Updated August 7, 2020
2021 R-1 Main Residency Match
Designated program administrators and program directors will receive an email from CaRMS with instructions on how to log in to CaRMS Online.
If you were a program administrator or director for the 2020 R-1 Main Residency Match, 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.
Note: if you are a program director or administrator for this match and have not received an email from us, please contact at communication@carms.ca.
Program directors and administrators may log into CaRMS Online and start updating their program descriptions. All programs must update their program descriptions for the new match year before September 4.
Note: program descriptions can be updated throughout the match if critical updates are needed.
All applicants may log into their CaRMS Online account to begin their application.
DEADLINE: Program descriptions published on CaRMS.ca
Program descriptions are now available on CaRMS.ca for applicants to review.
Program directors and administrators may add or remove file reviewers for their program(s) in CaRMS Online 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. Applications will be available for review when file review opens on November 20 at 12:05 (noon) ET.
All programs and file reviewers may access all applications that have been submitted to their program(s) through CaRMS Online.
Letters of reference letters are not available for review until November 27 to allow maximum time for letters of reference to be sent to CaRMS.
Note: the PGME and UGME Associate Deans of the faculties of medicine of Canada, with CaRMS’ input, have decided to open file review a week earlier than usual to allow more time for programs to review applications. In order to not penalize applicants who have scheduled electives ending in November and are potentially requesting a letter of reference from this elective, letters of reference will not be available for programs to review until the following week, on November 27.
All letters of reference that applicants have assigned to programs are now available to programs and file reviewers.
Programs do not have access to any letters of reference letters submitted before noon (ET) today.
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.
Q and A discussion regarding reversions, if required, to ensure final reversions are received and understood by CaRMS, by the PGME reversion deadline.
Applicants and programs may begin creating their rank order lists in CaRMS Online.
Once you have submitted your rank order list, your postgraduate office can begin reviewing and approving.
To make changes to your submitted list, contact your postgraduate office.
DEADLINE: submission of program rank order lists
Programs must submit their rank order lists through CaRMS Online by 14:00 ET.
Match results for the 2020 R-1 Main Residency Match are available through CaRMS Online.
CaRMS Online access closes for the 2020 R-1 Main Residency Match.
We recommend programs download and save any match-related files before this date. Matched applicant files can only be retrieved from your postgraduate office once CaRMS Online closes.
All applicants may log into their CaRMS Online account to begin their application.
All program descriptions for the second iteration will be copied over from the first iteration.
Changes to program descriptions can only be made by requesting that your postgraduate office return the description for updates. When the description is returned, program directors and administrators will be able to log into CaRMS Online and update their program descriptions for the second iteration of the match.
Program descriptions are now available on carms.ca for applicants to review.
Programs may add or remove file reviewers for the second iteration through CaRMS Online.
Program administrators and directors may also create filters in preparation for file review.
All file reviewers added in the first iteration will automatically have access to review applications for the second iteration on March 19.
Q&A discussion regarding reversions, if required, to ensure final reversions are received and understood by CaRMS, by the PGME reversion deadline.
All programs and file reviewers may access all applications that have been submitted to their program(s) through CaRMS Online.
Note: there is no designated national interview period for the second iteration of the R-1 Main Residency Match.
Applicants and programs may begin creating their rank order lists in CaRMS Online.
Once you have submitted your rank order list, your postgraduate office can begin reviewing and approving.
To make changes to your submitted list, contact your postgraduate office.
Programs must submit their rank order list through CaRMS Online by 14:00 ET.
Match results for the second iteration of the 2020 R-1 Main Residency Match are available through CaRMS Online.
CaRMS Online access closes for the 2020 R-1 Main Residency Match.
We recommend programs download and save any match-related files before this date. Matched applicant files can only be retrieved from your postgraduate office once CaRMS Online closes.
