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REGISTRATION

Provincial registration and licensure

Osteopathic physicians must register with the appropriate provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons.  Following is a list of the licensing bodies for Osteopathic Physicians in Canada:

Examination requirements

The Medical Council of Canada prepares the examinations required by all physicians for licensure in Canada.  The College of Physicians and Surgeons for the province you wish to register can provide you with the specific examinations required.  USMLE, or COMLEX, may be accepted in lieu of the MCC examinations in some provinces.  Please consult with the registrar of the specific provincial college of interest.

Specialty certification

Both the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (specialty certification) accept the D.O. degree granted by AOA accredited colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.  This means that American D.O. graduates may compete for family medicine and specialty residency programs in Canada, in certain provinces. 

Please note that as of 2007, post-graduate medical education programs in medical schools within British Columbia and Alberta have provided confirmation that graduates of American colleges of Osteopathic Medicine are eligible for application to all of their specialty residency training programs.  Ontario has confirmed that American Osteopathic graduates are eligible for entrance into their Family Medicine residency programs.   

If you are considering completing your post-graduate training in the USA, it is important that you make sure that your program is approved by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) or dually AOA/ACGME accredited in order to facilitate registration in Canada .

July 6, 2010