Pathway to Residency

Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident 

Find timeline here from CaRMS website

From 2021-2022 year

• ​4 October 2021 at 12:00 (noon) ET: CaRMS application opens

• 8 December 2021 at 12:00 (noon) ET: Program selection opens

• 17 January 2022 DEADLINE: Transcripts and MSPRs sent by faculties (NOT requiring translation)

• 30 January 2022 DEADLINE: Reference (LOR) submission

• 31 January 2022 at 12:00 (noon) ET DEADLINE: Submission and assignment of applications and documents

• 31 January 2022 at 12:05 ET

  • File review begins, programs now have access to all submitted applications and documents.

  • Programs may now start updating applicants’ interview offer status

  • Thus DON'T feel rushed to submit as early as possible, however we suggest you submit at least 3 days before this so that there are no issues!

• ​18 February 2022 DEADLINE: Interview offer status updates in CaRMS Online (prior to sending interview invitations)

• 28 February 2022 - 20 March 2022: National interview period

• 7 March 2022 at 12:00 (noon) ET: Ranking period begins
  Applicants and programs may begin creating their rank order lists in CaRMS Online.

• 31 March 2022 at 15:00 ET DEADLINE: Applicant rank order list

• 12 April 2022 at 12:00 (noon) ET: MATCH DAY

  • Match results are available through CaRMS Online.

MCCQE Part 1

• ​Apply up to 15 months prior to expected date of graduation (This year May 15, 2021 – check with International Medicine Office for graduation date in 2023) 

• Only 5 ‘sessions’ each year, not all are eligible for 2023 match timeline

• See our exam page for more detail

NAC (OSCE Exam)

• Can write the NAC if you are completing your medical degree requirements within 12 months of the date of the exam 

• Check the website for details

  • e.g in 2021, NAC registration began on May 26, 2021 at 10am Canadian time via physiciansapply.ca

• See our exam page for more detail​

Make a CaRMS Application

Prepare all Supporting Documents:

• More info on who and where to upload documents from CaRMS

• More info on document types from CaRMS website

• ​​Letter of language proficiency*

  • *Alternatively, candidates can submit a printout from the World Directory of Medical Schools which clearly states that the language of instruction is English or French

• Letters of Reference (in 2021 programs required between 2-3 LORs)

• ​​NAC examination - Statement of results (send via physiciansapply.ca)

• NAC examination - Supplemental Information Report  (send via physiciansapply.ca)

• MCCQE Part I - Statement of Results (send via physiciansapply.ca)

• MCCQE Part I - Supplemental Information Report (send via physiciansapply.ca)

• Personal Letter (basically your personal statement if applied also to ERAS - just make sure you look at the max word count for each school eg. UOttawa Max 500, UofT 1000 max)

• Medical School Diploma

• Medical School Transcript (International office uploads this)

• Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR - International office helps with this)

• Custom Résumé / CV (obviously can restate things from the CaRMS application)

  • ​A doc with tips for your personal letter and CV

• Undergraduate Transcript (Bachelor's Degree)

• CASPer exam

  • Really good FREE practice site 

    • ​PrepMatch is the world's first free peer-to-peer CASPer preparation platform (have ~ 8 full length practice tests)

  • Register for CASPer test

    • Register at least 3 days in advance of the test day you want. It is written at home on a computer with webcam

    • To register click here, there is a $100.00 fee plus tax​

      • Step 1: select country "Canada"​

      • Step 2: select language

      • Step 3: select program "Postgraduate Medical Education R1 Match"

      • Step 4: select the school(s): "Canadian Resident Matching Service"

      • Step 5: choose your date and pay fees

Select the residency positions and submit your application​

Interview with the institutions

Make a rank list