Application Process

You must submit an application via the online CAP application portal and pay the 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.

You will need to share documents and examination results with the British Columbia Clinical Assessment Program - IMGBC through your physiciansapply.ca account by the application deadline, and they must remain shared until November 24, 2025. Sharing is not automatic; you will need to follow the instructions below to share your identity/citizenship documents, medical diploma, and examination results.

Sharing Instructions

To share documents and exam results through physiciansapply.ca with the British Columbia Clinical Assessment Program - IMGBC, please follow the steps below:

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

After sharing your documents/exam results, you will receive an automated email confirmation. You can confirm which documents/exam results are being shared in your physiciansapply.ca account by clicking on Share and selecting British Columbia Clinical Assessment Program - IMGBC. The documents/exam results you are sharing will be checked under Document sharing.

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

1. Identity/Citizenship Documents:

You must share through your physiciansapply.ca account an identity document that is valid/unexpired or has an unexpired Identity Validity Period by the application deadline, and the document has obtained "Reviewed and accepted" status by the application deadline.

• If you are a Canadian citizen, you must share through physiciansapply.ca a passport or citizenship card as proof of identity and Canadian citizenship
• If you are a Canadian permanent resident, you must share through physiciansapply.ca a permanent resident card as proof of identity and permanent resident status
• If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident with a foreign passport as your identity document on physiciansapply.ca, you must share through physiciansapply.ca the foreign passport as proof of identity and submit via a link in the CAP application portal a copy of your Canadian passport, citizenship card, certificate of citizenship, permanent resident card (both sides) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) as proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status. Your document(s) must be certified or notarized according to the CaRMS guidelines and submitted as a single Portable Document Format (PDF).

If your identity document on physiciansapply.ca is expired or will expire by the application deadline, give yourself plenty of time to update your identity document and have it reviewed and accepted by the Medical Council of Canada by the application deadline. For assistance with updating your identity document, please contact the Medical Council of Canada directly.

Failure to share through physiciansapply.ca a "Reviewed and accepted" identity document that is valid/unexpired or has an unexpired Identity Validity Period by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application.

Failure to meet the certification or notarization requirement for proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status document(s) submitted via a link in the CAP application portal and/or failure to submit the document(s) by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application. Emailed and/or late submissions are not accepted. 

NOTE: Driver’s License, Personal Health Card, or other forms of identity not mentioned above are not accepted. The IMGBC Office reserves the right to request additional information to verify an applicant's identity and/or Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status.

2. Medical Diploma:

• If you graduated in March 2025 or prior, you must share through your physiciansapply.ca account your source verified medical diploma from a medical school listed on the World Directory of Medical Schools. If the diploma is not in English or French, you must also share a translation that meets the Medical Council of Canada’s requirements. Your medical diploma must obtain "Verification returned - passed" status on physiciansapply.ca. Failure to meet this status and/or failure to share the diploma through physiciansapply.ca by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application. For information on the source verification process, including the estimated time frame, please visit the Medical Council of Canada website.
• If you are graduating during the period April 2025 - June 2026, you must submit by uploading to the CAP application portal a copy of your Medical Council of Canada Student Attestation Form, signed by the Dean or Registrar of your medical school, stating the expected date of completion of all requirements for your medical degree. Failure to submit the form by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application.

NOTE: Applicants who are selected for and participate in the CAP MMI and then match to a residency position in British Columbia, will be required to share their source verified medical diploma with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) before their educational license can be issued.

3. Examination Results:

• MCCQE Part 1: You must share through your physiciansapply.ca account a passing MCCQE Part 1 result.

Failure to share a passing examination result by the application deadline or (if applicable) the sharing deadline will result in a "Declined" application.

Please refer to the Timeline page for the last MCCQE Part 1 session dates accepted by IMG CAP, including the sharing deadline for applicants who take the MCCQE Part 1 during the August 19 - September 11, 2025 session.

Use the following checklist to ensure all application information and supporting documentation required are provided by the application deadline.

• Online CAP application submitted 
  • Personal Health Number (B.C. residents only)
  • MCC Student Attestation Form (if applicable)
  • CV
  • $200 non-refundable application fee paid
• Documents shared with the British Columbia Clinical Assessment Program - IMGBC via physiciansapply.ca
  • Identity/Citizenship Document
  • Medical Diploma (if applicable)
  • MCCQE Part 1 Results
    After sharing your documents/exam results, you will receive an automated email confirmation.
• (If applicable) Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status submitted via a link in the CAP application portal
  • Certified or notarized copy of document(s)

IMPORTANT: You are responsible for ensuring your application is properly completed and submitted via the CAP application portal, the non-refundable $200 application fee is paid, and the required documents and examination results are shared/submitted by the application deadline. With the exception of pending MCCQE Part 1 results, late sharing/submission of documents and/or examination results will NOT be accepted. Not paying the application fee and/or not sharing/submitting the required documents and examination results by the application deadline will result in a "Declined" application. There are no exceptions.