September 5th, 2018 at 12:00 (noon) ET CaRMS Online opens Program descriptions available on carms.ca
Approved program descriptions for all programs that are participating in the R-1 Main Residency Match are available on carms.ca for applicants to review.
October 11th, 2018 at 12:00 (noon) ET Program selection opens
Applicants may start selecting the programs to which they wish to apply on CaRMS Online and assign requested documents.
October 31st, 2018 Milestone: transcripts and MSPRs sent by your faculty (CMG applicants only)
November 2nd, 2018 at 17:00 ET DEADLINE: submission of translation requests
November 16th, 2018
Milestone: letters of reference sent by mail
If your referees are sending hardcopy reference letters by mail, you should ensure they arrive at CaRMS by today to guarantee they will be processed into your CaRMS Online application before letters of reference are available for programs to review on November 27.
November 20th, 2018 at 12:00 (noon) ET DEADLINE: application and document assignments
Your applications and all required document (excluding letters of reference) must be assigned to programs by 12:00 (noon) ET today to be considered as being submitted on time. All applications and documents assigned after 12:00 (noon) ET today will be time-stamped as late (excluding letters of reference).
November 20th, 2018 at 12:05 ET File review begins
Programs now have access to all submitted applications and documents (excluding letters of reference). They will review applications and communicate with applicants to schedule interviews.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:00 (noon) ET DEADLINE: Assignment of letters of reference
January 12th, 2019 - February 3rd, 2019 National interview period
Interviews for current-year Canadian medical school graduates from out-of-town universities are conducted during this three-week period.
January 24th, 2019 at 12:00 (noon) ET Ranking period begins
Applicants and programs may begin creating their rank order lists.
February 13th, 2019 at 15:00 ET DEADLINE : Submission of applicant rank order list
Applicants must have their rank order list submitted through CaRMS Online by 15:00 ET. This deadline is firm – no rank order lists can be submitted after this time. Note: you may modify your submitted list, but you must re-submit the list before the deadline.
February 26th, 2019 at 12:00 (noon) ET MATCH DAY
Match results for the first iteration of the 2019 R-1 Main Residency Match are available through CaRMS Online.
May 7th, 2019 at 15:00 ET
CaRMS Online access closes
This is the last day to access information in your CaRMS Online account for the 2019 R-1 Main Residency Match. You will no longer have access to the information in your application after this date.