You may apply to have your restrictive permit converted by the CMQ 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 examinations for your specialty. After five years, the certification examination is no longer a requirement by the CMQ.
To obtain the certification of the:
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Sponsored 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 Application for medical registration (type of request: Converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit before 5 years, after one renewal). 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 passed the examinations for your specialty.
- Participated in the ALDO-Québec educational activity.
- Provided proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)
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successfully passed the OQLF examination
Examination required.
- Completed the Update of the medical activities and Declarations form on the 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, 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 after 5 years). Select the specialty / specialties for which a specialist's certificate might be issued.
- Obtained recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training from the CAE.
- Participated in the ALDO-Québec educational activity.
- Provided proof of French language proficiency (see exemptions)
OR
successfully passed the OQLF examination
Examination required.
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ARM
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| After one year |
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 conversion on the portal physiciansapply.ca
by choosing Application for medical registration (type of request: Converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit before 5 years, after one renewal).
- Automatic recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training under the ARM.
- Successfully passed the examinations for your specialty.
- Participated to the ALDO-Québec educational activity.
- Completed the Update of the medical activities and Declarations form on the 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, acquired in Québec)
You have
- Submitted a request for a conversion on the portal physiciansapply.ca
by choosing Application for medical registration (type of request: Converting a restrictive permit into a regular permit after 5 years).
- Automatic recognition of equivalence of postgraduate training under the ARM.
- Participated to the ALDO-Québec educational activity.
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