MCC implements a service to issue the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada

On June 29, 2021, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) launched a new business service dedicated to awarding the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) as a stand-alone process. This service will assist candidates who were unable to complete the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part II during the pandemic as well as others pursuing their route to licensure. To ensure the MCC is compliant with the Registration in the Canadian Medical Register Policy, a two-phased approach to implementation for this new service is planned.

Phase one is underway and will be completed over the summer months. The MCC will process the MCCQE Part II May 2020 and 2021 cohorts that were registered for the exam. Once the LMCC is awarded, the MRAs will be able to access the information via the physiciansapply.ca portal.

Phase two will apply to a broader group of candidates. The MCC will add an LMCC service request to physiciansapply.ca to allow all other eligible candidates who meet the new outlined criteria to request an LMCC. This phase is anticipated to be in place by January 2022.

All candidates requesting the LMCC through their physiciansapply.ca account will be charged a $250 application fee.

The fee was determined with the objective of being fair and reasonable. The fee is based on costs to validate eligibility, process and issue the LMCC, including:

1. Verification of identity and credentials to ensure candidates meet the established LMCC criteria
2. Management of complex candidate cases, i.e. unavailability of required documents, consideration of acceptable substitute documents, name change requests, management of fraudulent documents
3. Processing the LMCC certificate of registration and testamur
4. Printing and shipping in Canada and abroad
5. Inclusion, accuracy and maintenance to the Canadian Medical Register

Further, overhead costs are allocated services based on the time and effort required to support each activity. MCC fees are reviewed annually and adjusted as necessary.

The MCC will seek the collaboration of the Canadian Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education offices to confirm that candidates meet the required post-graduate clinical training months.

The MCC thanks candidates and stakeholders for their patience as it navigated the pandemic and made necessary changes to its exams and processes.