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Ontario plans to bar international students from medical schools starting in 2026

Published Oct 25, 2024 at 4:33pm

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Ontario plans to bar international students from medical schools starting in 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, and Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones listen to questions from the opposition during question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on December 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario says it will not allow international students in medical schools beginning in the fall of 2026.

The province says at least 95 per cent of medical school spots are to be reserved for Ontario residents and the remainder will be for students from other parts of Canada.

The province is also expanding a program that covers tuition and other educational costs to include students who commit to becoming family doctors in Ontario.

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