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NOSM University

Sudbury, Ontario 🇨🇦MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-provinceNo MCATMMI + Panel interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 5, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.79

Average MCAT

—

Class size

92

Applicants

3,039

Interviewed

335

Admitted

92

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 1, 2026

2026 entry figures from official sources

Who can apply

Ontario residents

95% of seats

At least 95% of admissions for Ontario residents by provincial rule, with MMTP and MD/PhD and MD/Master's seats exempt.

Minimums: GPA 3

Out-of-province Canadians

5% of seats

NOSM has no out-of-province quota of its own, but non-Ontario applicants are limited to the 5% provincial share.

Minimums: GPA 3

Indigenous Admission Stream

6 seats

A minimum of 6 designated positions per AFMC 2027, and applying through this stream also raises the context score.

Minimums: GPA 3

Francophone Admission Stream

Minimums: GPA 3

Black Admission Stream

No seat count published.

Minimums: GPA 3

Northern Ontario and rural background (context score)

Minimums: GPA 3

Requirements

Degree

4-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, completed by June 30 of the entry year; a Quebec DEC plus a 3-year Quebec bachelor's counts; full-time or part-time study accepted.

Prerequisites

None

GPA

Minimum 3 (OMSAS 4.0). Overall GPA of all undergraduate course grades as of the application deadline, including supplementary, spring, summer, part-time and distance courses; repeated courses both count; pass-only courses and graduate coursework excluded; a completed graduate degree adds 0.2 to the GPA after the 3.0 cut-off check (conferral or letter to OMSAS by December 1).

MCAT

No MCATThe MCAT is not required and not considered.

Casper

Not required

Also required

Context score (all towns/cities lived in for at least 1 year since birth) · Autobiographical Sketch with verifiers · 3 Confidential Assessment Forms (may be in French) · Optional Employment Verification Form for Northern Ontario work · Interview (virtual asynchronous MMI and live panel) · Francophone Admission Stream: French essay, French letter of recommendation and proof of spoken French

How selection works

The pre-interview score weights GPA and the context score equally; the context score credits Northern Ontario and rural backgrounds, applying through the Indigenous or Francophone streams, and Northern Ontario employment, using an algorithm that is not public. About 350 top-ranked applicants are invited in January to a virtual asynchronous MMI and live panel, and final selection combines the pre-interview score (32%) and interview score (68%) with a full file review by the Admission Selection Committee, when the references are read.

Interview invitation

GPA 50%Context score 50%

Final ranking

Pre-interview score (GPA + context) 32%Interview score 68%

Interview

Format

MMI + Panel

Delivery

Virtual

When

February 25, 27 and 28, 2027

Practise for NOSM University's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Aug 22, 2026

    Fee waiver application deadline (AFMC Ontario Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program), 11:59 pm ET

  2. Sep 15, 2026

    Recommended date to send reference requests (4:30 pm ET)

  3. Oct 1, 2026

    Deadline: OMSAS application, transcripts, references and payments (4:30 pm ET, strict)

  4. Oct 21, 2026

    MCAT scores must be received by OMSAS (request release by October 15)

  5. May 11, 2027

    Offers (first round)

  6. Jun 30, 2027

    Final transcripts due to OMSAS

  7. Jan 20, 2027

    Interview invitations · January 2027

  8. Feb 25, 2027

    Interviews · February 25, 27 and 28, 2027

OMSAS application fee

CAD 220

NOSM university fee (via OMSAS)

CAD 135

Acceptance deposit (non-refundable, applied to Year 1 tuition)

CAD 1,000

Year 1 ancillary fees (2026-27)

CAD 1,156.50

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: CAD 23,711.00 per year (Year 1; total with ancillary CAD 24,867.50); no separate out-of-province rate listed · International: Not applicable

Special programs & mission

Indigenous Admission Stream

For Indigenous applicants; adds to the context score; a minimum of 6 designated positions (AFMC).

Francophone Admission Stream

French essay and letter of recommendation; proof of spoken French; adds to the context score.

Black Admission Stream

Stream for Black applicants.

Military Medical Training Program (MMTP) Stream

Paused for 2027 entry.

Context score

Applies to every applicant; rewards Northern, rural/remote, Indigenous and Francophone backgrounds and Northern Ontario employment.

Our aim is to have class profiles that reflect the demographics of the Northern Ontario population by recruiting students who have lived in Northern Ontario and/or students who have demonstrated a strong interest in, commitment to and aptitude for practicing medicine in northern urban, rural and remote communities.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 5, 2026.

Some details aren't published by the school yet; they show as “—” until they are.

Where official sources disagree

  • stats: The 2026 class profile image says 3,039 applicants, 335 interviewed and 92 admitted (matching OMSAS's 3,039 applicants), but its alt text says 2,516, 317 and 88.
  • classSize: The OMSAS overview gives a 2027 target of 92; AFMC 2027 (data as of February 2026) says 88 (55 Sudbury, 33 Thunder Bay) with the possibility of more, and the OMSAS guide says seats may rise to 108.
  • timeline.Fee waiver application deadline: OMSAS Key Dates gives August 22, 2026 (11:59 pm ET); the Queen's admissions page says the Ontario fee waiver program closed August 21, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.