Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is announcing the opening of a new medical school in its Brampton campus expansion.
According to the TMU press release, this will be the first medical school in Ontario.
This will be the school’s first major expansion since changing the name from Ryerson to TMU in 2022.
The Bramalea Civic Centre was chosen for development due to its proximity to both the Brampton Civic and Peel Memorial Hospitals as well as its accessibility to municipal transportation, GO transit and highway systems, the press release reads.
Notable speakers at the presentation include president and vice-chancellor Mohamed Lachemi, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Ontario Premier Doug Ford
“We are committed to creating a school of medicine that will meet the diverse needs of the Brampton and Peel Region community and today, with a location secured, we are one step closer,” said Lachemi.
The site also meets the space requirements to build a school of medicine that will require 250,000 square feet for classrooms, offices, research facilities and an integrated health clinic.
TMU is also receiving a $20 million investment from the City of Brampton to support renovations for programming and operations.
“TMU’s new school of medicine will help to ensure that we have the doctors in place in Brampton, in Peel Region and throughout the province so that Ontarians get the quality care they need, when and where they need it,” said Premier Ford.
The medical school will open in September 2025 with 80 undergraduate and 95 postgraduate seats.
CJRU reached out to president Lachemi for comment about the medical school, and is awaiting a reply.
More details to come.
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