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When the Ontario Minister of Health, Hon. Sylvia Jones, stood in the Legislature on October 21 2025 and declared she was “proud” of the new CaRMS directive. She may have revealed more than she intended.  This directive promotes classism as it divides ITPs by level of “Canadian-ness”. It serves up leftovers to immigrant ITPs by only allowing them access to leftover residency spots. It reeks of discrimination. Therefore, we ask, sincerely: What exactly is the Minister proud o

The Ministry’s reference to “Ontario-educated residents” ignores that many immigrant physicians already hold Ontario diplomas, master’s degrees, and PhDs — making “education geography” an unlawful stand-in for national origin.

Today, updates to the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CARMS) for the 2025-2026 cycle were announced. In the first iteration of CARMS, only Canadian ITPs who attended high school in Ontario will be eligible to participate.These changes will result in the exclusion of thousands of immigrant Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs) from applying for CaRMS in the 1st iteration. This discrimination is unacceptable. Despite being legally Canadian, ITPs are being denied their l

Today, updates to the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CARMS) for the 2025-2026 cycle were announced. In the first iteration of CARMS, only Canadian ITPs who attended high school in Ontario will be eligible to participate.These changes will result in the exclusion of thousands of immigrant Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs) from applying for CaRMS in the 1st iteration. This discrimination is unacceptable. Despite being legally Canadian, ITPs are being denied their l