Changing a restrictive permit for resident into a “regular” permit

The holder of a resident’s restrictive permit who wishes to convert this permit into a “regular” permit, before the expiry date of his or her restrictive permit must:

• have attended the ALDO-Québec educational activity;
• have completed his or her postgraduate training in a manner satisfactory to the faculty of medicine concerned and the Collège des médecins du Québec;
• have passed the examination in family medicine or in a specialty;
• hold a licence from the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC). Candidates who began their postgraduate training before July 1, 2009 in a specialty other than family medicine are exempted from this obligation;
• furnish a proof of his or her working knowledge of French (if applicable);
• complete the Application for a change of permit to practice medicine and pay the required fees.

The required fee for changing a restrictive permit into a “regular” permit is $350, which is divided as follows: $250 for review of the file, and an additional $100 for issuing the specialist’s certificate.

Important - The holder of a restrictive permit for resident must return the Application for a change of permit to practice medicine before the expiry date of his or her permit. If the application is received more than one month after the expiry date of the restrictive permit, the candidate will have to provide an Application for reinstatement or change of status in addition to the Application for a change of permit to practice medicine, in which case a one week delay (at least) will be expected for the study of both applications.