By Dr. Bilal Akil, MD — Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University · founder of mccQbank
Short answer: MCCQE results come out 4 weeks after the last day of the January, August and October sessions and 5 weeks after the last day of the April session, in your physiciansapply.ca account (MCC: results). For the extended August to October 2026 session, the MCC is releasing results in three batches and says each batch’s results will be available 4 weeks after the last exam date in that batch. Batches 1 and 2 came out earlier than that, on October 1 and October 15; on the MCC’s schedule, batch 3 is expected about November 18.
MCCQE1 results 2026 arrive in a fixed rhythm: four weeks after a session closes (five after the April session), released into your physiciansapply.ca account, with the autumn sitting scored in three batches. This post gives the 2026 release dates, explains what the Statement of Results and Supplemental Information Report actually show, how to share a result with CaRMS before the provincial deadlines, and what to do in the first week after a pass or a fail.
MCCQE1 results release dates 2026
| Session | Exam dates | Results |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | January 20 – February 17 | Released mid-March 2026 |
| April 2026 | April 22 – May 30 | Released early July 2026 |
| Autumn 2026, batch 1 | August 19 – September 11 | Released October 1, 2026 (MCC news): result and total score in physiciansapply.ca; Statement of Results and Supplemental Information Report about one week later |
| Autumn 2026, batch 2 | September 12 – 29 | Released October 15, 2026 (MCC news): result and total score in physiciansapply.ca; Statement of Results and Supplemental Information Report about one week later |
| Autumn 2026, batch 3 | September 30 – October 21 | About four weeks after October 21 – around November 18 |
The MCC’s results page says: “Results are available 4 weeks after the last day of the January, August, and October sessions, and 5 weeks after the last day of the April session.” For the extended August to October 2026 session it lists three batches (August 19 to September 11, September 12 to 29, September 30 to October 21) and says results for each batch “will be available 4 weeks after the last exam date in that batch”. Batches 1 and 2 were released earlier than that, on October 1 and October 15 (MCC news, batch 1; MCC news, batch 2). Exact release days are set by the MCC; you are notified by email and in your physiciansapply.ca account when your result is available.
Where the result appears and what it contains
Results are posted to your physiciansapply.ca account; the MCC does not email scores. You receive two documents. The Statement of Results is the official pass/fail record with your total score on the 300–600 scale, where the pass score is 439. The Supplemental Information Report is the one worth reading slowly: it shows your subscores, with a comparison to other candidates, across the exam’s blueprint — the four dimensions of care (health promotion and illness prevention, acute care, chronic care, psychosocial aspects) and the four physician activities (assessment and diagnosis, management, communication, professional behaviours). The subscores are shown graphically to indicate your relative strengths and weaknesses in each domain, not as a score per specialty. Most candidates read the total and stop; the feedback report is where a retake plan, or a residency interview answer about your strengths, comes from when it comes to mccqe1 results 2026.
One number puts a 2026 score in context: in the MCC’s 2025–26 year 61% of all candidates passed — 91% of Canadian graduates and 48% of international graduates on a first attempt, 37% on a repeat. The scale runs from 300 to 600 and the pass mark of 439 was set by a 2025 standard-setting exercise that made the exam measurably harder to pass than it had been. A pass is a real achievement in 2026, whatever the number beside it, and programs see that number on your Statement of Results.
Sharing your result with CaRMS and the provinces
A result is only useful to a residency application once it is in your file. Provinces and programs set their own deadlines for MCCQE results, so check the program descriptions on CaRMS rather than relying on last year’s. For the extended August to October 2026 session, the MCC states that whichever batch you sat in, you will receive your result in time for the 2027 CaRMS R-1 Main Residency Match.
If you passed in MCCQE1 results 2026
Since January 26, 2026 a pass on the MCCQE plus a successfully source-verified medical degree earns the LMCC automatically — no year of Canadian training is required any more, and there is no fee if you applied for the exam after that date ($50 if you applied before). Your digital LMCC number appears in your physiciansapply.ca account once both conditions are met. The pass does not expire; see how long the MCCQE is valid for. Then turn to whatever the next exam is on your route — the NAC Examination for most CaRMS IMG streams, the TDM Examination for Practice-Ready Assessment.
If you did not pass
Take a day. Then open the Supplemental Information Report and look for domains where the error bar on your subscore sits clearly below the mean for first-time test-takers who passed. The MCC reads those as real differences, reads overlapping bars as similar performance, and notes that subscores are less precise than your total score. Use the clear gaps, with your total score, to judge how much time you need before you book a 2027 session. The January 2027 session (January 19 – February 11) is already open for scheduling and April 2027 opens in late November; a near-miss with two or three clear weak areas can go in January, a broad shortfall should take April. You have four attempts in total, with a one-year wait after a third. If you believe there was an administrative error, the MCC offers an appeal process for a $1,200 fee — it is a review of process, not a re-marking, and it rarely changes a result. Our 90-day retake plan takes you from the score report to exam day, and the reason repeaters pass at only 37% is that most of them skip that first step.
Waiting for a result: what to do with the four weeks
If a CaRMS deadline is close, prepare the rest of the application as if you passed. If you are considering a retake, keep answering questions at a lower intensity rather than stopping entirely — a candidate who stops for a month and then restarts after a fail loses six weeks, not four. And if this was your first attempt and you were far from ready on the day, book the MCC’s $1 Preparatory Examination now: it is scored on the same scale and will tell you where you stand before the official result does.
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Frequently asked questions
When do MCCQE results come out?
Four weeks after the last day of the January, August and October sessions, and five weeks after the last day of the April session. For the extended August to October 2026 session, the MCC says each batch’s results will be available 4 weeks after its last exam date; batches 1 and 2 came out earlier, on October 1 and October 15, 2026 (MCC: results; MCC news, batch 1; MCC news, batch 2).
How long does it take to get MCCQE results for the August to October 2026 session?
It depends on your batch. Batch 1 (August 19 to September 11) was released on October 1, 2026, and batch 2 (September 12 to 29) on October 15, 2026; batch 3 (September 30 to October 21) is expected about November 18, 4 weeks after its last exam date on the MCC’s schedule. The MCC says every batch will have results in time for the 2027 CaRMS R-1 Main Residency Match.
How is the MCCQE scored?
Each correct multiple-choice answer scores 1 point and each incorrect answer 0, and the total score also takes the difficulty of the questions into account. Scores are reported on a 300–600 scale with a pass score of 439, and you pass if you meet or exceed it, regardless of how well other candidates perform.
Where do I see my MCCQE result?
Only in your physiciansapply.ca account. The MCC sends an email and an account message when the result is ready, then uploads the Statement of Results and the Supplemental Information Report; it never gives results by phone or email.
Sources: MCC — MCCQE scheduling page (result timing and batching), eligibility page (attempts), fee schedule (appeal fee), LMCC update of January 26, 2026; MCCQE (formerly MCCQE Part I) Standard-setting Report 2025 (scale and pass score); MCC Annual Report 2025–26 (pass rates); MCCQE results page (release schedule, batches, scoring) and MCC news of October 1, 2026 (batch 1) and MCC news of October 15, 2026 (batch 2). Checked September 2026; release schedule re-checked October 16, 2026.
