Update on SOCASMA Legal Action (Le français suit) March 6, 2026. SOCASMA and two Canadians who studied abroad began a judicial review hearing before Justice Kirchner in the BC Supreme Court claiming that IMGs are entitled to compete on the same terms for all the positions available to CMGs after passing the MCCQE1 and NAC […]
le 7 janvier 2026 / January 7, 2026 (The English version to this letter follows the one in French) Monsieur Gordon Giddings Président Conseil médical du Canada Madame Isabelle Tardif Membre du Conseil d’administration Conseil médical du Canada Monsieur Viren Naik Directeur général Conseil médical du Canada Madame et Messieurs, […]
The following document outlines 7 key areas that SOCASMA is advocating for in order to improve the current medical residency recruitment and training system in Canada. Le document suivant (voir page 8) présente 7 domaines clés que SOCASMA préconise afin d’améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada […]
Student Information Meeting. Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 9 a.m. BC/ 10 a.m. Mtn/noon Ont. The meeting will have CSAs current and past who can share experiences and advice on how to maximize your chances of matching. KNOWING HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS AND PREPARING IS CRITICAL TO A SUCCESSFUL MATCH. We will send you resource […]
December 8, 2025 The Honorable Lena Metlege Diab Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, IRCC.MinisterMinistre.IRCC@cic.gc.ca The Honourable Marjorie Michel Minister of Health, hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca Dear Madame Ministers: Please find attached a policy proposal to address the issue of physician shortages in Canada. Our organizations have put forward a solution that, through a change to immigration policy […]
“The court directs the Minister of Health to issue a fresh directive to such agencies and organizations as may be necessary to re-open the applications process relating to the 2026 R-1 match so that Residency candidates who were excluded by the requirement that they have attended high school in Ontario for two years shall have […]
November 28, 2025 CARMS Email to IMG Subject: Update on Judicial Stay for 2026 R-1 Match in Ontario / Mise à jour sur la suspension judiciaire du jumelage R-1 2026 en Ontario (Le français suit l’anglais.) On November 27, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) ordered on an interim interim basis that the […]
SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED FOR INFORMATION REGARDING QUEBEC’S REQUIREMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH FOR PROFESSIONAL ORDERS. Here are the details: https://www.cmq.org/en/acc%C3%A9der-%C3%A0-la-profession/international/permis-dexercice-regulier-par-la-reconnaissance-dequivalence-du-m-d You’ll see that the knowledge of French is a legal requirement that applies to all professional orders : “Section 35 of the Charter of the French language stipulates that the […]