Calendar of Events

Program Year: 2025-2026

DateEvent
December 1, 2025 – February 1, 2026Spring CFPC Exam Application Dates 
January 17–27, 2026UBC Interview Period
January 17–February 08, 2026National: Interview Period
February 1, 2026Application Deadline for CCFP Spring Exam 
February 9-21, 2026Practice SAMPS (dates vary by site) 
February 28, 2026Deadline: R2 Resident Final Scholar Project Manuscripts to Site Scholarship Faculty 
February 27, 2026PGEC Meeting 
March 2026 (TBD) CPSBC Licensing Information Session for R2s  
March 3, 2026  R1 Match Day for CaRMS 2026
April 6-8, 2026CCFP Spring Exam : SAMPs
April 18-19 & April 25-16, 2025CCFP Spring Exam : SOOs
April 16-18, 2026SRPC Conference – Quebec City
May – June 2026R2 Resident Final Scholar Presentations
May 7, 2026PGEC Meeting in-person
May 2026 (TBD) R2 Orientation  
May 2026 (TBD) Okanagan Orchards
May 29-31, 2026  BC Rural Health Conference – Prince George
June 2026 (TBD) CARE-R #3 – Prince George
June 2026 (TBD)IMG Orientation  
June 2026 (TBD)Resident Doctors of BC (RDBC) Orientation  
June 2026 (TBD)Family Practice Clinical Skills Day for IMGs  
June 2026 (TBD)Occupational Health & Safety Orientation
June or July 2026 (TBD)R1 Program Orientation
July 1, 2026Start of Program Year 2026 – 2027
July 27, 2026Enhanced Skills Category 1 Programs Applications Opens
September 14 to 25, 2026Practice SAMPs (dates vary by site)
October 11-24, 2026ICRE- Ottawa 
October 2026 (TBD)Fall PGEC Committee Meeting
November 7-8, 2026FMNEA Conference in Toronto
November 8-11, 2026FMF Conference in Toronto

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