International medical graduate (IMG)
Find out more about permits for international medical graduates (IMGs) wishing to practice medicine in Quebec.
What role does the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) play in recognizing the equivalence of a M.D. for holders of an international medical graduate (IMGs)? What aspects of the process are the responsibility of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS), universities and immigration services?
To help you understand, we've produced a video that illustrates and summarizes the various stages of the process.
You are an international medical graduate (IMG)
The CMQ offers the possibility of recognizing the equivalence of a M.D. It is also possible to obtain restrictive permits to practice in Quebec.
You are a medical graduate from a Faculty of medicine in France
The Quebec-France MRA – Practice Ready Assessment (PRA) restrictive permit sets out the conditions required to operate in Quebec as well as those required to operate in France.