A route to explore · Ontario

I worked independently as a family doctor abroad. Is there a route that recognizes that experience?

Explore an Ontario assessment route after family practice abroad

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Your starting point

Compare your training and practice history with Touchstone's full PRO eligibility checklist.

A pathway helps you explore. It does not decide eligibility or guarantee admission, funding, licensing or work. Each program has its own checked date.

01 / Start with your situation

Your first steps

Compare your training and practice history with Touchstone's full PRO eligibility checklist.
Ask the program which documents, assessments and costs apply before buying exam preparation.
Review the return-of-service contract, location and CPSO registration conditions before accepting a place.

02 / Compare real options

Programs and organizations to explore

Open a program to see requirements, costs, funding and the official starting point.

Touchstone Institute; Ontario licensure decisions by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

Practice Ready Ontario (PRO) — internationally trained family physician assessment →

Competitive assessment of experienced family physicians for an Ontario practice route, with a clinical field assessment and subsequent service commitment.

Applications advertised — confirm places · No program fee

Checked October 20, 2026 How we check information

Requirements, funding and where to start →

03 / Check affordability

Possible funding

See each program’s funding section and ask its provider about your eligibility and full costs. No pathway-wide funding is guaranteed.

04 / Before you commit

Important distinctions

A medical degree alone is insufficient. PRO is a selective assessment route for qualified family physicians, not an introductory course.
Assessment, registration, independent practice and employment are separate decisions. Confirm the stipend and personal costs.