New TMU campus in Brampton to train next generation of doctors in Canada
A number of Canada’s next generation of doctors will be trained at the new TMU campus in Brampton – home to one of the country’s largest South Asian communities – which was opened in time to receive new admissions this fall.
Funded by the Government of Ontario, the opening of Toronto Metropolitan University’s new campus was built with an investment of nearly $180 million from the province.
176 students are expected to attend classes at the new campus, with space for 94 undergraduate seats and 117 post-graduate entry positions.
Protecting Ontario’s healthcare system
The provincial government will also support operating costs for undergraduate and postgraduate students from 2025 to 2028, as well as operations for two primary care teaching clinics to ensure students train in real-world settings while expanding access to care in local communities.
“Ontario-educated doctors are saving lives and keeping our families and communities healthy,” said Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. “TMU’s School of Medicine will equip the next generation of physicians with the cutting-edge skills they need to provide critical care in all corners of our province.”
“Our government is protecting Ontario’s health-care system with the largest medical school expansion in over a decade,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “With the opening of the TMU School of Medicine, we are ensuring Ontario continues to build a pipeline of future physicians to care for Ontario families for years to come.”
Major health care investments planned in Ontario
Since 2018, the province has added nearly 100,000 new nurses and over 15,000 new physicians to build Ontario’s health-care system. In addition to the Brampton TMU campus, the government is also creating a new medical school at York University, which is slated to open in 2028.
Earlier this year, the government announced it is investing $300 million to build up to 17 new and expanded community-based primary care teaching clinics in high-need communities. Delivered in partnership with Ontario medical schools, including TMU, these clinics will provide hands on learning to students studying to become doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses, while also expanding access to primary care where it is most needed.
Ontario now has seven operating medical schools with a total of over 1,200 undergraduate seats and over 1,600 postgraduate entry positions once fully established in 2028-29.
First phase of TMU’s new campus launch in Brampton
Brampton is home to one of Canada’s largest Indian diasporas. 52.5 percent of Brampton’s population reported having Indian ethnic origins during the 2021 census, according to Statistics Canada.
In keeping with the city’s diverse population, the new TMU campus in Brampton is designed to focus on five key pillars of care:
- Focusing on community centric primary care and the social determinants of health
- Providing culturally respectful care to communities
- Leveraging innovation and technology in practices to improve quality of care and patient outcomes
- Providing future physicians with the skills to develop interprofessional networks of health care to achieve better outcomes for patients
- Focusing on the aging and supporting seniors as a growing portion of our society gets older
The first batch of students will have access to renovated teaching classrooms, labs, student service spaces, and library and study areas. Renovations, including administrative spaces and dry research labs are targeted for completion in the 2026/2027 academic year, according to TMU.