Residents in the Restricted Registration Program

This NORSTAR stream provides travel and accommodation expense reimbursement to medical residents and fellows from Canadian medical schools providing clinical services in the North East and North West Ontario Health Regions under the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario managed Restricted Registration Program.

Steps for Residents in the Restricted Registration Program:

• Apply for and confirm a Restricted Registration job opportunity
• Confirm that the community has submitted a completed NORSTAR Restricted Registration Request Form and obtained approval from the NORSTAR team
• Purchase travel and accommodations for the assignment, keeping relevant receipts
  • Refer to the NORSTAR Restricted Registration Expense Claim Form for expense reimbursement eligibility and receipt requirements
• Complete the work assignment
• Submit a completed NORSTAR Restricted Registration Expense Claim Form with all supporting documentation to NORSTAR for expense reimbursement

Steps for Communities:

• Post suitable job opportunities on the Restricted Registration website, highlighting those opportunities that are eligible for expense reimbursement through NORSTAR
• Work with the Restricted Registration resident to confirm work assignment
• Submit a NORSTAR Restricted Registration Community Request Form to the NORSTAR team for approval in advance of all assignments
• Host the resident for the work assignment, providing clinical supervision

Eligible Northern Ontario Communities:

• Only communities in Ontario Health’s North West and North East Regions are eligible for NORSTAR:
  • The North West includes communities from Manitouwadge in the east, to Kenora and the Manitoba border in the west, and the Hudson Bay Coast to the north.
  • The North East includes communities from Wawa in the west, Parry Sound to the south, Mattawa to the east, and the James Bay Coast to the north
  • Note: Huntsville, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst are not eligible for NORSTAR
• Unsure? Check out this map or contact the NORSTAR team

For More Information:

• Review the NORSTAR FAQs
• Contact the Restricted Registration Program: Info@RestrictedRegistrationOntario.ca
• Contact the NORSTAR team at Ontario Health: norstar@ontariohealth.ca