The National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination is a half-day exam offered in limited exam centres twice a year, in the spring and fall (typically in May and September).
Results will be available about 8 weeks after your exam date. Results are accepted by residency programs directors regardless of where you take the exam. As such, you do not have to take the examination in the province where you will apply for residency.
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Ontario
Hamilton
London
Ottawa (FR)
Toronto
Windsor
The exam is offered in English at all exam centres. Exam centres also offering the exam in French will indicate (FR) beside them.
Dates and centres are subject to change.
Application opening date
The first day you can apply for the next NAC Examination session.
May 14, 2025
Application closing date
The last day you can apply for the next NAC Examination session.
June 5, 2025
at 11:59 p.m., ET
Test accommodation documentation deadline
All documentation to support a test accommodation request must be submitted to ensure requirements can be met during this exam session.
June 19, 2025
Withdrawal with partial refund deadline
June 19, 2025
at 11:59 p.m., ET
Scheduling request deadline
Inform the MCC of a scheduling conflict or other circumstances that require you to challenge the exam at a specific exam site or on a specific exam day.
June 19, 2025
Centre choice change deadline
After this deadline you will not be able to change your centre preferences.
June 25, 2025
at 11:59 p.m., ET
Centre assignment release
You will be notified in your physiciansapply.ca account of your centre assignment about six weeks before your exam date(s). It is not possible to request changes to your centre assignments.
Middle of August 2025
Result release
When you can expect to receive your results in physiciansapply.ca.
Middle of November 2025
Dates are subject to change.
During the application process, you will be asked to choose up to 3 exam centres in order of preference to take your NAC Examination. You can update your exam centre preferences in physiciansapply.ca until the centre choice change deadline.
The MCC will make every attempt to accommodate your centre preference(s) during the centre assignment process.
You will be asked in the application process whether you would accept being assigned to any other available centre if the MCC is not able to accommodate your preferences. You can change your answer to this question up to the centre change deadline.
If you agree to accept assignment to any other available centre outside of your choices, should the MCC not be able to accommodate your preferences, you may be assigned to any available centre across Canada.
If you do not accept assignment to any other available centre outside of your choices, and the MCC is not able to accommodate your centre selections, your application would be withdrawn. The application fee minus the examination withdrawal fee, would be returned to the credit card used at the time of payment, otherwise a credit will be applied to your account.
Once you have selected your centre choice preferences, you will be able to view and change your centre selections through your physiciansapply.ca account, until the centre change deadline.
To view and/or change your centre selections and/or “I agree/I do not agree” question:
If you would like to request to be assigned to a specific exam centre or date due to a scheduling conflict or special circumstances, please submit the following information before the “Scheduling request” deadline (included in the important dates above):
Your request will be reviewed within approximately 2 weeks, and a reply will be sent to you through your account.
If your request is approved, the NAC Examination pre-scheduling request fee will be applied to your account.
You will be notified of your exam centre, date, and start time through messages in your physiciansapply.ca account.
As space is limited at each centre, exam centre changes are not possible.
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Ottawa, ON Canada, K1G 5L5
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E : service@mcc.ca
