Updated July 22, 2024
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2025 Cycle Information
Criteria applicable for all medical graduates; for specific information, please see tabs.
CRITERIA FOR ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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GENERAL INFORMATION | For Entry in the 2025-2026 Academic Year
The Ontario Faculties of Medicine and the Ontario Ministry of Health have agreed to the following policies for the 2025 Medicine Subspecialty Match. It is important to note individual programs may have specific criteria used to review applications. Please carefully review the program-specific criteria as well as the provincial criteria listed below. All matched applicants must meet the criteria for registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons for postgraduate education. ANY DELAYS IN PROVIDING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO CPSO MAY RESULT IN A DELAY IN THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND A DELAY IN THE START OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING BEYOND JULY 1. |
LICENSING BODY | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario |
SOURCE OF FUNDING | Ministry of Health |
TRAINING LEVEL ELIGIBILITY | Subspecialty: Medicine subspecialties
Training level: Current resident
Subspecialty: Forensic psychiatry Training level: Current resident
Subspecialty: Geriatric psychiatry Training level: Current resident
Subspecialty: Thoracic surgery Training level: Current resident
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RESTRICTIONS
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The medicine subspecialty match cannot be used for transfers or re-entry.
Sponsored Residents (Foreign Governments) or Trainees on work permits must apply directly through the school’s PGME office for subspecialty training. These positions are supernumerary and not part of the CaRMS Medicine Subspecialty Match process. Please be aware that most, if not all, hospitals in Ontario have mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in place that require, in the absence of a valid medical or human rights exemption, proof of vaccination. Acceptable vaccination must be in accordance with Health Canada. Residents matched to any Ontario residency program must ensure they are able to comply with Hospital mandates in order to start training on July 1, 2025. |
MATCH STREAMS | N/A |
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS | See the Summary of citizenship requirements. |
PROOF OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY | See the Summary of language proficiency requirements. |
SECOND ITERATION |
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
N/A |
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR CANADIAN MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS | Please review individual program descriptions for additional information. |
RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS | N/A |
MEDICAL EDUCATION | Please review individual program descriptions for additional information. |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS
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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. The CPSO is currently undergoing a review of the pathways to registration. Further information on possible exceptions to the MCCQE Part I will be posted to the Ontario provincial criteria as they become available. IMGs who are applying to subspecialty training programs from programs other than Canadian residencies (e.g. US core training programs) must satisfy all CPSO requirements for educational licensure, including relevant licensing examinations in effect at the time of application. |
RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS
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The Ministry of Health requests all ROS agreements before July 1st of the year they were matched. All agreements should be returned to the Ministry prior to the start of residency training. It is the responsibility of the applicant to confirm eligibility with respect to ROS requirements of other provinces.
More information for IMG ROS can be found here: Return of Service If you have further questions, please contact the Ministry of Health at PPUProgramOfficer@ontario.ca PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL A ROS COMMITMENT IN ONTARIO IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF YOUR SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING. |
MEDICAL EDUCATION
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IMGs must be graduates of an acceptable medical school on the World Directory of Medical Schools list.
A copy of medical school marks/transcripts and medical degree/diploma must be submitted. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a translation. All IMGs are required to have their documents verified through physiciansapply.ca. |
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