Application Process

Applicants must submit an application via the CAP application portal and a non-refundable $200 application fee by the application deadline.

If you are a resident of British Columbia, please submit, via a link in the CAP application portal, your Personal Health Number found on your BC Care Card or BC Services Card (or equivalent from the Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut). Current coverage is required and will be verified by the IMGBC Office.

The following documentation and examination results must be shared with the program via the PhysiciansApply.ca portal by the application deadline and remain shared until November 27, 2023:

1. Identification/Citizenship Documents:

• If you are a Canadian citizen, you must share an unexpired passport or a citizenship certificate on PhysiciansApply.
• If you are a Canadian permanent resident, you must share an unexpired permanent resident card (both sides) on PhysiciansApply.

Identification/citizenship documents (i.e. Canadian passport, citizenship certificate, permanent resident card) shared on PhysiciansApply must obtain a "Reviewed and accepted" status. Failure to meet this status by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application.

If your identification/citizenship document shared on PhysiciansApply has now expired or is not a Canadian identification/citizenship document*, you must submit a copy of your valid/unexpired document to the IMGBC Office via a link in the CAP application portal, by the application deadline:

• If you are a Canadian citizen, you must submit a copy of the information page (page 2) of an unexpired passport or a copy of a citizenship certificate.
• If you are a Canadian permanent resident, you must submit a copy of an unexpired permanent resident card (both sides) or a copy of a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR).
• *If you are a Canadian permanent resident but have a foreign passport as a "Reviewed and accepted" identification/citizenship document on PhysiciansApply, you must submit a copy of an unexpired permanent resident card (both sides) or a copy of a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR).

Identification/citizenship documents that are submitted via a link in the CAP application portal (and not verified through PhysiciansApply) must be certified or notarized according to the CaRMS guidelines and submitted as a single Portable Document Format (PDF), regardless of the number of pages. Failure to meet the certification/notarization requirement and/or submit the document by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application. Emailed and/or late documents are not accepted.

Please note: Driver’s License, Personal Health Card, or other forms of identification not mentioned above are not accepted as proof of citizenship or permanent resident status.

2. Medical Diploma:

• If you have graduated from a medical school, you must share on PhysiciansApply a copy of your medical diploma from a medical school listed on the World Directory of Medical Schools. Note: If the diploma is not in English or French, you must also share a translation that meets the MCC’s requirements.
• If you are in the last year of medical school, indicate your anticipated graduation date on your online application.

Medical diplomas must obtain a "Verification returned - passed" status on PhysiciansApply. Failure to meet this status by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application. Please review the document status legend on the MCC website.

Please refer to the Timeline page for the medical diploma verification and sharing deadline for applicants who graduate in the summer of 2023.

3. Examination Results:

• MCCQE Part 1: You must share on PhysiciansApply a passing MCCQE Part 1 result.
• NAC Examination: You must share on PhysiciansApply a passing NAC Examination result.

Examination results must be shared by the application deadline. Failure to do so will result in a "Declined" application.

Please refer to the Timeline page for the MCCQE Part 1 and NAC Examination last sitting dates accepted by IMG CAP, including information for applicants who sit the MCCQE Part 1 during the August 23 - September 20, 2023 session and the NAC Examination on September 9 or 10, 2023.

To share documents and exam results via your PhysiciansApply account, please follow the steps below:

1. Click on Share next to Documents on the left panel.
2. Click the radio button next to British Columbia Clinical Assessment Program.
3. Click the appropriate documents' checkboxes.
4. Click the Consent to Share Information checkbox.
5. Click on Save and Return to Home Page or Save and Return to List button.

For further assistance, please contact PhysiciansApply or the Medical Council of Canada directly.

Applicants are encouraged to use the below checklist to ensure all application information and supporting documentation required are provided by the application deadline.

• Online CAP Application Submitted
  • Personal Health Number (residents of B.C. only)
  • CV
  • $200 non-refundable application fee paid
• Documents Shared via PhysiciansApply.ca
  • Identification/Citizenship document – Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residence*
  • Medical Diploma (if applicable)
  • MCC Examination results – MCCQE Part 1 and NAC Examination scores

*If the document on PhysiciansApply is expired, a certified or notarized copy of an acceptable valid/unexpired Canadian identification/citizenship document must be submitted via a link in the CAP application portal by the application deadline.

Late sharing/submission of documents and/or examination results will NOT be accepted, with the exception of pending examination results and (for applicants who graduate in the summer of 2023) pending source verification of medical diploma. There are no exceptions. 

The IMGBC Office will review your application and documents for completeness to determine your eligibility. Your application status will appear as "Under Review". It may take up to 15 business days to update your application status.

Applications with pending examination results and/or (for applicants who graduate in the summer of 2023) pending source verification of medical diploma will remain "Under Review" until all examination results and documents are shared and verified.

Applications that satisfy eligibility requirements will appear as “Accepted” and are then further considered for a CAP candidate position. Incomplete applications or applications that failed to meet outlined requirements will appear as "Declined" and are not eligible for a CAP position.

Please refer to Eligibility page for details.

CAP Candidate Position Offers will be sent via email to the selected 360 applicants approximately two weeks prior to the assessment date.

In fairness to all applicants, selected applicants are required to submit a response to this offer within 48 hours of receipt and failure to do so will result in forfeiture of their spot. There are no exceptions.

Please refer to the Timeline page for approximate dates.