In an effort to train and retain more doctors, the Province will allocate 95 per cent of undergraduate medical spaces for Ontario students, prohibit international students
Ontario government figures show there were 3,833 students enrolled in the province's medical schools in 2023-24, with 473 out-of-province students - about 12 per cent of enrolment - and 10 international students.The Ontario government is promising to reserve almost all of its medical school spots for provincial residents as the government said it would slash the number of out-of-province students by 2026.
“We know that if you’re born in Ontario, you’re more than likely to stay and practise in Ontario,” Mr. Ford said.“We’re going to prioritize Ontario residents, because those are our taxpayers that are paying those students to go to school.” Mr. Ford also suggested during the press conference that 18 per cent of students in medical schools are foreign-born and “taking our kids’ seats and then not even staying here.” However, his office later clarified he was referring to post-graduate seats or residencies. The province is also looking to reclassify Canadians who study medicine abroad but come back to Ontario for their residency as domestic students, as opposed to being grouped in with international medical graduates.
The University of Ottawa’s medical school had three foreign students, the University of Toronto had four and McMaster University had four. The medical schools at Queen’s University, Western University and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine did not enroll any foreign students that year. Michael Green, president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, said reserving more medical school seats for Ontarians could help increase the supply of family doctors in the province, though more needs to be done to alleviate the primary-care crisis there and elsewhere in the country.
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