The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) accredits residency training programs in family medicine; family medicine/emergency medicine; and enhanced skills at all 17 medical schools in Canada. Residency training programs in palliative medicine are conjointly accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). For a list of residency training programs accredited by the CFPC, please click here . The purpose of the accreditation of residency programs by the CFPC Accreditation Committee is twofold: to attest to the educational quality of accredited programs and to ensure sufficient uniformity and portability to allow residents from across Canada to qualify for the CFPC examinations as residency eligible candidates. Accreditation is voluntary and is conducted at the request of faculties of medicine at Canadian universities. The document entitled “Standards for Accreditation of Residency Training Programs: Family Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Enhanced Skills; Palliative Medicine" (The Red Book) outlines the standards used by the CFPC to accredit family medicine, emergency medicine, and enhanced skills residency programs based in departments of family medicine at Canadian university faculties of medicine. The following is the current version of the Red Book.
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	Updates to the Red Book May 2003 GP Anaesthesia standards approved for new GP Anaesthesia programs May 2001 Enhanced Skills program standards approved New standards for ethics curriculum New and improved standards for family medicine/emergency medicine programs  Accreditation Resources An Approach to Maternity Care Education for Canadian Family Medicine Residents A Discussion Paper of the Maternity and Newborn Care Committee Family Medicine Bioethics Curriculum This resource material is intended to facilitate ethics education in family medicine training programs. It may be used by teachers or learners; in small group discussions or in formal teaching sessions; in whole or in part. A Survivor's Guide to the Accreditation Cycle by Allyn Walsh, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University Accreditation and the Issue of Intimidation and Harassment in Postgraduate Medical Education Guidelines For Surveyors And Programs   Other Educational Resources Postgraduate Education for Rural Family Practice - Vision and Recommendations for the New Millennium Resource material intended to outline an appropriate curriculum to prepare new family physicians for the challenges of rural practice developed by the Working Group on Rural Education, 1998. Core Emergency Medicine Training in Family Medicine Residency Programs This is an educational guide and resource document to support family medicine residency programs in delivering a comprehensive exposure to emergency medicine for family medicine residents. It includes learning objectives and strategies as well as other learning resources. Family Medicine - Emergency Medicine Residency Programs  This educational resource has been developed in order to provide teachers and residents in Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine residency programs with a comprehensive and simple-to-use set of teaching tools. They reflect the work and commitment of FM/EM educators in Canada to provide training that is consistent with the philosophy and vision of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) in this domain. Updated February 2009