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Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded

Published Apr 17, 2026 at 10:44am

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Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that would give priority for medical residency positions to applicants with a connection to the province.

The health ministry made headlines last week for rescinding a nearly identical policy amid a court case over it, but they actually withdrew the policy in order to legislate it.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones says they want to give priority to Ontarians, including people from the province who may have left to study medicine abroad but want to return home to practice.

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