Canadian Medical Graduate1
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English Language Proficiency
Testing Requirements
YES
Medical degree
from an exempt
university4
NO
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YES
Medical degree
from an exempt
country3
English language proficiency
testing requirements
WAIVED
NO
Currently
in practice or
postgraduate
training in an
exempt country3 or
exempt university4
International Medical Graduate2
YES
Achieved English language
proficiency testing standard the
same as required by the College
of Physicians & Surgeons of
Alberta5
NO
YES
NO
YES Achieved English language
proficiency testing standard the
same as required by the College
of Physicians & Surgeons of
Alberta5
NO
YES
Currently
in practice or
postgraduate
training in an
exempt country3 or
exempt university4
NO
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTING REQUIRED
1. Canadian Medical Graduate: Regardless of citizenship, someone who obtained their primary medical degree from a Canadian university.
2. International Medical Graduate: Regardless of citizenship, someone who obtained their primary medical degree from a university outside of Canada.
3. Exempt countries: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (Quebec and New Brunswick may be exceptions), Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa,
United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Islands: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago
4. Exempt university: Any Canadian university EXCEPT Universitè de Montreal, Universitè de Sherbrooke, Universitè Laval, and the University of Ottawa (French programme)
5. English language proficiency testing: The CPSA must be able to verify the test results with the issuing organization. TOEFL results more than two years old cannot be verified.