Looking to do a medical residency in Ontario? Check these new requirements first – CBC
Province will require international medical graduates to have at least 2 years of high school in Ontario
Oct 15, 2025
Ontario’s government is introducing new requirements that will see fewer residency spots for internationally trained doctors, even as it faces a doctors’ shortage.
International medical graduates, from places like the U.K., Australia or the Caribbean, will now be required to have completed at least two years of high school education in Ontario if they hope to apply for the province’s first round of residency matching.
Those looking to do their residency in Canada are required to apply through CaRMS — the national agency tasked with pairing doctors to residency programs — to be matched with a residency spot.
But doctors across the province say the government’s decision is having “unintended” consequences.
