Manitoba - CaRMS

Updated June 27, 2024

University of Manitoba

2025 Cycle Information

Criteria applicable for all medical graduates; for specific information, please see tabs.

Please note that the criteria on this page is from the 2024 match. Updated 2025 provincial criteria will be posted on this page in the upcoming months, once it has been reviewed by the province.

Criteria for all medical graduates

CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES
GENERAL INFORMATION	Enhanced skills (ES) programming at the University of Manitoba allows residents to develop added competence to support and extend the delivery of comprehensive, community-adaptive care by family physicians. In the case of practicing physicians, the successful applicant must have recent practice experience, preferentially in Manitoba. As part of its commitment to Manitobans, priority shall be given to candidates who demonstrate intent for future practice in Manitoba (or in proximal jurisdictions served by Manitoba such as NWT, Nunavut, and Northwest Ontario) as demonstrated by one or more of the following: applicants to programs will describe practice intentions, in line with CFPC concepts of community adaptiveness letters of reference or letters of support that reflect the intention to practice in Manitoba (or areas where we serve such as NWT, Nunavut, and North-West Ontario) All candidates being interviewed shall be asked: ‘Please describe your future practice and how this training will help address the needs of the community.
LICENSING BODY	All residents must meet the licensing criteria for registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) for postgraduate education. See the CPSM website for information.
SOURCE OF FUNDING	Manitoba Health
TRAINING LEVEL ELIGIBILITY	Discipline: Enhanced skills Training level: Current Canadian Family Medicine training Eligibility Details: Trainees currently enrolled in the 2nd year of an accredited CFPC Family Medicine Residency program. Discipline: Enhanced skills Training level: Licensed physicians, with CCFP designation Eligibility Details: Applicants who have already obtained CCFP certification.
RESTRICTIONS	N/A
MATCH STREAMS	N/A
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS	See the Summary of citizenship requirements.
PROOF OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY	See the Summary of language proficiency requirements.

Additional criteria for CMGs

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR CANADIAN MEDICAL GRADUATES
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS	Examination: MCCQE Part I Requirement: Mandatory with Exceptions Date/milestone assessment submission required: File review opening The province will accept the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 in place of the MCCQE Part I. Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examination data and documents are only accepted as transfers from physiciansapply.ca. Instructions on how to transfer documents from physiciansapply.ca to your CaRMS account can be found here.
RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS	Applicants must declare any Return of Service obligation at the time of application and may be disqualified if their provincial obligations preclude R-3 training. All successful applicants to the FP-Anesthesia Enhanced Skills Program are required to sign a 1-year ROS with the Province of Manitoba prior to starting training.
MEDICAL EDUCATION	Letter of projected successful completion of training from Program Director – preferred. (Practicing physicians exempt)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Prior to the commencement of training, successful applicants must provide proof of current ACLS certification. All candidates accepted to all residency programs must attend the mandatory PGME orientation day on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Additional criteria for IMGs

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS	Examination: MCCQE Part I Requirement: Mandatory with exceptions Date/milestone assessment submission required: File review opening The province will accept the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 in place of the MCCQE Part I. Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examination data and documents are only accepted as transfers from physiciansapply.ca. Instructions on how to transfer documents from physiciansapply.ca to your CaRMS account can be found here.
RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS	Applicants must declare any Return of Service obligation at the time of application and may be disqualified if their provincial obligations preclude R-3 training. All successful applicants to the FP-Anesthesia Enhanced Skills Program are required to sign a 1-year ROS with the Province of Manitoba prior to starting training.
MEDICAL EDUCATION	Letter of projected successful completion of training from Program Director – preferred. (Practicing physicians exempt)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Pre-Residency Orientation Programs To help ensure a smooth transition to residency, all IMG candidates accepted to residency programs are required to complete the mandatory two-week orientation program in June 2024. Further information about the mandatory IMG Orientation can be found on the University of Manitoba, International Medical Graduates-Orientation webpage. Prior to commencement of training, successful applicants must provide proof of current ACLS certification. All candidates accepted to all residency programs must attend the mandatory PGME orientation day on Thursday, June 26, 2025.