Country guide · North America
MBBS admissions in Canada
Canada has 17 medical schools offering a four-year MD (three years at McMaster and Calgary) after undergraduate study; very few places are open to international applicants.
- Duration:
- 3–4 years MD (after undergraduate study)
- Medium:
- English / French
Admission route
Most Canadian schools admit only citizens or permanent residents; confirm international eligibility with each faculty and AFMC.
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada- 1
Check eligibility
Check the university's current medicine entry requirements, accepted school qualifications and eligibility for international applicants.
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Confirm the programme
Verify the degree, teaching language, entrance tests, clinical language requirements and internship arrangements directly with the university.
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Prepare your documents
Confirm requirements for transcripts, passport, language evidence and document certification. Check tuition and living costs before accepting an offer.
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Apply & verify licensing
Apply through the official university or national admission portal. Check home-country medical registration requirements and visa rules before enrolment.
Entry rules, fees and deadlines vary by institution and session. A QS rank is not medical accreditation or permission to practise. For practice in Pakistan, confirm the current requirements directly with PMDC; a World Directory of Medical Schools listing alone is not accreditation.
Medical universities in Canada
17 listed institutions, grouped by public/private and ordered by verified QS World University Rankings 2026. Faculty entries use the parent university's overall rank, not a medicine-subject rank. Unverified ranks appear last. This is not a complete national register or a list of approved English-medium programmes. Closing-merit figures have not been verified for these institutions.
17 of 17 universities
Public universities (17)
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1.University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Toronto, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
2.McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, QC
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
3.UBC Faculty of Medicine
Vancouver, BC
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
4.McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Hamilton, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
5.University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Edmonton, AB
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
6.Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, QC
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
7.University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
Calgary, AB
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
8.University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Ottawa, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
9.Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
London, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
10.Queen's University School of Medicine
Kingston, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
11.Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
Halifax, NS
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
12.Université Laval Faculty of Medicine
Quebec City, QC
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
13.University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine
Winnipeg, MB
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
14.University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine
Saskatoon, SK
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
15.Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Medicine
Sherbrooke, QC
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
16.Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine
St. John's, NL
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet - Official website preview unavailable
17.Northern Ontario School of Medicine University
Sudbury / Thunder Bay, ON
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admissionScholarship: not verified yet