Most first-year medical students in Ontario are paying substantially higher tuition fees this fall than last year. According to data from the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, the University of Western Ontario was the only school in the province to maintain fees at 1998 levels. Tuition fee increases at the other 4 Ontario medical schools ranged from 26% at McMaster University to 51% at the University of Ottawa. McMaster still has the highest tuition fees in the country, with both first- and second-year students paying $12 600. TABLE
For many schools outside Ontario, tuition fees have increased only slightly, if at all. In 2 of the Quebec schools, fees actually dropped slightly for first-year students. The University of Manitoba, at 16%, had the largest increase outside Ontario.
Returning students at some universities also faced tuition fee increases, albeit of a lesser magnitude. Increases ranged from 5% at Dalhousie University to 29% at the University of Ottawa.
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This column was written by Lynda Buske, Chief, Physician Resources Information Planning, CMA. Readers may send potential research topics to Patrick Sullivan ([email protected]; 613 731-8610 or 800 663-7336, x2126; fax 613 565-2382).