[5] OCNM incorporated as the non-profit, charitable Institute of Naturopathic Education and Research in 1983,[1] the year before it moved from its Kitchener location back to downtown Toronto.

[6] The school adopted its present name in 1992 and relocated again in 1996, before finally moving to its current location in North York in 1999.

[7] In 2013, CCNM opened the Brampton Naturopathic Teaching Clinic (BNTC), the first naturopathic clinic within a Canadian hospital, in collaboration with the William Osler Health System and Central West Local Health Integration Network.

[13] The biomedical sciences segment of the curriculum (years 1 and 2) involves the study of anatomy (gross anatomy and prosection), embryology, clinical physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, public health, pharmacology, clinical pathology and laboratory diagnostics.

[14] It is recommended that students also take step-one of the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX) prior to commencing third year.

[citation needed] Prior to commencing fourth year (clinical internship), students are required to pass a clinic-entry exam (i.e.

[15] Bridge delivery for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) of the naturopathic medicine program was established in 2012 and its first class began in 2013.

[23] The clinic was opened in support and as a component of Osler's "philosophy to help ensure greater access to community care options.