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The Graduate Program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is an integrated research program. Investigation occurs at the molecular, cellular, tissue, whole organism, and clinical levels. As part of the program, students carry out supervised research in various thematic areas including cancer, diabetes, transplantation, stem cell biology, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, and One Health.
The goal of the program is to train tomorrow’s researchers who will make significant original contributions to the global understanding of disease diagnosis and mechanisms. Graduates of our programs will have the foundation of careers including academia, government, and the pharmaceutical industry.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Minimum Financial Requirements
Change As of January 1, 2024, the minimum financial requirement for living expenses for new study permit applications is $20,635 for an individual student. Please see the Documents Required for a Study Permit Application section for more details.
New Study Permit Cap Announcement
In light of the Canadian government’s ongoing changes to the country’s immigration policies, and the concomitant impact on our graduate programs here at Western, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) has created a new web page: Changes to Canadian Study Permit Policies.
This page will now act as a dedicated space (the “gold standard”) for all graduate program-related study permit information moving forward. We have also included a link to the new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) "processing times" tool so applicants can get a better sense of how long it may take to process their study permit application. This page will be updated on an ongoing basis as we continue to receive new information in collaboration with Western International and our other partners across campus.
