Access the physician directory

To obtain a physician’s contact information

You must perform a search by specifying one of the following criteria:

• Their license number (5 digits);
  or
• Their last name (full or at least 3 characters).

Access the physicians and residents directory

Information in the directory

To find a physician’s contact information

You must enter one of the following criteria, then click on “Find a physician”:

• Their permit number (5 digits);
  or
• Their surname (full surname or at least 3 characters).

Go to the directory

Physicians on the Roll of the Order

The directory provides the following information for a member in good standing of the CMQ whose name is known:

• Surname, first name;
• Sex;
• Specialty(ies);
• Permit type;
• Status (and any practice restrictions);
• Address of the principal place of practice;
• Telephone number.

To obtain information that is not provided

The following information can be obtained by calling the CMQ’s Discipline Registry during opening hours at 514 933‑4441.

• Information on physicians who are deceased, who have been struck off the Roll, who have resigned or whose permit has been revoked;
• Nature of the practice restrictions
• Disciplinary information (in particular active complaints before the Disciplinary Council).

For information on the transfer or provisional custody of records, please call extension 5393.

History

Decisions modifying the right to practice
Restriction, striking off, suspension or revocation of the permit

• Active decisions are published in the physician’s directory entry.
• Past decisions appear in the physician’s history in the right upper corner of their directory entry.

Period covered

The history available online covers the period from January 1, 2000 to the present day.

For more details or to find out about a decision rendered prior to 2000 concerning a physician, contact the CMQ’s Legal Affairs Division during opening hours: 514 933‑4441, extension 5589.

Ex-members

The ex-member directory provides information about ex‑members of the CMQ, i.e., physicians with one of the following statuses: deceased, resigned, permit expired, not registered, currently struck off, permit revoked

Updating

The information in the directory is updated regularly and is the latest information provided to the CMQ by physicians.

Types of permit

Permit to Practice (regular permit)

The permit to practice is issued at the end of training of a resident who has completed all of their required training in compliance with the standards of the faculty of medicine and the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ), who has successfully passed the required examinations and met all other prerequisites.

Restrictive Permit

The CMQ may issue a restrictive permit to a physician in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors. This permit is valid for one year, and renewable. This type of permit indicates the nature of medical acts that may be performed by the physician within the authorized establishment(s).

The different categories of restrictive permit are the following:

• Restrictive permit for sponsored professor: permit issued to physicians recruited as professors by a faculty of medicine, in accordance with le plan d’effectifs médicaux universitaires;
• Restrictive permit for clinician: permit issued to physicians recruited to meet specific needs by an establishment;
• ARM with France permit: permit issued to physicians who have graduated and have been certified in France in accordance with the conditions established by l’Arrangement de reconnaissance mutuelle avec la France (Québec-France agreement).

Temporary Permit

The Board of Directors of the CMQ may issue a temporary permit to a physician whose knowledge of the French language is inadequate. This permit is valid for a maximum period of one year and may be renewed no more than three times, under certain conditions.

If you have any questions

For additional information regarding :

• regular and temporary permits, write to demandepermis@cmq.org
• restrictive permits, write to pfqc@cmq.org

To find a family doctor or a SNPPC

To find a family doctor, a specialized nurse practitioner in primary care (SNPPC) or a group of doctors that is accepting new patients, you can put your name on the waiting list through the Québec Family Doctor Finder (GAMF).

Register to the GAMF