Updated April 27, 2020
2021 R-1 Main Residency Match
The 2021 R-1 match timeline is currently under review.
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Resident Matching Committee (ARMC) is developing a new timeline that will see some milestones and deadlines shifted later in the year to accommodate schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised timeline will be posted once approved.
November 2019
7 November 2019 at 12:00 (noon) ET
Program directors and administrators may begin to add or remove file reviewers for their program(s) in CaRMS Online. File reviewers will receive an email from CaRMS with instructions on how to set up their account.
20 November 2019 at 12:05 ET
All programs and file reviewers may access applications submitted to their program(s) through CaRMS Online.
Reference materials are not available for review until November 27 at 12:00 (noon) ET to allow maximum time for letters of reference to be sent to CaRMS.
27 November 2019 at 12:00 (noon) ET
All reference materials that applicants have assigned to programs are now available to programs and file reviewers.
January 2020
15 January 2020 at 08:00 ET
PGME office users will now be able to view applicant photos.
PGME office users do not have access prior to this date.
18 January 2020 - 9 February 2020
Programs are responsible for scheduling interviews with applicants during this period.
Interviews for current-year Canadian medical school graduates from out-of-town universities are conducted during this three-week period. Interviews for international medical graduates and applicants at their own schools are coordinated separately with no specific national time period.
February 2020
19 February 2020 at 15:00 ET
File reviewer will no longer have access to CaRMS Online once PGME offices approve programs’ rank order lists on this date.
