Openings for International Medical Graduates in Ontario

If you are a Medical Graduate from abroad, there is a window of opportunity for you to apply for a 30-day temporary license to work in the Ontario province of Canada. To fight a battle against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Ontario is currently accepting applications from international medical students who are recent graduates or who have passed their medical exam within the past two years.

Know about Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the most populous provinces of Canada. It is replete with good infrastructure, abundant job opportunities, and offers a good quality of life. It nominates candidates for permanent residence through the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP).

International Medical Graduates are required in Ontario

Recent Medical Graduates from overseas who do not have a medical residency position in Canada are invited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to apply for Supervised Short-Duration Certificates. According to the guidelines of these certificates, international medical graduates will be allowed to practice medicine in Ontario for a duration of 30 days. Moreover, if the temporary license is approved by the province, they will get an opportunity to continue working further.

Are you Eligible?

If you fulfill the following criteria, you may be eligible to apply for this opportunity:

Must have completed a medical degree from a recognized medical institution;
In the past two years, practiced medicine full-time;
Identified a supervisor;
Confirmation of employment from any one of the sanctioned categories of facilities listed in the Medicine Act.

If you are willing to apply, the CPSO would require you to send a confirmation of employment to [email protected]. As of now, 10 out of the 12 doctors that applied have already received the certificates for a temporary license.