Source of medical
degree for 2017
registrants
40%
INTERNATIONAL
3%
USA
35%
ONTARIO
23%
OTHER
CANADA
For 14 consecutive years,
more certificates were issued
to International Medical Graduates
(IMGs) than to Ontario graduates.
IMGs obtained
their medical
degree in
108 different
countries from
around the globe. Saudi Arabia
Physicians from
the following
top 10 locations
received the
highest number
of certificates: 137
264
IrelandÂ
204
United
Kingdom
Dutch
Caribbean
82
Egypt
65
Iran
56
India Grenada
Australia Nigeria
134
96
51
51
Fast Fact
861 physicians resigned from the College in
2017. This number is significantly lower than in
the years 2016 (907) and 2015 (965)
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