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Am I eligible to write a Royal College exam? Find your certification route

Residents

Residents trained in Canada	Candidates with postgraduate residency training in a Canadian program accredited by the Royal College.
Residents trained in the United States	Candidates with postgraduate residency training in a program in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

International Medical Graduates

Approved jurisdiction	If you are an international medical graduate who has completed specialty training outside Canada or the United States in an approved jurisdiction, you can apply for a training assessment.
Already practising as a specialist in Canada? Or Ready to practise as a specialist in Canada?	If you are an international medical graduate who is already licensed and practising as a specialist in Canada or ready to begin practising in Canada, you can apply for an assessment by applying through our Practice Eligibility Route (PER).

IMG Subspecialists

Practice Eligibility Route for Subspecialists (PER-sub)	The Practice Eligibility Route for Subspecialists (PER-sub) is for physicians who are practising in a subspecialty in Canada who are not eligible for the traditional credentials review as a result of completing unaccredited training or no training in the subspecialty. Royal College certification in a primary specialty (or CCFP certification in Family Medicine for Palliative Medicine only) is required.
Practising or ready to practise as a subspecialist in Canada?	The Subspecialty Examination Affiliate Program (SEAP) provides an approved mechanism for non-Royal College, internationally trained subspecialists practising in Canada to take a Royal College subspecialty examination and join the Royal College as a Subspecialist Affiliate.

Practice Eligibility Route for Subspecialists (PER-sub)

The Practice Eligibility Route for Subspecialists (PER-sub) is for physicians who are practising in a subspecialty in Canada who are not eligible for the traditional credentials review as a result of completing unaccredited training or no training in the subspecialty. Royal College certification in a primary specialty (or CCFP certification in Family Medicine for Palliative Medicine only) is required.

Practising or ready to practise as a subspecialist in Canada?

The Subspecialty Examination Affiliate Program (SEAP) provides an approved mechanism for non-Royal College, internationally trained subspecialists practising in Canada to take a Royal College subspecialty examination and join the Royal College as a Subspecialist Affiliate.

Academic Certification

Academic certification assists Canadian university faculties of medicine in the recruitment of international specialists as full-time clinical faculty at the rank of associate or full professor when recruitment of qualified Royal College certificants has been unsuccessful.

Not sure which route applies to you?
Contact us at credentials@royalcollege.ca for help getting started.