Yes. The provincial governments set the seat numbers that the universities can have. They were all decreasing through the 1980s into the late 1990s, and then they were ramped back up again to the level they are today.
November 20th, 2025 / 12:55 p.m.
Past Board Chair and Dean, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Yes. The provincial governments set the seat numbers that the universities can have. They were all decreasing through the 1980s into the late 1990s, and then they were ramped back up again to the level they are today.
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