Ontario invests $55.8M to launch York University family‑medicine school

The Ontario government has allocated $55.8 million to support the planning and operation of a new medical school at York University. The school will be the first in the province dedicated primarily to training family physicians and is slated to admit its first cohort in the fall of 2028.

Initially the program will offer 80 undergraduate and 102 postgraduate training places, with a long‑term goal of expanding to 240 undergraduate slots and 293 postgraduate positions. Funding will cover accreditation, curriculum development, faculty recruitment, a medical library and operating costs. The investment is part of a broader provincial expansion that adds 340 undergraduate medical seats and 551 residency positions across Ontario’s six existing schools, aiming to address a shortage that leaves millions of Ontarians without a family doctor.

Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Minister Nolan Quinn and Health Minister Sylvia Jones highlighted the initiative as essential for building a sustainable pipeline of primary‑care providers, describing family doctors as the “backbone” of the health‑care system.