Regulations
Registration and Licensing
1(1) For all purposes under the Act and Regulations, an applicant for registration is eligible for entry on the Medical Register and licensed to practise on a full or locum basis if they are a graduate of a medical or osteopathic medical school approved by Council and are:
(a) Certified in Family Practice by the College of Family Physicians of Canada; or le Collège des médecins du Québec;
(b) Certified in a specialty by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;or le Collège des médecins du Québec; or
(c) Not certified as above, but are a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada and have successfully completed a period of acceptable pre-registration training of not less than two years, which will have adequately prepared the applicant for practice in the setting and circumstances intended, which requirement may be abridged at the discretion of the Council.
1(2) Notwithstanding paragraph 1(1)(c), applicants for registration who have graduated and obtained their medical or osteopathic medical degree prior to January 1, 1993 may be deemed to have "satisfactory pre-registration training" if they have successfully completed an acceptable internship of not less than 12 months which, in the opinion of the Council, will have adequately prepared them for practice in the setting and circumstances intended.
1(3) For purposes of paragraph 1(1)(c), except in exceptional circumstances as judged by the Council, satisfactory pre-registration training as required under this Regulation shall be undertaken in an accredited program in Canada or the United States.
2. In cases of demonstrated need, as judged by the Council, an applicant may be eligible for entry on the Medical Register and licensed to practise on a full or locum basis if they are a graduate of a medical or osteopathic medical school approved by Council and:
(a) are licensed, or eligible for licensure, without significant restriction, with a medical regulatory authority in another province or territory of Canada;
(b) are licensed. or eligible for licensure, without significant restriction, with a medical regulatory authority in the United States;
(c) have been registered and licensed on the Regulated Licences Register under the previous regulation, or are otherwise, at the sole discretion of Council, deemed eligible for registration; or(d) have completed an acceptable program of satisfactory pre-registration training, have successfully completed Part I of the Qualifying Examination of the Medical Council of Canada, and is eligible to take Part II of the Qualifying Examination of the Medical Council of Canada, but registration shall terminate one year from the date of eligibility unless special permission is granted by the Council.
3. Applicants may be licensed under the Medical Register for the occasional practice of medicine in New Brunswick for a "Border Area Licence" if they are licensed, in good standing, and resident in Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Maine.
4. Applicants may be licensed, under the Medical Register to provide bona fide consulting services for a hospital, commission, institution, or similar agency with a "Courtesy Licence” if they are licensed, and in good standing, in another jurisdiction