Scheduling
When the MCCQE (formerly MCCQE Part I) is offered and how to schedule or make changes to your exam appointment.
The Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) is offered multiple times a year. Dates are subject to change.
Results will be available 4 weeks after the last day of the January, August and October session, and 5 weeks after the last day of the April session.
* The August and October sessions have been combined to offer candidates additional opportunities to take the exam. For this extended session, results will be released in three batches rather than all at once. More information will be published once confirmed.
Application for the MCCQE is on an ongoing basis. After your application is accepted, you will receive a message through your physiciansapply.ca account confirming that you are eligible to take the MCCQE.
Appointments may be scheduled 5 months prior to the start of an exam session and are only available within the established exam sessions. Scheduling an appointment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
A specific MCCQE session date cannot be guaranteed. If you have a deadline to meet for receiving your MCCQE results, we strongly recommend taking the exam early enough to allow for unforeseeable circumstances. If there is no date available at your preferred test centre or through remote proctoring, please choose another date or test centre.
You must schedule your appointment online on the Prometric website that will walk you through the entire process in an easy-to-understand way. Before accessing the scheduling system, we recommend reviewing the instructions in advance and ensuring you have all the information needed to schedule your appointment.
At times, Prometric may need to cancel a test centre appointment due to unforeseen circumstances. If your appointment is cancelled, you may reschedule into the same or a different test centre pending availability. If your appointment is cancelled or rescheduled, Prometric will send you an email as soon as possible with information on the next steps.
The MCC regularly reviews examination delivery models to ensure candidates receive a consistent, reliable, and standardized examination experience. Following this review, and to support the integrity, security, and fairness of its assessments, the MCC has decided to pause remotely proctored delivery of the MCCQE and the TDM Examination.
The MCC is currently pausing remote-proctored delivery of the MCCQE and TDM examinations.
The MCC will continue to evaluate examination delivery models and candidate needs over time. At this time, examinations will be delivered exclusively through Prometric test centres.
No. Beginning with the August 2026 MCCQE session and the September 2026 TDM Examination session, examinations will be delivered through Prometric test centres.
Candidates currently scheduled for remotely proctored delivery will be contacted directly with information regarding next steps. They will be able to schedule a new appointment at a Prometric test centre.
Candidates who have not yet scheduled their examination may continue to schedule through Prometric test centres during the expanded session window.
The MCC recognizes that some candidates may have made personal, professional, or travel arrangements based on their previously scheduled remote-proctored appointment and understands that this change may cause inconvenience.
To help minimize the impact on candidates, the MCC has expanded the examination session from August 19 to October 21, 2026, providing additional testing opportunities and greater scheduling flexibility.
Candidates affected by this change will be able to reschedule their examination at a Prometric test centre without additional examination or rescheduling fees.
The MCC cannot reimburse expenses related to personal travel, accommodation, employment leave, or other arrangements made in connection with examination appointments.
If you have been granted test accommodations, please call Prometric’s test accommodation team for your geographic region to schedule your exam appointment. Do not attempt to schedule online as exam appointments with granted test accommodations must be scheduled by telephone.
Once you have scheduled your exam appointment with Prometric, they will send you a 16-digit confirmation number and provide you with additional steps by email. Please keep a record of this number, as you will need it to reschedule/cancel your appointment or to view the details of your appointment on the Prometric website. You will also receive an appointment reminder notice approximately seven days prior to your scheduled appointment.
If you decided that you are not ready to write the MCCQE within your eligibility window or do not think you will be able to take it within one year, you have the option of extending your eligibility window once by an additional 12 months. You will be able to extend your window of eligibility when your current eligibility window is within 60 days of expiring, and not before.
How to extend your window of eligibility:
If you have not taken the MCCQE within your original eligibility window and did not extend your eligibility window, you will be automatically withdrawn and given a partial refund.
You can reschedule or cancel your appointment online on the Prometric website, up to 120 hours before your exam appointment time. Depending on when you reschedule or cancel, different fees will apply. You will need the 16-digit confirmation number you received when you first scheduled your appointment. The MCC will not facilitate the scheduling or rescheduling of your exam appointment.
If you reschedule or cancel your appointment up to 31 days before your exam appointment, you will be required to pay $35 (CAD) + HST to Prometric.
If you reschedule or cancel your appointment, less than 30 days before the exam date, you will be required to pay $75 (CAD) + HST to Prometric
If you do not attend your exam appointment, or if you cancel your appointment less than 120 hours before the exam appointment time, your application fees will be forfeited.
If you have extenuating circumstances for a late cancellation or absence, you may send supporting documentation to [email protected], and your request for a partial refund will be reviewed.