FAQs
Admissions FAQs
Review answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about admission to the TMU School of Medicine’s MD Program.
A detailed overview of admission requirements and other essential information to guide applicants through the admissions process is available across the TMU School of Medicine website and can also be found in the OMSAS Application Guide (external link) .
The FAQs below are intended to supplement—not duplicate—information that has already been provided.
Applicants are reminded to review all available information and FAQs before submitting an email inquiry, as questions covered online will be redirected to the website.
Please Note: The School of Medicine can only respond to general inquiries about the admissions process and criteria and cannot provide the following:
- Detailed assessments of individual applicant backgrounds or qualifications
- Validation of supplementary/verification document choices
- Validation of pathway eligibility
- Information related to individual admission decisions
MD Program admissions inquiries can be directed to: md.admissions@torontomu.ca
Review MD admissions process:
Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the OUAC/OMSAS website for details on what changes can be made after submitting an application. Amendments to your application, including changes to your Ontario residency status, cannot be made or authorized by the TMU School of Medicine, and TMU does not accept any* documents submitted after the application deadline or outside of the OMSAS portal. Documents or requests to amend an application sent directly to the TMU School of Medicine by email or otherwise will not be reviewed or added to your application.
*The only documentation that will be considered after the application deadline are transcripts or WES evaluations that are delayed due to the Canada Post strike as outlined below.
Official transcripts and WES evaluations must have been received by OMSAS by the application deadline, however, we want to assure applicants that TMU will accommodate delays caused by the Canada Post strike where possible. Applicants affected by the Canada Post strike, resulting in delayed transcripts or WES evaluations should notify OMSAS via SAM (external link) . TMU also requires applicants to upload proof of their transcript and/or WES evaluation request(s) to their application using the “Other” document type in SAM. Documentation must clearly show that any requests were made in advance of the application deadline in order to be considered.
More information can be found on our website here:
Applicants are responsible for tracking the status of their requests and for following up directly with the institution(s) and OMSAS as applicable.
As outlined as an FAQ on the OMSAS website, “medical schools do not accept changes to the Autobiographical Sketch, School Submissions, or verifiers…if a medical school attempts to contact a verifier without success, they will contact you directly for updated information.”
All three references (Confidential Assessment Forms) must have been submitted directly to OMSAS by the referees using the online form by the application deadline for this requirement to be considered complete. As outlined on the OMSAS website, “references cannot be submitted after the application deadline,” and TMU cannot accept any references sent by email or submitted outside of the established process (external link) .
Responses to all three Supplementary Questions submitted by the application deadline are required for this component to be considered complete. While the absence of ABS references will be taken into consideration during the assessment of the Supplementary Questions, this alone does not render an application incomplete.
Note: This requirement was outlined under the Supplementary Questions section of the OMSAS Application Guide (external link) and under the Supplementary Questions section of our Admission Requirements webpage when the 2026 admissions cycle opened in July.
If you are experiencing any issues activating your TMU online identity, please email md.admissions@torontomu.ca to inform us.
If you have previously applied to TMU (or Ryerson) and are unable to activate your online identity, it is likely that your online identity was previously activated. In that case, please try logging in, or follow the steps below to reset your password:
- Go to my.torontomu.ca
- Select “Log in to my.torontomu”
- Choose “Forgot your password?”
- Enter your 9-digit student number in the “torontomu username” field on the Account Recovery page
- Follow the prompts provided to reset your password
Once you have completed these steps, please let us know whether you were able to resolve the issue or if you continue to experience difficulties.
Applicants should be monitoring both. It is your responsibility to read all emails and any letters that we post to the Communications section of your MyServiceHub Student Center. Your MyServiceHub Student Center at my.torontomu.ca is our primary way of communicating application status updates with you, including final admission decisions. Admission decisions will not be provided to applicants by email. Any additional communications will be sent by email, therefore we encourage you to add md.admissions@torontomu.ca and noreply@torontomu.ca to your contact list.
Applicants can expect to receive an email invitation on November 13, 2025, to register for the Asynchronous Assessment. The assessment will need to be completed on the Kira Talent online platform between November 20-23, 2025. Specific details and further instructions will be provided in the invitation.
The Kira Talent online platform can be accessed from any country, therefore there are no restrictions that would prevent you from completing the Asynchronous Assessment while outside of Canada.
Applicants with a disability requiring accommodations to participate in the Asynchronous Assessment and/or Interviews (if advanced to these stages of the selection process) were required to submit an online request form to TMU Academic Accommodation Support (AAS) by the stated deadline of October 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. The request form is now closed, and AAS is no longer accepting new requests. Applicants who submitted the form can expect to hear from AAS at least one week prior to the Asynchronous Assessment and/or Interview with details regarding any approved accommodations.
Please note that the above process is entirely separate from the OMSAS Disability-based Consideration Request (external link) process.
More information can be found on the OMSAS GPA Calculations (external link) webpage.
