I am an IMG but I cannot see the programs I want to apply to in the list of available programs?

Each year, we receive a list of applicants who are eligible to apply for Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec programs. In order to select these programs, you must be on the AIMG list for Alberta, the BCIMG list for BC, and the QIMG list for Quebec.

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Quebec

Alberta

To be eligible for IMG designated positions in Alberta for the R-1 match, you must have successfully completed the AIMG Program.

For more information: https://www.aimg.ca/

The AIMG Program also offers the AIMG Clinical Assessment Placement (AIMG CAP), which is a supplementary assessment opportunity offered to a limited number of already assessed AIMG Program applicants who do not match to residency positions in a current CaRMS match. Participation is by invitation only. Invitations to apply to the CAP will be sent to eligible candidates.

For more information: https://www.aimg.ca/how-it-works/clinical-assessment-placement/

British Columbia

IMGs seeking to apply to a residency position in British Columbia are required to participate in the University of British Columbia’s Clinical Assessment Program (BCIMG CAP).

It’s open to final-year international medical students and international medical graduates who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents. It’s offered in October of each year.

For more information: https://imgbc.med.ubc.ca/resource/clinical-assessment/

Quebec

All international Medical Graduates must be pre-approved by the Collège des Médecins du Québec (http://www.cmq.org/en/nous-joindre.aspx) in order to apply to programs within Québec.

If you have not been pre-approved, you will not have access to apply to any programs in Québec and must reach out to the CMQ.

If you have gone through the process, you have received a letter from the the CMQ identifying if you have successfully received your MD equivalence. BCI then sends us a list of applicants who have received their equivalence and we will then provide access to apply to programs in Québec. 

Entry to R-1 residency training programs in Quebec occurs via two streams: the regular stream and the particular stream. The particular stream is limited to the second iteration of the R-1 match.

Candidates meeting the criteria for the regular stream will be able to apply in the first iteration of the R-1 match and candidates meeting the criteria for the particular stream will be able to apply in the second iteration of the R-1 match. 

Eligibility criteria for both application streams can be found within the provincial criteria for Québec here.