Documents required and other conditions

Special authorization (telemedicine and other activities) – Regular application

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Doctor of Medicine degree*
• Specialist’s certificate
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Curriculum vitae
• Confirmation of professional liability insurance that is valid in Quebec for the entire period of the special authorization

*You may not receive your M.D. degree until later in the year, but you will still be able to submit your application. Please send the CMQ a certified true copy of your MD diploma as soon as received or upload the document on your physiciansapply.ca account.

Letter required:

1. Practice in a health care institution: letter from the Director of Professional Services specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in and the name of the department head.
2. Practice at an accredited training site: letter from the Director of Professional Services specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in, the name of the department head and the name of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
3. Exclusive to telemedicine – Practice in another organization: letter of justification from the medical director or medical sponsor specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in, the name of the medical director or medical sponsor; this is in addition to the letter required under Point 1 or Point 2, as appropriate.

Special authorization (telemedicine and other activities) – Accelerated application
– Holder of a regular permit and a specialist’s certificate from Canada

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Confirmation of professional liability insurance that is valid in Quebec for the entire period of the special authorization

Letter required:

1. Practice in a health care institution: letter from the Director of Professional Services specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in and the name of the department head.
2. Practice at an accredited training site: letter from the Director of Professional Services specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in, the name of the department head and the name of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
3. Exclusive to telemedicine – Practice in another organization: letter of justification from the medical director or medical sponsor specifying the dates, disciplines, activities that will be engaged in, the name of the medical director or medical sponsor; this is in addition to the letter required under Point 1 or Point 2, as appropriate.

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• A criminal record check certificate less than 3 months old. We invite you to read the page dedicated to this subject to learn more.

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹(to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree

M.D. Canada :

You can upload your M.D. degree to your personal account at physiciansapply.ca

• Please wait until you receive a message from physiciansapply.ca
• Please authorize the CMQ to access the document

According to the government decree, "a fellow (remunated by a university, a government agency, a recognized granting agency or a foundation deemed acceptable by the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux) [...] is a person who has completed their medical training leading to a medical degree, doing advanced training in Quebec as part of a host or exchange program approved by a Quebec faculty of medicine, and who is subject to the provisions concerning them in the agreement between the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec and the Quebec government."

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

1. Doctor of Medicine degree*
2. Postgraduate training certificates³ or letter of attestation from the Dean* in the speciality the training period is in
3. 1. If you hold a specialist's certificate in the specialty covered by the training.
      You already have your diploma attesting to your specialist title (or you will be able to submit the document on physiciansapply.ca within 9 months of the start of the training and before your departure from Quebec) :
      - Specialist’s certificate in the speciality the training period is in
   2.  If you do not yet hold a specialist's certificate. You are coming from a university outside Canada or the United States to do a training in Quebec during your postgraduate training, before obtaining your specialist title (you will not be able to submit the document on physiciansapply.ca within 9 months of the start of the training and before your departure from Quebec) :
      - Proof of successful completion of one of the required examinations (MCCEE or MCCQE Part I or USMLE/Step 2 CK).
4. Any current and valid medical licenses held outside Quebec, including the right to practice as an intern or resident.

* If you are in your final year of training or have completed your postgraduate training and are waiting to receive your State Doctor of Medicine degree or your specialist’s certificate, you must submit a letter of attestation from the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine indicating the start date and expected end date of the postgraduate training as well as the expected date of issue of your degree or certificate. Once the degree or certificate is issued, it must be submitted to physiciansapply.ca for source verification before the end of your training period.

Send the CMQ:

1. Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from from your personnal page)
2. Certificate of professional conduct², including the right to practice as an intern or resident The certificate must be valid when your file is finalized at the CMQ

Québec Medical graduate

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Certificates of recent medical activities, where applicable – provide details about the type of activity, duration (number of hours/week and number of months/year)
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree
  • You can upload your M.D. degree to your personal account at physiciansapply.ca
    • Please wait until you receive a message from physiciansapply.ca
    • Please authorize the CMQ to access the document

If you are a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, have passed your CFPC or Royal CMQ certification examinations and have participated in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity, this information must be available and verifiable by the CMQ.

Canadian medical graduate

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Postgraduate training (residency) certificates³
• Proof that you have passed the CFPC or ABFM examinations (family medicine) or the Royal CMQ examinations
• Medical licence, where applicableCertificates of recent medical activities, where applicable (fellow) – provide details about the type of activity, duration (number of hours/week and number of months/year)
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree
  • You can upload your M.D. degree to your personal account at physiciansapply.ca
    • Please wait until you receive a message from physiciansapply.ca
    • Please authorize the CMQ to access the document

If you are a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, have passed your CFPC or Royal College certification examinations and have participated in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity, this information must be available and verifiable by the CMQ.

