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Canadian Medical Schools
In Canada, a medical school is a faculty or school of a university that trains would-be medical doctors and physician assistants usually offering a 3- or 4-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or M.D.C.M.) degree and 2 year Physician Assistant degrees. Although presently most students enter medicine having previously earned another degree, the M.D. is technically considered an undergraduate degree in Canada.There are 17 M.D. schools in Canada: 14 English M.D. schools, 3 French M.D. schools (Laval, Montreal, Sherbrooke), and 1 M.D. school with bilingual instruction (Ottawa). 2 of the 17 programs are 3 year M.D. curriculums (Calgary, McMaster).
Maclean's Medical School Rankings (*Indicates a tie)
The following ranking was provided by the article Maclean's 2011 University Ranking. All statistics are provided by the school's website.
McGill University | University of Toronto | University of British Columbia | Queen's University | University of Alberta | Dalhousie University | McMaster University | University of Calgary | University of Western Ontario | University of Ottawa | University of Saskatchewan | Laval University | Université de Montréal | Université de Sherbrooke | University of Manitoba |
1. McGill University (Last year’s rank: 1)
Montreal, Quebec
Prereqs: 1 year Biology, General Chemistry and Physics. ½ year of Organic Chemistry. All require laboratory components (in general, all schools require labs where appropriate).
2012/13 1st Year Tuition: $5,651.10 for Quebec residents; $14,362.60 for other Canadian residents; $38,731.70 for visa students; $2,849.83 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.80
Average Entering Class MCAT: 10.7Q
Entering Class Size: 175 (162 Quebec residents/13 Out-of-Province)Application Open: September 1, 2012
Application Deadline: November 1, 2012
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2012
Application Fee: $140 upon completion of application
2. University of Toronto (Last year’s rank: 2)
Toronto, Ontario
Prereqs: 2 years total in any life science. 1 year in Humanities/Social Sciences/Second Language
2011/12 1st Year Tuition: $18,977 for Canadian residents; $53,604 for visa students; $1,081.04 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2012:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.90
Average Entering Class MCAT: 9.59 (Verbal Reasoning), 11.37(Physical Sciences), 11.58(Biological Sciences), Q (Writing Sample)Application Deadline: September 15, 2012
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2012
Deadline to of all reference letters: December 1, 2012
Application fee: $210 + $85 (Institutional fee)
3. University of British Columbia (Last year’s rank: 3)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Prereqs: 1 year of English, Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
AP/IB: Can claim for Biology, Chemistry, and English w/ high exam mark
2012/13 1st Year Tuition: $16,081 for Canadian residentsSelected Statistics from 2010/2011:
Average Overall Entering Class Mark: 84.98%
Average Entering Class MCAT: 10.61Q
Entering Class Size: 256 (244 B.C. Residents/12 Out-of-Province)Application Open: June 1, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything submitted by September 17, 2011 at noon PDT
Application Fee: $109 for BC residents; $161 for Out0-of-Province applicants4. Queen’s University (Last year’s rank: 5)
Kingston, Ontario
Prereqs: 1 year Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Humanities/Social Sciences.
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $21,261 for Canadian residents; $1,074.35 incidental fees
Canadian citizens/permanent residents onlySelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.7+
Average Entering Class MCAT: Unknown
Entering Class Size: 100 (96 General/4 Aboriginal)Deadline to create an OMSAS account: September 15, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything by October 1, 2011
Application Fee: $210 + $75(Institutional Fee)
5. University of Alberta (Last year’s rank: 4)
Edmonton, Alberta
Prereqs: 1 year of General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English. ½ year of Statistics, Biochemistry.
AP/IB: Can claim for some credit for General Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English and Statistics.
2012/13 1st Year Tuition: $11,924.92 for Canadian residents; $1043 incidental fees
Canadian citizens/permanent residents onlySelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Overall Entering Class GPA: 3.86/3.92
Average Entering Class MCAT: 10.98Q/11.37R
Entering Class Size: 167 (137 Alberta Residents/25 Out-of-Province/5 Aboriginal)Application Deadline: November 1, 2011
Application Fee: $75 for former/current UofA students; $115 for everyone else
* 6. Dalhousie University (Last year’s rank: 7)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Prereqs: None
2011/12 1st Year Tuition: $13,818 for Canadian residents; $21,078 for visa students; $908 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2011:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.80
Average Entering Class MCAT: 30
Entering Class Size: 112Application Open: July 1, 2012
Online Application Deadline: August 15, 2012
Supplemental Information Deadline: September 8, 2012 before midnight Atlantic time. Application Fee: $65
* 6. McMaster University (Last year’s rank: 6)
Hamilton, Ontario
Prereqs: None
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $24,703.94 for Canadian residents; $95,857.08 for visa studentsSelected Statistics from 2011:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.75
Average Entering Class MCAT-Verbal Reasoning: 10.58 (only VR score considered)
Entering Class Size: 204Application Open: July 1, 2012
Deadline to create an OMSAS account: September 15, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything by October 1, 2011
Application Fee: $210 + $105(Institutional Fee)
8. University of Calgary (Last year’s rank: 8)
Calgary, Alberta
Prereqs: None, although recommended courses are provided.
