Since our last update in November 2025, we have continued to advance key initiatives aligned with our 2024–2027 strategic plan, with a focus on modernizing licensure pathways, enhancing the candidate experience, and supporting health human resource priorities across Canada. Through expanded partnerships, modernization efforts, and collaboration across jurisdictions, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is...

As the assessment landscape in medical education evolves, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is expanding its workplace-based assessment (WBA) offerings to provide more options for evaluating a physician’s readiness for practice. WBA is an approach used to assess physicians in authentic clinical settings while they provide care for patients. Unlike traditional high-stakes examinations, which...