The 2025 MSM match timeline is currently under review and will be posted shortly.
Updated January 16, 2024
2025 Medicine Subspecialty Match — first iteration
Please refer back to this timetable regularly, as dates are subject to change.
June 2024
26 June 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
If you were a PGME, program administrator or director for a previous CaRMS match, you can log into CaRMS Online using your existing username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password, click on the ‘Forgot your username or password option’ on the CaRMS Online login page.
If you are a new program director or administrator for this match and have not received an email, please contact your PGME office.
26 June 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Program directors and administrators may log into CaRMS Online and start updating their program descriptions. Program descriptions must be finalized and submitted to the PGME office for review by the “Program descriptions sent to PGME office for approval” deadline.
July 2024
4 July 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Program directors and administrators must submit their program descriptions to their postgraduate offices for review and approval by 12:00 ET on this date.
11 July 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Program descriptions for all programs participating in the match should be approved and available on carms.ca for applicants to review. Once program descriptions are approved, they are immediately available on carms.ca for applicants to consult.
11 July 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Applicants may begin the application process.
Applicants who participated in a previous match can log into their CaRMS Online account using their existing username and password to participate in the match. Anyone who has forgotten their username or password can click on the ‘Forgot your username or password’ option on the CaRMS Online login page.
August 2024
1 August 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Applicants can start selecting the programs to which they wish to apply and assigning requested documents.
Ensure quota is entered in the Quota Management section of your CaRMS Online account.
8 August 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Program directors and administrators can add or remove file reviewers for their program(s) and create filters in preparation for file review.
Once file reviewers have been added, they will receive an email from CaRMS with instructions on how to create an account in CaRMS Online.
Applications will be available for review when file review opens.
20 August 2024 at 12:05 ET
Programs now have access to all submitted applications and documents.
21 August 2024 - 12 September 2024
Programs must complete all interview status updates in CaRMS Online during this time frame. Interview statuses should be assigned at least one week prior to the scheduled program interview date and official interview invitations must be distributed to applicants within five days of the interview status update made in CaRMS Online.
28 August 2024 at 08:00 ET
Applicant photos are now available to view. Photos are not available prior to this date.
31 August 2024 - 22 September 2024
Interviews are conducted during this period. Programs are responsible for scheduling interviews with applicants directly.
September 2024
17 September 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Discussions regarding reversion options should begin now to ensure final reversion instructions are submitted by the PGME approval deadline for ranking, quota and reversions.
Draft reversions should be sent to CaRMS two days prior to the PGME approval deadline to ensure final reversion instructions are reviewed and understood by CaRMS.
17 September 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Applicants and programs may begin creating their rank order lists in CaRMS Online.
Once a program rank order list has been submitted, postgraduate offices can begin approving them in CaRMS Online. Postgraduate offices can also begin approving quota and submitting reversion instructions starting today.
October 2024
2 October 2024 at 14:00 ET
Programs must submit their rank order lists through CaRMS Online by 14:00 ET. If programs do not submit by today, postgraduate offices can submit on their behalf.
10 October 2024 at 15:00 ET
Postgraduate offices must approve rank order lists and quota, as well as upload finalized reversion instructions in CaRMS Online by this deadline.
January 2025
15 January 2025 at 15:00 ET
This is the last day to access information in your CaRMS Online account for this match.
Applicants will no longer have access to the information in their application after this date.
Programs should download and save any match-related files before this date. Matched applicant files can only be retrieved from postgraduate offices once CaRMS Online closes.
