Province spending more than $15 million to train more vets at the University of Guelph and at Lakehead University
Ontario says it will spend more than $15 million to help address veterinary shortages in rural and northern communities.
“Access to veterinary care for farmers and animal owners across the province is critical to ensuring a safe and stable agri-food system,” said Lisa Thompson, minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Currently, the University of Guelph oversees 105 graduating vet students each year; the investment will raise that number to 125 per year, resulting in up to 80 new graduates over four years.
This is the first time the number of veterinary spaces has been increased since 1988. It will support the economic growth of Ontario’s agri-food sector by expanding the number of trained vets in Ontario who practice in Northern, rural and Indigenous communities.
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