CaRMS Match Results
Each year, the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) matches candidates with training programs across Canada and releases their match results. These results are broken down by first and second iteration, along with a full summary analysis. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is following with interest and would like to share the available CaRMS results for family medicine.
2025 CaRMS Match
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First Iteration
National Snapshot
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Total Number of Family Medicine Positions (all streams) 1,821
+1211,700
+711,629
+601,569
+61,563
-101,573
+211,552
+241,528
-31,531
+101,521
+91,512
+25Total Filled 1,545 1,449 1361 1,344 1,356 1,403 1,414 1,370 1,375 1,390 1,400 Total Unfilled 276 253 268 225 207 170 138 158 156 131 112 Fill Percentage 84.8% 85.2% 83.5% 85.7% 86.7% 89.2% 91.1% 89.6% 89.8% 91.4% 92.6% Unfilled by Province
Unfilled by Province % of Total Unfilled Positions Newfoundland and Labrador 3 1.1% Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island 24 8.7% Quebec 98 35.5% Ontario 96 34.8% Manitoba 16 5.8% Saskatchewan 1 0.4% Alberta 31 11.2% British Columbia 7 2.5% TOTAL 276 100.0% Family medicine has seen growing momentum over the past two years, with a total increase in the number of positions filled. We are proud to welcome the 1,545 first iteration CaRMS matched candidates. They will join family medicine residents who are on track to become family physicians, providing high-quality, comprehensive care.
While we are happy to see another increase, there is still more work that needs to be done to ensure a sustainable profession for our future family physicians. The College has continued to implement various initiatives to promote the value of family medicine, encourage medical students to choose this rewarding career, and enhance the sustainability of the profession. We call on all levels of government to prioritize investment in family medicine. We, and our members, recognize family physicians’ valued role in the Canadian health care system and have proposed solutions for sustainability:- Fair remuneration that recognizes the unique expertise of family doctors and the complexity of family medicine
- Decreased administrative burden
- Support of a team-based approach to our health care system, as per the Patient’s Medical Home vision, with family doctors providing medical leadership
The responsibility rests with governments to act.
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Second Iteration
Second iteration results will be made available in late April.
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Summary Analysis
CaRMS summary analysis will be made available in late May.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or comments that you want to share with the CFPC and our Academic Family Medicine team ([email protected]).
