus. The civic core near Raffles Hospital is a third convenient base. All three are central, well connected, and low risk.
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Singapore is hot and humid throughout the year, and indoor spaces are heavily air conditioned, so the climate itself rarely dictates timing. The one seasonal point worth planning around is haze: smoke haze can affect air quality roughly between June and October, which matters for anyone recovering from respiratory, cardiac, or chest procedures. Where treatment timing is flexible, that window is worth avoiding.
3-star hotels
Average nightly
CAD 120 to 160
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Per week, 7 nights
CAD 840 to 1,120
4-star hotels
Average nightly
CAD Around 199
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Per week, 7 nights
CAD Around 1,393
5-star hotels
Average nightly
CAD Around 491
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Per week, 7 nights
CAD Around 3,437
Safety and Travel
The Government of Canada places Singapore at its lowest advisory level, Take normal security precautions, applied across the whole country. In practice, Singapore is consistently ranked among the safest cities in the world, and violent crime against visitors is rare. The sensible precautions are ordinary ones: watch for occasional pickpocketing in crowded tourist areas and use ATMs in well-lit, reputable locations.
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For a medical traveller, the central hospital districts of Orchard, Novena, and the area around Raffles Hospital are convenient and secure, which makes moving between your accommodation and appointments straightforward.
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Featured Treatments in Singapore
Singapore is recognized for high-complexity, high-acuity care delivered through internationally accredited hospitals with long experience treating international patients. Its strengths are concentrated in the areas where outcomes and technology matter most.
Oncology and Proton Beam Therapy
Singapore offers advanced cancer care including immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and proton beam therapy, the latter available at private centres such as Mount Elizabeth Novena. Proton therapy is significant for Canadians because Canada is the only G7 country with no clinical proton facility in operation, and patients who need it are currently referred abroad. The National Cancer Centre Singapore is an established regional centre of excellence.
​​Learn more about oncological care with Maple Med Global
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​Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery​
Singapore performs minimally invasive heart surgery, transcatheter valve procedures, and complex bypass operations, supported by the dedicated National Heart Centre Singapore. Cardiac care is a long-standing pillar of the country's international patient work.
​Learn more about cardiology services with Maple Med Global
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Orthopedic Surgery
Joint replacement, spinal surgery, and sports-medicine procedures are widely performed using robotic-assisted systems. Singapore is also unusual in publishing official Ministry of Health fee benchmarks, which makes orthopedic pricing more transparent than in most destinations.
​​Learn more about orthopedic solutions with Maple Med Global
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Eye Care​
The Singapore National Eye Centre is a dedicated, internationally accredited eye institution offering cataract surgery, LASIK, and a full range of ophthalmic procedures.
Learn more about eye care with Maple Med Global​​​​​​​
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Costs and Canadian Wait Times
Singapore is a premium destination: its value for Canadians lies in outcomes, technology, and the ability to skip long public waits, rather than in low prices. Canadian wait times below are drawn from the Fraser Institute 2025 report, which recorded a national median wait of 28.6 weeks from referral to treatment. Where a treatment is not offered in Canada at all, that is noted instead of a wait time. Treatments without confirmed pricing are not listed.
Knee replacement
Singapore: CAD 38,000 to 54,500
Singapore: CAD 38,000 to 54,500
Hip replacement
Singapore: CAD 43,600 to 73,000
Canada, public wait: Orthopedic surgery: 48.6 weeks
Heart bypass (CABG)
Singapore: CAD 43,600 to 87,200
Canada, public wait: Cardiovascular surgery: urgent cases around 1.9 weeks
Cancer radiotherapy (full course)
Singapore: CAD 27,000 to 32,700
Canada, public wait: Radiation oncology: 4.2 weeks
Proton beam therapy
Singapore: CAD From 43,600, varies by number of sessions
Canada: Not available in Canada. Patients are referred abroad through provincial out-of-country programs.
Final quotes are confirmed per case.
Leading Internationally Accredited Hospitals in Singapore
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Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, JCI accredited
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Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, JCI accredited
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Raffles Hospital, Singapore, JCI accredited
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National University Hospital, Singapore, JCI accredited
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This list is informational. Hospital selection for each patient depends on diagnosis, complexity, and treatment plan.
Frequently asked questions
For general questions about Canadian health insurance coverage abroad, complication insurance, follow-up care after returning to Canada, and trip planning, see our General FAQ
Plan Your Treatment in Singapore with Maple Med Global
As a Toronto-based team, we coordinate your care in Singapore from start to finish, matching you with accredited hospitals and specialists, organizing your quote, and supporting you and your companion through travel and recovery. There is no obligation, and no pressure. When you are ready, we are here to help.
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