Examinations
This section describes the examinations for the various types of applications submitted to the Collège. These examinations are offered by third-party organizations with which the Collège has an agreement.
The websites of the organizations providing these examinations offer information on eligibility criteria, center and date selection, examination fees, preparatory resources, scoring, results, and other useful information.
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Postgraduate training (as a fellow)
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."
Warning: Use of the English term Fellow, by the CMQ, refers to the definition in the government decree. The CMQ is aware that on a daily basis, in common usage, there may be other understandings of this term.
An examination is required only for those who do not hold a specialist's certificate in the specialty covered by the training.
- Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)
or - Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE Part I)
or - United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) / Step 2 CK
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Regular permit
Application for a regular permit – Practice ready
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or American Board of Family Medicine (ABMF)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Note: if you passed a Royal College subspecialty examination, you must also pass the basic specialty (primary specialty) examination.
- Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
- French language proficiency – OQLF
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Recognition of the equivalence of an M.D. degree:
Application for a regular permit – By recognition of the equivalence of an M.D. degree for international medical graduates (IMGs)
- Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I
- National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination if the candidate does not have the status as a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
IMPORTANT : Please check the following websites to find out when the Medical Council of Canada examination results and Resident Matching Service results (CaRMS) will be made available :
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Restrictive permits
Application for a restrictive permit as a :
- Sponsored professor: no examination
- Clinician:
- Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)
or - Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE Part I)
or - United States Medical Licensing Examination / Step 2 CK
and - French language proficiency (see exemptions)
or - Examen de connaissance du français de l’OQLF
- Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)
- Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA): no examination
Conversion of a restrictive permit:
Application to convert a restrictive permit into a regular permit
After less than 5 years and one renewal:
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
or - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College)
After more than 5 years: no examination
If you passed a Royal College subspecialty examination, you must also pass the basic specialty (primary specialty) examination.