TMU selects Brampton site for School of Medicine
The Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine has a new home – in Brampton.
Officials from the university, the city and the provincial government, including Premier Doug Ford, were on hand to announce the news on January 27.
The school will occupy about 250,000 square feet in the Bramalea Civic Centre at 150 Central Park Drive.
The building is located within the city’s health and life-sciences cluster, and was selected for its proximity to both the Brampton Civic and Peel Memorial Hospitals as well as its accessibility to municipal transportation, GO transit and highway systems.
“Through the creation of the Brampton School of Medicine, we are building a healthcare system that fosters local talent and creates economic growth in the medical sector,” said Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. “This school and the city's second hospital being built at Peel Memorial will help address the healthcare emergency in Brampton and ensures the next generation of healthcare practitioners can train locally right here in the city."
The City of Brampton will invest $20 million to support renovations required for programing and operations of the School of Medicine, including to install classrooms, offices, research facilities and an integrated health clinic.
The school will open in September 2025 with 80 undergraduate seats and 95 postgraduate seats.
William Osler Health System is working with TMU as primary clinical partner. Osler will support the school of medicine in providing the clinical learning environment for undergraduate medical education, other health professionals’ education, residency training and professional development.
The addition of the TMU School of Medicine marks the first new medical school in the GTA in over a hundred years and will make Brampton the home of a community-centric medical school focused on inclusivity, innovation and primary care.
“We are committed to creating a school of medicine to meet the diverse needs of the Brampton and Peel Region community and today, with a location secured, we are one step closer,” said - Mohamed Lachemi, TMU president and vice-chancellor. “I am incredibly thankful to our partners, the City of Brampton and the Province of Ontario, for their investments that will help us bring to life our shared vision for a brighter future for medical education in the region and the province.”
Establishing a medical school in Brampton has been a significant part of the city’s ongoing advocacy work.
In 2021, City Council voted in favour of a $1-million planning grant to help fund a future School of Medicine in the city.
In March 2022, the provincial government announced its plans for expanding medical school education to build a stronger, more resilient healthcare system, including adding 80 undergraduate seats and 95 postgraduate positions for the TMU University School of Medicine in Brampton when it opens in 2025.