As outlined under the “Verifying the Application Data" section, “beginning in November, you will have access to your OMSAS GPA calculations in the Document Tracking section of your application.”
Initial screening of applications is underway, however, this is an iterative process for both OMSAS and TMU. As such, receiving an invitation to the Asynchronous Assessment does not automatically mean you have met all admission requirements.
All applicants can expect to receive an application status update mid-February 2026. Applicants who have been shortlisted to the interview stage of the selection process will receive an invitation to interview, and unsuccessful applicants will also receive a final admission decision at this time. Please note that we are unable to provide individualized updates regarding application status or completeness.
The TMU School of Medicine is aware that, due to the Canada Post strike, many applicants are understandably concerned that official transcripts they have already ordered may not reach the Ontario Medical Student Application Service (OMSAS) by the application deadline. While most institutions fulfill transcript requests electronically, we recognize that some still send transcripts by regular mail.
We want to assure applicants that we will accommodate delays caused by the Canada Post strike where possible. Affected applicants must upload proof/confirmation of their transcript request(s) to their OMSAS application via Secure Applicant Messaging (SAM) by the application deadline of October 1, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET., in order for them to be considered if received after the deadline.
Uploading Proof/Confirmation of Transcript Request(s) via SAM:
- Upload transcript request confirmation(s) in OMSAS using the “Other” document type in SAM.
- Documentation must clearly show the date of the request.
- Additional explanatory text may be included, if necessary.
Please also refer to the OUAC/OMSAS website for any updates regarding this matter:
Applicants concerned about processing delays of their international transcript evaluations from World Education Services (WES) should follow the same steps outlined as for delayed transcripts by uploading proof/confirmation of their WES evaluation request(s) to their OMSAS application via Secure Applicant Messaging (SAM) by the October 1, 2025, 4:30 p.m. ET. application deadline, in order for them to be considered if received after the deadline.
Uploading Proof/Confirmation of WES Evaluation Request(s) via SAM:
- Upload WES evaluation request confirmation(s) in OMSAS using the “Other” document type in SAM.
- Documentation must clearly show the date of the request.
- Additional explanatory text may be included, if necessary.
Please refer to the WES website for more information on the measures they have implemented to address issues resulting from the Canada Post strike: https://www.wes.org/important-wes-notices/ (external link)
Check out the recording (external link) on our YouTube channel (external link) to learn more about the MD Program, our admissions process, pathways, and more!
No. The TMU School of Medicine does not accept applications from international applicants. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents (landed immigrants) of Canada, or protected persons under the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act by the application deadline to be considered for admission to our program.
Effective July 1, 2025, all publicly assisted universities in Ontario are required to reserve no less than 95% of their annual admissions to medical health education programs for Ontario residents. The remaining 5% will be for Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons/convention refugees who may or may not be Ordinarily Residents in Ontario.
Beginning with the 2026 admissions cycle for Fall 2026 entry, TMU School of Medicine will reserve the specified percentage of annual admissions to the MD Program in accordance with Ontario Regulation 130/25 under the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act: www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r25130 (external link) .
Please refer to the Ordinarily Resident in Ontario Requirement section of our website for more details.
Applicants will be required to indicate in their OMSAS Application whether they are an Ontario resident based on the provided definition.
Yes. Completion of a minimum four-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) from an accredited university in any program/discipline is required prior to the start of Year 1 of the MD Program.
TMU reserves the right to be the final arbiter of what is equivalent to a four-year undergraduate degree.
Equivalency is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who feel their academic background is equivalent to that of a four-year undergraduate degree can submit an application for a comprehensive review of their academic credentials as we cannot provide an upfront assessment or confirmation.
Yes. Applicants who have completed studies outside of Canada or the United States must have their academic credentials/foreign transcripts assessed for Canadian equivalency by World Education Services (WES) (external link) .
The WES evaluation must include a course-by-course evaluation, along with an overall GPA. If a WES evaluation contains a copy of the official transcript that has been evaluated, applicants are not required to submit a separate copy of that transcript.
The WES evaluation, along with the accompanying transcript, must be sent directly to OMSAS from WES and be received by the application deadline.
Further details regarding the assessment of international grades are available on the OMSAS website. (external link)
No. A full-time course load is not required. Additionally, applicants from part-time undergraduate studies can also apply, provided that they complete their undergraduate degree prior to the start of Year 1 of the MD Program and transcripts are submitted by the established deadline.
A minimum OMSAS-calculated Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 is required for TMU’s MD Program for the 2026 admissions cycle. We do not round up the GPA.
All undergraduate courses and grades including failed, incomplete, supplementary courses, and those taken beyond degree requirements are included in the OMSAS GPA calculation. College, graduate, continuing education, and doctor of medicine program courses are among the list of those that are generally NOT included. Please refer to the OUAC/OMSAS website (external link) for a comprehensive overview of how the OMSAS GPA is calculated.
Note: several professional studies are considered undergraduate-level, including—but not limited to—Optometry, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Law. Any professional studies/courses that OMSAS considers as undergraduate will be included in the GPA calculation.
