Current-cycle decision support
Turn confirmed information into a first practice
Allocate a limited same-day appointment
Practise making a fair, patient-safe recommendation when capacity is limited. Review whether you identify missing clinical information, avoid blaming either patient, explain your prioritization, and offer a workable alternative; then record again.
Quick facts
- Degree: Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant.
- Duration: 24 months, full time.
- Delivery: distributed education with clinical training across Ontario.
- Entry: fall.
- Minimums: 3.0 OMSAS GPA and 350 healthcare-experience hours.
- Assessment: online written assessment and invitation-only virtual MMI.
- Published calendar: still labelled for the closed 2026 cycle; future dates are not yet public.
- Accreditation: Accreditation Canada lists the University of Toronto program as Accredited through August 31, 2029.
Admission requirements
The currently published cycle requires Canadian citizenship or permanent residence, 10 full-year or 20 half-year undergraduate courses with grades, at least a 3.0 OMSAS GPA and 350 healthcare-experience hours. Anatomy, physiology, direct paid care, Ontario residence and northern or rural experience are preferences rather than universal minimums. Official requirements
Important dates
- January 15: OUAC deadline on the currently displayed 2026 cycle.
- January 30: transcript, English evidence, supplemental and reference deadline on that closed cycle.
- April 23 and April 25, 2026: published virtual MMI dates for that closed cycle.
- Next-cycle dates: not yet published; do not reuse the 2026 dates.
How selection works
The published process includes OUAC, JOINid, academic documents, supplemental documentation and references, a Kira online written assessment and an invitation-only virtual MMI. The vMMI is the final selection stage. Quantitative file-review and post-interview weights are not public. Official process
Interview details
Confirmed
The published process uses a virtual MMI with a series of stations assessing communication, cultural sensitivity, empathy and leadership.
Not published
Fall 2027 dates, platform, station count, preparation and response time, interviewer roles, scoring rubric and weighting are not public. Official vMMI page
Who this program may suit
This program may suit Ontario-focused applicants who meet the academic and healthcare-experience thresholds, communicate well online and value distributed clinical education, rural access and socially accountable practice. Official program site
Practice and next step
Practise a virtual MMI resource-allocation scenario. State your priorities, surface affected stakeholders and explain how you would communicate a fair decision. Review one weakness, revise and record a second attempt.
Frequently asked questions
Is this three separate PA programs?
No. It is one Consortium BScPA admissions identity.
What minimums are published?
A 3.0 OMSAS GPA and 350 healthcare-experience hours, plus the other eligibility rules on the official page.
Is the interview virtual?
Yes. The published process uses an invitation-only virtual MMI.
Are future cycle dates published?
No. The public pages still show the closed 2026 cycle.
Sources
Recommended preparation
Physician Assistant Interview Essentials
Build a credible PA interview foundation through four focused spoken responses: profession-specific motivation, interprofessional teamwork, fair clinical decision-making, and reflective use of feedback.
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