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Residency Program Accreditation

The purpose of the accreditation of residency programs by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Accreditation Committee is twofold:

• To attest to the educational quality of accredited programs
• 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.

View a list of residency training programs accredited by the CFPC.

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.

Download the current version of the Red Book (PDF).

Download the current version of the General A Standards (PDF).

Download the current version of the General B Standards (PDF). 

Annotated General Standards of Accreditation – B Standards (January 2011)

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