Additionally, OMSAS processes international transcripts as non‑convertible, therefore, undergraduate coursework from universities outside of Canada and the United States are not included in the OMSAS GPA calculation and applicants are required to have their international transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) instead.
No, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is not required to apply to the TMU School of Medicine’s MD Program. TMU is one of seven Canadian medical schools that do not require the MCAT.
No, the Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer) situational judgement test is not required to apply to the TMU School of Medicine’s MD Program
The four-year curriculum in the TMU MD program is arranged in three phases across four years and integrated throughout. The program must be completed in its entirety in order for students to achieve its learning outcomes. As such, TMU will not accept any application for advanced standing/transfer to the TMU MD program regardless of the applicant’s present or past medical school enrolment as per the Policy on Applications for Advanced Standing/Transfer to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program.
Although advanced standing/credit transfers are not available, applicants are welcome to apply for a year 1 start, provided they meet our admission requirements and eligibility criteria.
Please note that transcripts are required for any/all institutions attended. Applicants will also be required to include details about their medical education in the "Other Information" section of the OMSAS application.
Prospective students may apply through these admissions pathways to address the under-representation of identified equity-deserving groups in medical education and the population representative of Brampton/Peel and surrounding communities. The pathways are designed to provide an inclusive and supportive process for applicants from these groups.
No. Applicants may only apply to one admissions stream or pathway, which must be selected using the “Specify Your Pathway” option on the TMU School Submissions page of the OMSAS application.
No, there is no age limit to apply. Applicants of any age who meet the TMU School of Medicine's application requirements are welcome to apply.
- Indigenous Admissions Pathway:
Eligible applicants in this pathway identify as Indigenous: First Nations, Métis, or Inuit.
- Black Admissions Pathway:
Eligible applicants in this pathway identify as Black (such as but not limited to Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, Black South American and/or multi-racial Black, or part of the global Black diaspora).
- Equity-Deserving Admissions Pathway:
Eligible applicants in this pathway identify with one or more of the groups listed below:
- Individuals who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 2SLGBTQ+ is a term used at TMU to refer to people who identify as Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender independent, non-binary, queer, genderqueer or similarly express gender or sexual diversity.
- Individuals with disabilities. Persons with disabilities include those who may experience disadvantages or barriers to education as a result of long term, chronic or episodic physical, mental/emotional, psychiatric or learning disabilities. It should also be noted that the social model of disability recognizes that disability is not created by any particular medical or physical condition, but rather by societal barriers.
- Individuals who have faced familial and/or socio-cultural barriers such as loss of both parents, long term involvement with the child welfare system, and/or precarious housing.
- Individuals with lived experiences of poverty or low socio-economic status.
- Racialized people. The term “racialized” refers to the social experience of people who are not considered white and have been categorized and treated differently based on perceived racial differences. Racialized people are often disproportionately impacted by systemic bias.
- Individuals who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 2SLGBTQ+ is a term used at TMU to refer to people who identify as Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender independent, non-binary, queer, genderqueer or similarly express gender or sexual diversity.
The TMU School of Medicine recognizes that applicants may identify with, and have lived experiences related to, more than one equity-deserving group. Selection of one or multiple groups is entirely at the applicant’s discretion. Applicants will be required to submit supporting documentation to verify pathway eligibility; verification of any one eligibility group will be sufficient for this purpose. This is a requirement for ALL Equity-Deserving Admissions Pathway applicants.
- Indigenous Admissions Pathway:
- A verifier who identifies as Indigenous, such as a First Nations Chief or Band Council member, President of a local Indigenous Friendship Centre, or Director of a University Indigenous Student Centre, who will be contacted to provide a written or oral attestation to the applicant’s Indigenous ancestry and connection to community;
or
- Formal recognized identification/documentation, such as a membership card in a Métis registry recognized by the Métis National Council, Secure Certificate of Indian Status, or Nunavut Trust Certificate Card.
- A verifier who identifies as Indigenous, such as a First Nations Chief or Band Council member, President of a local Indigenous Friendship Centre, or Director of a University Indigenous Student Centre, who will be contacted to provide a written or oral attestation to the applicant’s Indigenous ancestry and connection to community;
- Black Admissions Pathway
- Applicants will be required to confirm their eligibility for the pathway by completing a self-attestation (Black Applicant Declaration) within their application.
- Applicants will be required to confirm their eligibility for the pathway by completing a self-attestation (Black Applicant Declaration) within their application.
- Equity-Deserving Admissions Pathway
- A list of suggested supporting documentation is available on the Equity-Deserving Admissions Pathway section of the Admissions Categories page. Please note that this list is intended as a guide and is not exhaustive.
- The School of Medicine recognizes that in some cases a supporting document to verify eligibility will not be appropriate or available. In such cases, applicants may use our (PDF file) Self-Attestation Form as their supporting documentation. No other form of self-attestation will be accepted