To ensure Medecal graduates remain in Ontario and help everyone find a family doctor, Doug Ford announced he will ban international students from attending Ontario medical schools.
“Today’s announcement is the latest step in our plan to connect every person in Ontario, no matter where they live, to primary care,” Ford says. He followed
on by adding, “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.”. This bill if passed, will force Ontario schools in medical fields,
to ensure that 95% of students are from Ontario while the other 5% are given to the rest of Canadians. The new restriction will not be in effect until 2026.