registering
In 2015, we issued 4,831 certificates of registration, surpassing the previous year’s record total by 164.
Total Issuance
4,900
4,800
4,700
4,600
4,500
4,400
4,300
4,200
4,100
4,000
3,900
3.5%
Total Issuance by
Source of Medical Degree
4,831
4,667
International: 39%
1,868
1,759
Ontario: 36%
Other Canada: 22%
1,067
USA: 3%
137
2014
2015
For 12 consecutive years, more certificates were issued to international medical graduates (IMGs) than to Ontario
graduates. Of the 4,831 certificates granted, 2,015 were practice certificates, and 2,816 were postgraduate
education certificates, the highest numbers issued in the CPSO’s history.
Practice Certificates
2,020
5%
2,000
2,015
Postgraduate Education
Certificates
2,850
2,800
1,980
2,750
1,960
2,700
1,940
2,650
1,920
1,912
2,816
2,755
2,600
1,900
2,550
1,880
2,500
1,860
2014
2%
2015
2,450
2014
2015
Practice certificates include all classes of registration, except the postgraduate education class. Of the 2,015 practice
certificates issued, 80% (1,615) were independent practice certificates, the highest issuance since 1985. This is the
class of certificate normally obtained after physicians complete postgraduate training and is held throughout their
professional career.
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