Women outnumber men at most medical schools
2009 figures show enrolment continues to increase
The medical schools listed below are sorted by size of enrolment: from the largest, Université de Montréal, to the smallest—and newest—Northern Ontario School of Medicine. These 2009 figures show enrolment continues to increase (up 15 per cent compared to 2006), with women outnumbering men at most institutions.
| Female students (%) | Total enrolment | |
| Montréal | 66 | 1,253 |
| UBC | 55 | 1,006 |
| Laval | 70 | 991 |
| Toronto | 55 | 902 |
| Sherbrooke | 61 | 777 |
| McGill | 55 | 698 |
| Alberta | 48 | 630 |
| Ottawa | 63 | 615 |
| Western | 47 | 591 |
| McMaster | 62 | 541 |
| Calgary | 54 | 488 |
| Manitoba | 50 | 426 |
| Dalhousie | 55 | 414 |
| Queen’s | 49 | 404 |
| Saskatchewan | 54 | 299 |
| Memorial | 58 | 258 |
| Northern Ontario* | 68 | 225 |
| Average | 58 | 10,518 |
50%
*Northern Ontario School of Medicine is located at Lakehead and Laurentian universities.
Source: Office of Research and Information Services, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
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