What the LMCC is, and how you get it in 2026
The LMCC is not a licence to practise in Canada. Here is what the Licentiate actually is, what changed on 26 January 2026, and how an IMG earns it.
NAC OSCE Exam Dates 2027: What the MCC Has Published
The 2026 NAC sessions as published, what the 2027 calendar will almost certainly look like, results timing, the three-attempt rule, and how to use the wait.
MCCQE Part 2 Is Gone: What Replaced It and Which Exams You Need in 2026
The MCCQE Part II ended in June 2021. Where the clinical-skills requirement went, what the LMCC needs now, and a route-by-route table of the exams IMGs and CMGs actually need in 2026.
The TDM Exam Explained: Format, 2026–2027 Dates, Fees and How It Differs From the MCCQE
Who needs the TDM, the 2026 format, the 2026–2027 dates, fees and attempts, and how to prepare for a therapeutics exam set at the level of an independent family physician.
How to Cancel or Do an MCCQE Reschedule — Fees, Deadlines and the Real Cost in 2026
The MCC fee schedule for 2026, the 31-day and 120-hour rescheduling lines, withdrawal versus cancellation, and when postponing is the right call.
MCCQE1 Results 2026 : Release Dates by Batch, Reading Your Report and Next Steps
2026 MCCQE1 result dates including the three autumn batches, what your Statement of Results and Supplemental Feedback Report show, CaRMS sharing deadlines, and the first week after a pass or a fail.
MCCQE1 Exam Dates 2027: All Four Sessions, Scheduling Windows and Results
The MCC has published four MCCQE1 sessions for 2027. Every date, when scheduling opens, when results arrive, and which session fits the 2028 CaRMS match.
NAC OSCE Station Checklist: What Examiners Score in 11 Minutes
The one-page checklist for the final ten days before the NAC: what examiners score in each part of an eleven-minute station, the timing plan, and where marks go missing.
MCCQE1 Pass Rate 2020–2026: IMG vs CMG, First Attempt vs Repeat
Six years of official MCC pass rates in one table: IMG first-attempt passes fell from 64% to 48%, repeaters pass at 37%, CMGs still pass at 91%+. What changed in 2025 and how to prepare.
How Long Is the MCCQE Valid For? Results, the LMCC and What Programs Actually Check
The MCC never expires an MCCQE pass — and since January 26, 2026 that pass earns the LMCC on its own. What residency programs, PRA routes and regulators check instead.