Calendar of Events

Program Year: 2025-2026

DateEvent
September 2025 (TBD)Enhanced Skills Category 1 Programs Application Deadline
September 15 to 26, 2025 Practice SAMPs (dates vary by site)
October 3, 2025 Fall PGEC Committee Meeting
October 14-15, 2025 CFPC Exam SAMPs 
October 18-19, 2025 CFPC Exam SOOs
October 20-23, 2025 Essential Rural Skills Course (ERSC)  
October 22, 2025 Program Information Event (PIE) 4:30-7:30pm
October 29-30, 2025ICRE PA Conference Quebec City
October 30 to November 1, 2025ICRE- Quebec City
November 4-5, 2025 FMNEA Conference in Winnipeg
November 5-8, 2025 FMF Conference in Winnipeg
November 18-21, 2025St. Paul’s CME Conference  
December 16-14 & 18-19 2025CARE-R #1 & #2 Course North Vancouver
December 2025 (TBD) Spring CFPC Exam Application Dates 
December 15, 2025  Deadline: R2 Resident Scholar Projects Abstracts to Site Scholarship Faculty 
February 28, 2026Deadline: R2 Resident Final Scholar Project Manuscripts to Site Scholarship Faculty 
February 27, 2026PGEC Meeting 
April 16-18, 2026SRPC Conference – Quebec City
May – June 2026R2 Resident Final Scholar Presentations
May 29, 2026PGEC Meeting in-person
May 2026 (TBD) R2 Orientation  
June 2026 (TBD) BC Rural Health Conference 
June 2026 (TBD) CARE-R #3 – Prince George

Rural Site Selection Timeline (TBD) 

ALARM Courses 

 September 06-07, 2025Vancouver
 September 13-14, 2025Victoria
 October 04-05, 2025Kelowna
October 18-19, 2025Vancouver
 November 15-16, 2025Vancouver
 November 22-23, 2025Vancouver

CaRMS 2026 Calendar – R1 Main Residency Match

 August 27, 2025Program Description Deadline
 September 10, 2025CaRMS Online Application open
 October 16, 2025Program Selection opens
 November 27, 2025File Review Begins

Regular Program Meetings (other than PGEC)

Site Director MeetingEvery second Tuesday of the month (8:00-9:30 am) (Except August and the months with PGEC)
Program Advisory MeetingEvery fourth Wednesday of the month (8:00-9:30 am) (Except August and the months with PGEC)
IMG Lead Resident MeetingEvery second Wednesday of the month (7:00-7:30 am)
Lead Resident MeetingEvery second Wednesday of the month (7:30-8:30 am)
FP PG Provincial Administrator MeetingEvery second Wednesday of the month (9:30-11:00 am)
Program Competency Committee MeetingEvery third Tuesday of the month (8:00-9:30 am)
Program Evaluation MeetingEvery fourth Thursday of the month (12:30-2:00 pm)

Updated July 14, 2025