You may apply to have your restrictive permit converted after one year subject to a review of your file by the comité d’admission à l’exercice (CAE) (Committee on Admission to Practice) and successful completion of the final examination for your specialty. Examinations required
After five years, the certification examination is no longer a requirement.
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Selected professor/Clinician
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More than 5 years |
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Restrictive permit holder for more than one year at the time of the examination
You have
- submitted a request for a file review on the portal physiciansapply.ca by choosing Applications for medical registration (type of request: converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit). Select the specialty / specialties for which a specialist's certificate might be issued.
- obtained recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training from the CAE and satisfied the eligibility conditions for the certification examinations
- successfully completed the final examination for your specialty
- completed the ALDO-Québec educational activity
- provided proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions) Examination required OR successfully completed the OQLF examination. Examination required
- Updated the medical activities and Declarations via the CMQ’s Online services
- paid the CMQ’s applicable permit and specialist’s certificate fees
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Restrictive permit holder for more than 5 years (active and cumulative practice of 5 years, acquired in Québec)
You have
- submitted a request for a file review on the portal physiciansapply.ca by choosing Applications for medical registration (type of request: converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit). Select the specialty / specialties for which a specialist's certificate might be issued.
- obtained recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training from the CAE
- completed the ALDO-Québec educational activity
- provided proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions) Examination required OR successfully completed the OQLF examination. Examination required
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ARM
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More than 5 years |
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Holder of a restrictive permit for at least 12 months (at the time of the examination)
You have
- submitted a request for a file review on the portal physiciansapply.ca
by choosing Applications for medical registration (type of request: converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit)
- automatic recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training under the ARM
- successfully completed the final examination for your specialty
- completed the ALDO-Québec educational activity
- Updated the medical activities and Declarations via the CMQ’s Online services
- paid the CMQ’s applicable permit and specialist’s certificate fees
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Restrictive permit holder for more than 5 years (active and cumulative practice of 5 years, acquired in Québec)
You have
- submitted a request for a file review on the portal physiciansapply.ca
by choosing Applications for medical registration (type of request: converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit)
- automatic recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training under the ARM
- completed the ALDO-Québec educational activity
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