United States medical graduate

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

• Doctor of Medicine degree
• Postgraduate training certificates³
• Specialist’s certificate, where applicable
• Any medical licences held outside Quebec, where applicable

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from from your personnal page)
• Certificate of professional conduct², where applicable
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)

If you are a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, have passed your CFPC or Royal College certification examinations and have participated in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity, this information must be available and verifiable by the CMQ.

Send the CMQ: 

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Certificate of professional conduct
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)

The holder of a regular permit to practice family medicine issued before 1994 is exempt from the obligation to hold a certificate in family medicine.

To obtain recognition of the equivalence of an M.D. degree (Step 1)

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

• If you have the status as a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC):
  • Doctor of Medicine degree*
• If you do not have the status as a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC):
  • Doctor of Medecine degree*
  • Results / two examinations required: MCCQE Part I and NAC OSCE

* If you have a "Diplôme de Formation Approfondie en Sciences Médicales 3ème année ex DCEM 4 (DFASM3)" or graduate medical degree in France, you must submit your degree to physiciansapply.ca for source verification.

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personal page)
• Certificate of professional conduct² that is valid when your file is finalized at the CMQ.

Application for a regular permit – once the step to obtain recognition of equivalence has been completed (Steps 2, 3 and 4)

The CMQ’s requirements:

• Postgraduate training (residency) certificates from Quebec³
  • if in Canada: directly from the faculty
  • if outside Canada: source verified by physiciansapply.ca
• Proof of your status as a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Pass the CFPC or Royal College examinations – if you passed a Royal College subspecialty examination, you must also pass the basic specialty (primary specialty) examination
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)
• Certificates of recent medical activities, where applicable – provide details about the type of activity, duration (number of hours/week and number of months/year)

MRA (Quebec-France Agreement)

REQUIREMENT:

The agreement applies to physicians in Quebec or France who:

• hold a State Doctor of Medicine degree from a faculty of medicine that is located and provides training in France;
• have completed postgraduate training (residency/internship) in general medicine or in one of the other specialities listed in the agreement at a French university;
• have a specialist’s certificate (or equivalent credential) from a French university in one of the specialties listed in the agreement;
• are member in good standing of the Ordre des médecins de France as a general practitioner or specialist without any practice restrictions or limitations

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

• State Doctor of Medicine degree from France
• Certificates of postgraduate training³ completed during internship or residency
• Specialized studies diploma (DES) or qualification in general medicine

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personnal page)
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Employment certificates covering at least 12 months during the 2 years preceding the date of submission of the application. They must be issued by an immediate superior or a human resources department and the following information must be mentioned: start date, end date if applicable, and position
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec activity (within 12 months after your permit is issued)

Note : if you obtained a sponsorship, a letter will be sent directly to the Collège by Recrutement Santé Québec (RSQ).

Clinician

REQUIREMENT:

A letter of sponsorship will be sent directly to the Collège by Recrutement Santé Québec.

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

• Doctor of Medicine degree
• Proof that you have passed the MCCEE or MCCQE Part I or USMLE / Step 2 CK (note that theUSMLE / Step 2 CK result must be sent to the CMQ)
• Postgraduate training certificates³
• Specialist’s certificate or equivalent credential
• Medical licence (not required for applicants who have a State Doctor of Medicine degree from France)

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personal page)
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Employment certificates covering at least 12 months during the 3 years preceding the date of submission of the application. They must be issued by an immediate superior or a human resources department and the following information must be mentioned: start date, end date if applicable, and position
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)

Sponsored professor

REQUIREMENT:

A letter from the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and a letter from the health care institution’s Director of Professional Services, addressed to the Medical Education Division, must be sent directly to the Collège.

Send to physiciansapply.ca:

• Doctor of Medicine degree
• Postgraduate training certificates³
• Specialist’s certificate or equivalent credential
• Medical licence (not required for applicants who have a State Doctor of Medicine degree from France)

Send the CMQ:

• Two identity documents issued in accordance with the Policy respecting a professional’s name and name change requests¹ (to be uploaded from your personal page)
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificate of professional conduct²
• Employment certificates covering at least 12 months during the 2 years preceding the date of submission of the application. They must be issued by an immediate superior or a human resources department and the following information must be mentioned: start date, end date if applicable, and position
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• Proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)

After less than five years and one renewal (examination required)

• Recognition of equivalence of training by the Collège
• Proof that you have passed the certification examinations
• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• French language proficiency (exemptions)

After five years (no examination)

• Participation in the ALDO-Quebec educational activity
• Proof of French language proficiency (exemptions)

Other documents may be requested if necessary.

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