Applicants
Registering and joining a match
- What do my CaRMS fees pay for?
- What is the difference between a Canadian medical graduate (CMG) and an international medical graduate (IMG)?
- How do I tell if my international medical school is recognized in Canada?
- How do I withdraw from the match?
- Why does it say I'm not eligible to participate to a match?
- What do I enter during registration if I only have one name? See all 22 articles
Filling out your information
- ★ I am an International Medical Graduate (IMG) looking to apply for the R-1 match. Where do I start?
- ★ I am a current year Canadian Medical Graduate (CMG) looking to apply to the R-1 match. Where do I start?
- What documents and scores are automatically assigned to programs?
- What third-party organizations has CaRMS partnered with to automate the verification of citizenship/legal status of applicants?
- My date of graduation is incorrect under the Medical Education section, but I can’t change it. What do I do?
- What is a clerkship? See all 44 articles
Transferring documents from physiciansapply.ca
- I am a Canadian Medical Graduate. How do I obtain my Identity Validity Period (IVP)?
- How do I transfer my Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examinations in my CaRMS Online account?
- How do I transfer my Identity Validity Period (IVP) from the MCC?
- I’m a current year Canadian Medical Graduate (CMG) and have transferred my future MCCQE exam information from physiciansapply.ca but I am receiving an error, what do I do?
- How do I fix my MCC Candidate Code entered in my CaRMS account?
- How do I transfer my older (pre-September 2008) MCC exams? See all 11 articles
Situational Judgement Tests
- When will I receive my FMProC (Family Medicine Professional Choices) score in my CaRMS account?
- When will I receive my Casper score in my CaRMS account?
- What do I do in Examinations - Situational Judgement Tests
- My Casper result has been transferred to my account, but I cannot view the score, why?
- How long is my FMProC test valid?
- Do I need to upload my FMProC result document to my CaRMS Online account? See all 24 articles
My Documents
- My AIMG Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) result has been uploaded into my CaRMS account but I cannot view the score, why?
- When will I receive my AIMG Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) result in my CaRMS account?
- How long is my AIMG Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) result valid?
- How do I share my AIMG Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) result with CaRMS?
- Do I need to have my medical school transcript translated if I am applying to both English and French programs?
- What is the latest date I can take the NAC Examination and MCCQE to be eligible for the 2027 R-1 match? See all 49 articles
Document Tracking
- What are the different document statuses in my document tracking section?
- What is the status of my document?
- What do I do in the Document Tracking section?
- Do programs have access to my document tracking section?
- Is there a limit to the amount of documents that I can have in the document tracking?
- What is the purpose of the "archive" feature in the document tracking section? See all 11 articles
Reference materials
- How do I request a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Structured Reference Letter?
- How do I request a Psychiatry Structured Reference Letter?
- How do I request a Structured Reference Letter?
- Can I assign reference documents to programs even if the referee has not yet submitted it?
- What is a structured reference letter?
- What is a letter of reference? See all 24 articles
Translations
- Why is the translated version of my MSPR different from the original version in my account?
- I have received my translated MSPR, but some sections were not translated. Why is that?
- I have requested a translation of my MSPR and/or reference document(s) through the CaRMS translation service, but they have not arrived by the application deadline. What do I do?
- Is there approved terminology for the translations requested through CaRMS?
- Can I assign a translated document to my selected programs even if the document hasn’t been uploaded into my account?
- How do I submit a document for translation? See all 17 articles
Applying to programs
- During file review, what can and can’t I do in CaRMS Online as an applicant?
- What documents and scores are automatically assigned to programs?
- What are all the different application streams in the subspecialty matches?
- How do I assign any examination scores and documents to my applications?
- Why is the Document Assignment check column under the My Applications to Programs page blank?
- How do application and document updates affect my submitted program application? See all 29 articles
Interviews
- When a program doesn’t select me for an interview, will they inform me as to why?
- As an applicant, where can I find the interview schedule?
- I have been waitlisted by a program, when will I know whether or not I will be selected for an interview?
- How long will it take for the programs to contact me after I have been selected for interview?
- When can I begin checking my account for updates on my interview offer status?
- Are programs obligated to enter an interview offer status for all applicants that have applied to their program? See all 13 articles
Ranking your programs
- Does the interview offer status influence what programs I can rank?
- How does ranking work?
- How do I submit a rank order list as an individual?
- Should I rank a program if I’m not sure I want to train there?
- What is couples ranking?
- Can I make changes to a submitted rank order list? See all 13 articles
Match Results
- Where can I find a list of unfilled positions?
- What happens after the match?
- Can I receive my match results early?
- Will my undergraduate office notify me automatically if I opted-in to share my results and I go unmatched?
- How does the matching process work?
- How do I access my match results? See all 8 articles
Second iteration and post-match process
- I am participating in the post-match process (PMP) but am unable to see Quebec programs when I search for them in the Applications to programs section. Why would this be?
- I am participating in the post-match process (PMP) but there is no quota indicated in the program description for the programs I want to apply to. Can I still apply?
- How do I participate in the post-match process (PMP)?
- What happens to unfilled positions from the first iteration of the R-1 Match?
- Are there any interviews in the second iteration of a match?
- In the R-1 main residency match, will any unused program credits from the first iteration be carried over to the second iteration? See all 16 articles