List of medical schools in Canada
This list of medical schools in Canada includes major academic institutions that award the Doctor of Medicine degree, which is required to become a physician or a surgeon in Canada. M.D. granting medical schools are jointly accredited by the and the U.S. Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Province | School | City | Degree | Established | Year Instruction Began | First class | Class size | Notes |
Alberta | University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Edmonton | MD | 1913 | 1913 | 1917 | 162 | |
Alberta | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine | Calgary | MD | 1967 | 1970 | 1973 | 157 | |
British Columbia | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine | Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, Kelowna | MD | 1950 | 1950 | 1954 | 288 | Along with Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program, distributed medical education sites are partnered with University of Victoria in Victoria, University of Northern BC in Prince George, and UBC Okanagan in Kelowna. |
Manitoba | University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine | Winnipeg | MD | 1883 | 1883 | 1887 | 112 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine | St.John's | MD | 1967 | 1969 | 1973 | 80 | |
Nova Scotia | Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine | Halifax, Saint John | MD | 1868 | 1868 | 1872 | 110 | 1875 Halifax Medical College, 1911 Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. In 2010, University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University established a medical school on the UNB Saint John campus. |
Ontario | McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine | Hamilton, Waterloo, St. Catharines | MD | 1965 | 1969 | 1972 | 203 | |
Ontario | Northern Ontario School of Medicine | Sudbury, Thunder Bay | MD | 2005 | 2005 | 2009 | 64 | Joint faculty of Laurentian University and Lakehead University. |
Ontario | Queen's University School of Medicine | Kingston | MD | 1854 | 1854 | 1858 | 100 | 1866 separated from Queen's University to become Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons at Kingston, 1892 rejoined Queen's University |
Ontario | Western University Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | London, Windsor | MD | 1881 | 1882 | 1886 | 171 | |
Ontario | University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine | Ottawa | MD | 1945 | 1945 | 1949 | 164 | |
Ontario | University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine | Toronto, Mississauga | MD | 1843 | 1843 | 1847 | 259 | 1843 Medical Faculty of King's College, 1847 became University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 1853-1887 abolished, 1887 reestablished by take over of Toronto School of Medicine, 1902 absorbed Victoria University Medical Department, 1903 absorbed Trinity Medical College |
Québec | Université Laval Faculté de Médecine | Québec City | MD | 1848 | 1854 | 1858 | 201 | 1848 Québec School of Medicine, 1852 Medical Department of Laval University |
Québec | McGill University Faculty of Medicine | Montréal | MDCM | 1823 | 1829 | 1833 | 185 | 1824 Montréal Medical Institution, 1829 Medical Faculty of McGill University, 1836-1839 no sessions, 1905 absorbed Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bishop College |
Québec | Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine | Montréal, Trois-Rivières | MD | 1843 | 1843 | 1847 | 281 | 1843 Montréal School of Medicine and Surgery, 1891 absorbed Laval University Medical Faculty at Montréal Since 2004, the University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine has operated a satellite campus of its medical school at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. |
Québec | Université de Sherbrooke Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé | Sherbrooke, Chicoutimi, Moncton | MD | 1966 | 1966 | 1970 | 195 | Established the Centre de Formation Médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick on the campus of Université de Moncton in 2006. and the Programme de Formation Médicale à Saguenay, affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
Saskatchewan | University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine | Saskatoon | MD | 1926 | 1953 | 1957 | 83 |