2011 1st Year Tuition: $14,651 for Canadian residents; $56,841 for International Students; $793 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2010:
Average GPA (of best two completed years): 3.82
Average Overall Entering Class GPA: 3.68
Average Entering Class MCAT: 10.71Q
Entering Class Size: 170 (145 Alberta Residents/25 Out-of-Province and Aboriginal)Application Open: July 15, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything by October 15, 2012
Application Fee: $150 by October 15, 2012
9. University of Western Ontario (Last year’s rank: 9)
London, Ontario
Prereqs: None
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $17,927.18 for Canadian residents; $973 incidental fees
Canadian citizens/permanent residents onlySelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: Unknown (min. 3.7+ of best two years)
Average Entering Class MCAT: Unknown (min. 30O combined)
Entering Class Size: 171 (161 General/3 Aboriginal/3 MD-PhD program/3 MD-BESc program/1 oral maxillofacial surgery program)Deadline to create an OMSAS account: September 15, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything by October 1, 2011
Application Fee: $210 + $85(Institutional Fee)
* 10. University of Ottawa (Last year’s rank: 11)
Ottawa, Ontario
Prereqs: 1 year Biology w/ lab, Humanities/Social Sciences. 2 years total from: i) Biochemistry w/o lab; ii) General Chemistry w/ lab; iii) Organic Chemistry w/ lab
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $21131.84; $658.82 incidental fees for Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents;Selected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: 3.87 (weighted last 3 years of study)
Average Entering Class MCAT: N/A
Entering Class Size: 164 (145 General/7 Aboriginal/8 “Consortium national de formation en sante”/4 MMTP-Canadian Forces)Deadline to create an OMSAS account: September 15, 2012
Application Deadline: Everything by October 1, 2011
Application Fee: $210 + $75(Institutional Fee)
*10. University of Saskatchewan (Last year’s rank: 10)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Prereqs: Only if attending USask. or URegina and applying through “Prerequisite Course Path”
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $ 13,890.00 for Canadian residents; $697 incidental fees
Canadian citizens/permanent residents onlySelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class Mark: 89.01% (best two-year average)
Average Entering Class MCAT: Pass/Fail (minimum 26N w/ scores of 8+ in each section)
Entering Class Size: 84 (67 General/7 Aboriginal/8 Out-Of-Province)Application Open: August 1, 2011
Application Deadline: Everything by October 31, 2011
Application Fee: $125 by October 15, 2011
* 12. Laval University (Last year’s rank: 12)
Quebec City, Quebec
Prereqs: 2 courses each: biology & mathematics; 3 courses each: chemistry & physics
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $2,717.16 for Quebec residents; $6,407.46 for other Canadian residents; $16,808.76 for visa students; $714 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: Unknown
Average Entering Class MCAT: N/A
Entering Class Size: 227+ (221 Quebec Residents/8 MD-Phd/4 Aboriginal/6 Canadian Forces)
Includes students accepted out of high schoolApplication Deadline: March 1, 2012 (students from Canada); Aug 15 (International students)
Application Fee: $64
*12. Université de Montréal (Last year’s rank: 13)
Montreal, Quebec
Prereqs: 2 courses each: biology & mathematics; 3 courses each: chemistry & physics
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $2,168 for Quebec residents; $5,858 for other Canadian residents; $16,259 for visa students; $1,355 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: Unknown; likely very high
Average Entering Class MCAT: N/A
Entering Class Size: 295 (285 Quebec Residents/4 Aboriginal/6 Canadian Forces)
Includes students accepted out of high school (213 out of 295 are Med-P)Application Deadline: Application by January 15, 2012 (University degree or students outside of Quebec); March 1, 2012 (DEC or Quebec student)
Application Fee: $90 (online); $120 (Paper) for application. $100 for supplemental
14. Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Prereqs: 2 courses each: biology & mathematics; 3 courses each: chemistry & physics
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $4,05 0 for Quebec residents; $9,585 for other Canadian residents; $25,188 for visa students; $1,081 incidental feesSelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Entering Class GPA: Unknown; likely very high (letters of ref. not required)
Average Entering Class MCAT: N/A
Entering Class Size: 207 (197 Quebec Residents/4 Aboriginal/6 Canadian Forces)
Includes students accepted out of high schoolApplication Deadline; January 15, 2012
Application Fee: $70
15. University of Manitoba (Last year’s rank: 15)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Prereqs: 1 year of Biochemistry
3 full-year courses in humanities/social sciences.
AP/IB: Accepted with high exam mark.
2010/11 1st Year Tuition: $8,100 for Canadian residents; $984 incidental fees
Canadian citizens/permanent residents onlySelected Statistics from 2010:
Average Overall Entering Class GPA: 4.16 on a 4.50 scale
Average Entering Class MCAT: 11Q
Entering Class Size: 110 (10% Out-of-Province)Application Open: September 22, 2012
Application Deadline: October 5, 2012
Application Fee: $125
Ontario Medical Schools (6 in total)
• Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster University)
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine
• University of Ottawa
• Queen’s University
• University of Toronto
• Schulich School of Medicine (The University of Western Ontario)Things to Consider
Eligibility
• Location of residence – country, province/state
• Prerequisite requirements – particularly courses and course load
• GPA and MCAT score cutoffs
• MCAT test expiration (e.g., scores older than 3 years)
Application competitiveness
• GPA and MCAT scores
• Location of residence: In-state/province preferences, rural areas
• Your experience and its strength of correlation with the school’s mission
Personal preferences
• Location of the school
• Affiliation with hospitals
• Number of years of studyGrade conversation table: OMSAS PDF
There are a number of combined and/or accelerated MD programs in the U.S. Consult with your student advisor or an Ivy Global representative for more information.
Tips & Advice:
Email: use an address that is professional but also navigable (e.g., U of T Alumni email hosted by Gmail). Over the course of the 6 month application cycle, there will be many emails to keep track of, so being able to easily retrieve information from a particular email (e.g., ID and password) is helpful.
