Internationally Trained Physicians

For information about licensure, visit the CPSO website here:  https://www.cpso.on.ca/en/Physicians/Registration/International-Medical-Graduates
And here: https://www.cpso.on.ca/en/Physicians/Registration/Registration-Policies

Explore alternative pathways to professional practice in Ontario through the Restricted Exam here

For US physicians: A roadmap to navigate alternative practice routes in Ontario can be viewed here

• Practice Ready Ontario streamlines the process for internationally trained physicians who have completed postgraduate training and have experience of independent practice in family medicine or as a general practitioner outside Canada. There is a video here that explains the program.
• Candidate physicians must sign a 3 year Return of Service in a community that has a RIO score of 40 or higher, or one of the Northern Urban Referral Centres (Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie).
• Visit the “Practice Ready Ontario” site here for information about the new assessment and supervision from CPSO for selected IMG’s and supported through Touchstone Institute.