Some suggestion for IMGs in Canada.
There is a very good chance to enter residency in Quebec.
Pros:
- Quebec IMGs have access to the first iteration of Carms; if they didn't match, they still have access to the second iteration;
- IMGs from other provinces are not allowed to compete for residency positions in Quebec;
- the residency spots for Quebec IMGs are "reserved" ; Canadian or US graduates cannot compete for those positions (they are not even published actually, but from my experience the competition is around 3 IMGs for each spot in Family Medicine, much smaller than the competition in the second Carms iteration);

Cons:
- you have to be a Quebec resident and to fulfill the requirements of funding of the Education Ministry of Quebec;
- you have to be cleared for inscription at the first Carms iteration by the College des Medecins du Quebec; this means that you have to pass a French exam in addition to the MCC exams or the CMQ exams;

Overall, chances are more and better in Quebec than in any other province.
I came to Canada less than a year ago having already passed all MCC exams before landing and I am now matched at McGill Montreal Family Medicine.
I will never regret I chose Quebec over other provinces (actually I knew in the first place why I settled in Quebec)

Good luck everybody at the second iteration!

Congratulations on this. That is great. Is the french exam just a language exam or not. Did you do your medical school in french. What would you say are the chances for a unilingual english speaker with some intermediate french - Any cahce of passing the french exam.

Thank you.
No, I did not study anything in French, actually I learned French mostly by myself, so my French level is intermediate.
The French exam at the OQLF is very basic and yes, it's just a language exam with 4 parts: oral expression and comprehension, written expression and comprehension. You have to do at least 60% at all four to pass (there are no scores, just pass/fail)
I would say the chances for anyone with an intermediate French language knowledge are very good, provided that the other requirements are fulfilled too.

Good luck!

Congratulations!! I remember you from last year. I am glad you got in this year.

S

Wow!!! I was so surprised to see that there's someone to remember me. :-)
Thanks! And the best of luck to you too!

I am from Montreal Quebec and I will likely be attending Ross U in the Carib. This is good to hear that Qc offers the best chances. Do you know if any other specialties are offered?
Thanks.

Any specialty that is available on Carms, but only for the four universities in Quebec (at the first iteration).
As far as I observed, chances are rather limited for an IMG to be accepted in a specialty, even in Quebec, but they are anyway bigger than in other provinces.

And for those who are still doubters, the 2006 stats have been posted on the Carms site.
IMG admission rate in Quebec (first iteration): 43.7%
IMG admission rate in the rest of Canada (second iteration): 11.9%

The numbers speak for themselves...
Everybody start learning French.

How did you get the admission rate for Quebec? What was the actual number of IMG applicants in Quebec?

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