This web page contains an overview of the requirements for medical school programs.
Refer to each university’s information page in the Application Guide for their full information.
If you fail to submit the required documentation, your application to that school will be incomplete.
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster University)
Applicants for 2023: 5,605
Target Class Size for 2024: 217
Length: 3 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 years undergraduate; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements:
- Confidential Assessment Forms
- Casper
- Interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: Late March or early April
NOSM University
Applicants for 2023: 1,692
Target Class Size for 2024: 90
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year undergraduate degree; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements:
- Context Score
- Autobiographical Sketch (ABS)
- Supplementary Questions
- Verifiers
- Confidential Assessment Forms (References)
- Interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship:
- Canadian
- Permanent resident (landed immigrant)
Interview Date: March
University of Ottawa (English Stream)
Applicants for 2023: 4,442
Target Class Size for 2024: 120
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 years of full-time undergraduate university bachelor’s degree studies; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites:
- Humanities/Social Sciences
- Biology (Anatomy and Physiology will also be accepted)
- Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Statistics
- Lab requirements
You must obtain a minimum grade of 3.0 on the OMSAS scale in all prerequisite courses to be considered for admission.
Non-academic Requirements:
- Interview
- Confidential Assessment Forms
- Basic Life Support certification
- Police vulnerable sector check
- Immunization record
- Detailed ABS
- Casper
Transfer: No
Citizenship:
- Canadian
- Permanent resident (landed immigrant) status
Interview Date: February – March
Queen’s University
Applicants for 2023: 5,121
Target Class Size for 2024: 145
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: A minimum of 15 full courses or 30 half courses (or in combination) at the undergraduate level in a university program that equates to a total OMSAS course load weighting of 30.
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements:
- Casper
- Autobiographical Sketch (ABS)
- Confidential Assessment Forms
- Interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship:
- Canadian
- Permanent Resident
Interview Date: Typically in February and/or March
University of Toronto
Applicants for 2023: 4,302
Target Class Size for 2024: 279
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements:
- 3 full years of undergraduate studies (equivalent to 15 full-course equivalents) at a Canadian university in any discipline.
- If studying outside of Canada, completion of a non-medical bachelor’s degree equivalent to a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Canada.
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites:
- 1 full-course equivalent (FCE) of Humanities, Social Sciences and/or Languages
- 2 FCEs of Life Sciences
Non-academic Requirements:
- References
- Brief Personal Essays
- Autobiographical Sketch and statement
- Interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: February – April
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Western University)
Applicants for 2023: 2,633
Target Class Size for 2024: 187
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year degree or equivalent
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: Not required
Non-academic Requirements:
- Confidential Assessment Forms
- Western Abbreviated Autobiographical Sketch
- Interview
Transfer: Canadian medical schools only
Citizenship:
- Canadian
- Permanent resident
Interview Date: March
Applications for 2023: 24,169 (from 7,483 individuals)
Target Class Size for 2024: 1,086