Ontario’s medical school entry changes won’t solve family doctor shortage: doctor | Canada Tonight

The Ontario government will effectively bar international students from attending medical schools beginning in 2026, while also covering tuition for more than 1,000 students who commit to becoming family doctors in the province. Dr. Cathy Risdon, chair of family medicine at McMaster University, says the number of international students in medical school is 'not an issue in Ontario,' adding that the changes are 'distracting' from the realities family doctors face. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.7363389 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.