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Annual Registration

As a current trainee who is continuing your training at McGill into a new academic year (from July 1), you must complete the following annual registration steps:

Registration

  • All residents and fellows must register annually for their training during a given academic year (academic year starts on July 1 and ends on June 30).
  • A registered trainee is considered a full-time student and entitles you to obtain a regular university identification card.
  • You must register in order to work as of July 1st and to appear on One45 (online evaluation and scheduling system). If you do not register by the June 8 deadline, you will be charged a late registration fee of $125. For more information regarding student fees, please go to the Student Accounts website.

Academic Year 2025-2026

Residents and Fellows must register for the 2025-2026 academic year between May 15 and June 8, 2025.

Steps to register: Registration Guide

  1. Make sure you have access to your Trainee Portal and Minerva as you will need both for a complete registration.
  2. Follow the registration steps as outlined in our Registration Guide.
  3. For Foreign Nationals, have a valid work permit. (Please check the expiry date on your work permit. If it expires in the next 3 months, you are required to obtain a new work permit. If you have not submitted the required documents, please send an email at pgme-immigration.med [at] mcgill.ca 

Please check the FAQs if you encounter issues during your registration process.

For more information, don’t hesitate to contact the Residency Coordinator responsible for your program.

Training Card

  • You should have received an email from the CMQ regarding your training card and have presumably completed your application. You must send a copy of your training card to dataprocessing.med [at] mcgill.ca. Failure to provide proof of your training card may delay your registration or participation in clinical activities.
  • Residents and Fellows must apply for a CMQ training card for each year of training at McGill University.
  • The Collège des médecins (CMQ) sends instructions to trainees via email by early April.
  • For all training that begins on July 1st, the training card application deadline is May 15th.
  • If your training starts after July 1st, the application must be made no later than 2 weeks before the start date of your training.
  • The application is done online via the CMQ website.
     

 

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