Ford government planning ban on international students at Ontario medical schools
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The government announced the move in Oshawa on Friday morning, claiming it would keep more medical graduates in Ontario and help local students stay in province.
The Ford government plans to effectively ban international students at Ontario’s medical schools, instead allocating almost every place in the province to local applicants.
The government announced the move in Oshawa on Friday morning, claiming it would keep more medical graduates in Ontario and help to close the gap for roughly 2.5 million people who don’t have a family doctor.
“Today’s announcement is the latest step in our plan to connect every person in Ontario, no matter where they live, to primary care,” Premier Doug Ford said.
“We’re training more family doctors than ever before, helping them live, learn and stay in Ontario, and we’re helping Ontario students support and remain in our province by prioritizing them for medical school seats in Ontario schools.”
The move will come via legislation that hasn’t been tabled yet and will require Ontario medical schools to give 95 per cent of their places to students from within the province. The remaining five per cent of places will be allocated to students from other parts of Canada.
The government said the new restrictions would come into force in the fall of 2026.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the move was important because domestic taxes cover a significant portion of the cost of educating new doctors.
“We are going to prioritize Ontario residents because those are our taxpayers that are paying those students to go to school,” she said.
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