Updated September 11, 2024
Université Laval
Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Montréal
McGill University
2025 Cycle Information
Criteria applicable for all medical graduates; for specific information, please see tabs.
CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | Information concerning the 2024-2025 cycle with admission on July 1st, 2025
The Quebec’s four faculties of medicine and the Quebec Ministry of Health have agreed on the following policies for the 2025 R-1 match. Individual residency programs may have additional criteria for their own candidate evaluation process. Please pay close attention to specific program criteria and to the provincial criteria detailed below. All match candidates must meet the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ)’s registration criteria. Criteria for recency of practice or medical studies Applicants must be able to demonstrate with official documentation that they have:
within the four years preceding the admission application. Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate that they have had a sustained and continuous independent clinical practice for a minimum duration of one year within the four years preceding the application. *Please note that observerships and telemedicine are not considered independent clinical practice. Applying to a Faculty of Medicine in Quebec In Quebec, the first iteration of the CaRMS residency match is limited to graduates of accredited medical schools in Canada and the United States, or International medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed the equivalence process of the Collège des médecins du Québec. These graduates must have never undertaken residency training in Canada or the United States (including fellowships). New in 2025 Graduates of accredited medical schools in Canada and the United States, or International medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed the equivalence process of the Collège des médecins du Québec, who have previously undertaken residency training in Canada or the United States (including fellowships) and/or who are not citizens or permanent residents of Canada are eligible for CaRMS consideration in the particular stream (contingent particulier) during the second iteration. See the criteria for the particular stream in the second iteration of the R-1 match. US graduates An American medical graduate seeking residency training in Quebec who is an American citizen and not a Canada/US dual citizen must apply in the second iteration under a special quota called the particular stream. Canadian citizens may apply via CaRMS in the regular stream during the first iteration if they have never undertaken residency training in Canada or the United States. Graduates of a US osteopathic school (DO) accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation are also eligible in accordance with the above criteria. Visa students Quebec MD visa students are eligible to apply to Quebec programs. |
| LICENSING BODY | Collège des Médecins du Québec |
| MATCH STREAMS | Applying to a Faculty of Medicine in Quebec
R-1 admission to residency training programs in Quebec via CaRMS occurs via two streams: the regular stream and the particular stream. The particular stream is limited to the second iteration of the R-1 match. Only candidates meeting the criteria for the regular stream (see above) will be considered in the first iteration of the R-1 match. Regular stream This stream is reserved for graduates of accredited medical schools in Canada and the United States. It is also open to International medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed the equivalence process of the Collège des médecins du Québec and who have never undertaken residency training in Canada or the United States (including fellowships). Graduates must be:
Graduates who do not meet these criteria should look into applying via the particular stream during the second iteration of the R-1 match. |
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| CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS | See the Summary of citizenship requirements. |
| PROOF OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY | See the Summary of language proficiency requirements. |
| MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS | See the Summary of MCC examination requirements. |
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR CANADIAN MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS | Four positions are available for candidates who will commit to practicing medicine in New Brunswick for at least five years. Successful candidates will be required to sign the Return of Service contract prepared for this purpose by New Brunswick before beginning their residency training. The contract is found within the program descriptions of the programs with a return of service obligation.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have French language skills in order to obtain a position within the « réseau de santé vitalité » in accordance with the requirements of the language policy. Once matched, if the resident decides not to continue or not to complete the training, they will have to reimburse the costs of the training paid by New Brunswick. If the resident decides not to practice in New Brunswick, a penalty of $400,000 with interest will be imposed. For more information, please contact: Michelle Anne Duguay |
| MEDICAL EDUCATION | MD degree is required to undertake postgraduate education |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | N/A |
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS | Four positions are available for candidates who will commit to practicing medicine in New Brunswick for at least five years. Successful candidates will be required to sign the Return of Service contract prepared for this purpose by New Brunswick before beginning their residency training. The contract is found within the program descriptions of the programs with a return of service obligation.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have French language skills in order to obtain a position within the « réseau de santé vitalité » in accordance with the requirements of the language policy. One matched, if the resident decides not to continue or not to complete the training, they will have to reimburse the costs of the training paid by New Brunswick. If the resident decides not to practice in New Brunswick, a penalty of $ 400,000 with interest will be imposed. For more information, please contact: Michelle Anne Duguay |
| MEDICAL EDUCATION | MD equivalency must have been recognized by the Collège des médecins du Québec. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | To participate in the first iteration of the R-1 match, in the regular stream, you must:
International medical graduates (IMGs) who have not been granted equivalence of their MD from the Collège des médecins du Québec and who wish to obtain information on the practice of medicine in Québec, as well as the possibility of completing residency in Québec, should contact the provincial licensing body for information on the evaluation process. Please contact the CMQ directly for information (see below): Collège des médecins du Québec IMGs who complete the equivalence process of the CMQ can be considered via the first iteration of the CaRMS match provided they complete the application process before the deadline (for 2025 admission: November 29, 2024 at noon). Those who can do so before the second iteration deadline (for 2025 admission: March 18, 2025 at noon) will be authorized to participate in the second iteration. |
