Medical Council of Canada
organization
The Medical Council of Canada (MCC; French: Conseil médical du Canada, CMC) is a nonprofit organization charged with the partial assessment and evaluation of medical graduates and physicians through standardized examination. It grants the qualification called Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), which is a requirement to independently practice medicine in Canada.
The MCC is governed by the Council, composed of up to 12 Councillors, which provides oversight on the management of the activities and affairs of the Medical Council of Canada. There are annual meetings to discuss budgets, policies, and assets. Regular day-to-day operation is led by the CEO, currently Dr. Viren Naik.
History
The MCC was founded in 1912 by the Canada Medical Act through the efforts of Sir Thomas Roddick, a physician and Member of Parliament, who had been pursuing a standardized medical licensing scheme in Canada for over 18 years.
Beginning April 1912, the MCC granted the right to practice throughout Canada and to be admitted to the British Medical Register (BMR) to serve in the medical forces of the army and navy. The practice for registering physicians into the BMR eventually ceased, but those who wish to practice in the UK could register themselves with the General Medical Council.
From January 1979 to November 2018, the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) was offered.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6806317. VIAF identifies the subject as 146693234. The Library of Congress control number is n82075677. 1 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1912, 1979 and 2018.
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