Ethnic minorities in the Canadian Health Care System are known to receive subpar medical attention (Gaskin et., 2008). When enrolling participants, the definition of ethnic minorities is individuals who are not Caucasian; therefore, African Americans, Indigenous Peoples, and all Asians would be an example of people of colour in Canada. Specifically, within this group of ethnic minorities, the previous research determined that they do not receive further tests, use hospital services less than the Caucasian community (Quan et al., 2006), and experience forms of racism (Mbuzi et al., 2017). Regardless of all these findings, no solution has been found, and the research is now outdated.

This pilot study opens the problem about ethnic minorities experiences in the Canadian health care system back up and starts to answer: What are ethnic minorities experiences with the emergency department in British Columbia, Canada? To answer this question, concurrent mixed methods were used in the form of a survey distributed diversely to thirty individuals who classify as ethnic minorities across British Columbia, Canada. Out of those thirty, there were twenty-six that responded. The quantitative results found that ethnic minority experiences in emergency departments in British Columbia, Canada are poor, with 92% of the participants wanting improvement. The qualitative results explained personal experiences that gave a deeper idea of why ethnic minorities want and need improvement. Overall, the results are statistically small in regard to the sample size; however, this work acts as a pilot study to inspire new research that will improve the health of ethnic minorities across Canada.