Ontario will apply new limits on residency applications from international medical graduates

Ontario is limiting first-round applications for residency positions from international medical graduates to only those who completed at least two years of high school in the province before studying abroad.

The Ontario government announced the change on Wednesday, midway through the application period that ends on Nov. 27. International medical graduates, or IMGs, who did not attend an Ontario high school must now wait until the second round to apply for any unfilled positions.