Main Residency Match (R-1)

Schedule of Dates
Applicant Timetable - First Iteration

Updated July 3, 2009

Timetable for the First Iteration of the 2010 R-1 Match

NOTE: Milestones are CaRMS-recommended dates that we advise you try and follow to ensure you are using your time well and allotting enough time to complete the next phase thoroughly. These are not deadlines; they are merely guidelines that are proven to keep applicants on track throughout the Match cycle. The four Milestones in this timetable are: Submission of Electronic Application Milestone (November 12); Program Selection Milestone (November 17); Letter of Reference Milestone (November 20); and Document Assignment Milestone (November 24).

August 12, 2009
On-line Request for Registration Opens

On-line request for registration opens for International Medical Graduates and prior-year Canadian graduates (Current-year Canadian graduates are automatically registered by their medical schools). CaRMS encourages reading the basic criteria, provincial criteria and program descriptions sections before registering.

September 4, 2009
Program Descriptions Updates Complete

Program descriptions become current for 2009 Match.
NOTE: The program descriptions may be altered occasionally and should be referred to regularly. The program description must be approved by the Postgraduate Dean's Office before any updates can be considered official. The Program Description's status is indicated at the top of each page and the time of last update is at the bottom.

September 8 to 9, 2009
Tokens Distributed

All verified Applicants are e-mailed their tokens during this period.
Applicants use their token to complete the registration process and log into the Applicant Webstation (AWS), which opens September 9, 2009.

September 9, 2009 (12:00 hr ET)
AWS Opens

Applicant Webstation (AWS) opens.
Applicants are encouraged to use their token and begin the preliminary steps of filling out their CaRMS application. CaRMS recommends that applicants familiarize themselves with the AWS platform and suggests printing the AWS Help manual for reference.

October 14, 2009
Program Selection Opens

Applicants are able to begin selecting programs where they wish to apply.
Please thoroughly read the program descriptions to ensure you have all of the required documents.

October 30, 2009
Extra Documents/Transcripts Expected at CaRMS

All medical school transcripts and extra documents are expected in the CaRMS office by this date.
It is the applicant's responsibility to follow university procedures to order a medical school transcript and have it sent directly to the CaRMS office. You are able to track documents that CaRMS has processed through AWS.

November 12, 2009
Application Submission Milestone*

The "My Application" section of AWS should be submitted by this date. All sections of the application must be complete before it can be successfully submitted.

*This is the first milestone in our timetable.

November 17, 2009
Program Selection Milestone

Applicants should select and submit all programs they are interested in by this date to allow adequate time to assign all the necessary documents to each program. Please note, you will still be able to select and submit to programs throughout the Match cycle, but you must leave a sufficient amount of time to properly assign all required documents before AWS closes for File Review set-up on November 27 (17:00 hr ET).

November 17, 2009
MSPR Arrival

All Medical Student Performance Records (MSPR) are due in the CaRMS office on this date.
If your MSPR is not processed into your AWS application within one week of this date, please contact your undergraduate office.

November 20, 2009
Letter of Reference Milestone

All letters of reference should have arrived at the CaRMS office by this date for us to guarantee they will be processed into your AWS application in time for File Review on December 1.

CaRMS will continue to process letters that arrive after this date, but can not guarantee they will be scanned before File Review due to the volume of documents we receive.

November 24, 2009
Document Assignment Milestone

Document assignments should be complete by this date to ensure your applications are complete for December 1, when File Review begins.

Some programs will not review an incomplete application, a document that arrives late, or a document that has been assigned after File Review begins. Be sure to review the program descriptions before this date to ensure you are assigning all the required documents.

November 27, 2009 (17:00 hr ET) to December 1, 2009 (12:00 hr ET)
AWS closed

Online services are closed for preparation of File Review.

Applicants will not have access to their AWS during this time period.

December 1, 2009 (12:00 hr ET)
File Review Begins

Programs begin reviewing applications.

AWS re-opens.

January 23 - February 14, 2010
National Interview Period

Interviews for current-year Canadian medical school graduates from out-of-town universities are conducted during this three-week period. Interviews for applicants at their own schools and for IMGs are coordinated separately with no national specific time period.

February 4, 2010 (12:00 hr ET)
Rank Order List Period Begins

Rank Order List (ROL) system opens to applicants and programs for on-line ranking.

CaRMS recommends you do not wait until the last minute to enter or finalize your Rank Order.

February 25, 2010 (15:00 hr ET)
ROL Deadline

Rank Order List (ROL) deadline. This is the only deadline in the CaRMS Match year - not having your Rank Order List properly submitted into the CaRMS system results in automatic withdrawal from First Iteration.

CaRMS recommends submitting your Rank Order List well before the deadline and printing your e-mail confirmation. If you did not receive an e-mail confirmation (check your junk mail if one doesn't arrive in your inbox), you may not have properly submitted your ROL. If you make any changes to a submitted ROL, you must submit the list again.

Monday, March 8, 2010 (12:00 hr ET)

MATCH DAY