Students are also responsible for their transportation costs related to clinical study. To be eligible a student must be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada and fulfill certain requirements for residency in Ontario. Students who are legal residents of other provinces need to check with their respective provincial financial aid programmes about eligibility for support. In addition, the following sources of funding are available to undergraduate medical students. This fund was established by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada.
Small loans are available to any female medical student or first-year intern.
Information regarding these loans may be obtained from the Secretariat, Federation of Medical Women of Canada, Box 8244, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3H7. The Department of National Defence administers a programme for medical students known as the Canadian Forces Medical Officer Training Plan. To qualify for enrolment a student must be acceptable without condition in a course in medicine in a Canadian university or in an accredited internship. Further information on this programme and on the career opportunities in medicine in the Canadian Armed Forces may be obtained from local Canadian Forces Recruiting Centres. In Hamilton, the Recruiting Centre is at 100 Main Street East.