The Government of Ontario has introduced a number of changes with the goal of helping more students in Ontario become family doctors. ON has announced that it will require medical schools to prioritize 95% of undergraduate seats for ON residents. “We are going to prioritize Ontario residents because those are our taxpayers that are paying those students to go to school,” said ON Health Minister Sylvia Jones. The remaining seats will be allocated to students from other parts of Canada. The province will also invest $88M over three years, starting in 2026, to expand its Learn and Stay grants program. The Learn and Stay program covers the tuition and educational costs of students who commit to becoming family doctors in ON with a full roster of patients upon graduation.
