Banning Iinternational Medical Students 2026
Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s health-care crisis By: Dat Nguyen. The news that Ontario will no longer allow international students to study medicine in the province starting in 2026 struck me profoundly as someone who recently immigrated to Canada with the hope of becoming a doctor. Pursuing a medical education is challenging enough, but the obstacles are especially daunting for international students. I understand this firsthand, having had to make the difficult choice to delay my medical school application until I could secure permanent residency. Canada already offers limited opportunities for foreign nationals who aspire to become doctors –in fact, the number of international students admitted to medical schools nationwide each year is so small it could be counted on two hands. So, scapegoating foreign nationals is not a solution to Ontario's health-care challenges but rather a tactic to distract from the provincial government’s neglect of l...
