Classes of Certificates of Registration Authorizing Practice
 3. (1) The standards and qualifications for a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice are as follows: 1. The applicant must have a degree in medicine. 2. The applicant must have successfully completed Part 1 and Part 2 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination. 3. The applicant must have completed one of the following: i. A clerkship at an accredited medical school in Canada which meets the criteria of a clerkship in clause (a) of the definition of “degree in medicine” in section 1. ii. A year of postgraduate medical education at an accredited medical school in Canada. iii. A year of active medical practice in Canada which includes significant clinical experience pertinent to the applicant’s area of medical practice. 4. The applicant must have certification by examination by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (1). (2) An applicant who holds a certificate of registration authorizing academic practice and an appointment described in paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (1) is exempt from the standards and qualifications required under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of subsection (1) if the applicant satisfies the following standards and qualifications: 1. The applicant must have held the certificate and the appointment continuously for the three years immediately preceding the application. 2. The applicant must have, for the three years immediately preceding the application, continuously maintained an active medical practice in a clinical teaching unit formally affiliated with the medical school department in which he or she holds the professorial appointment. 3. The applicant must have permanent certification or certification by examination by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (2). (3) An applicant is exempt from the requirement of successfully completing Part 1 and Part 2 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination under paragraph 2 of subsection (1), if, (a) on or before December 31, 1991, the applicant had, (i) successfully completed the qualifying examination of the Medical Council of Canada, (ii) successfully completed the examinations for the diploma of the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States of America, or (iii) obtained one of the following scores on the Licensing Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States of America: (A) if the examination was taken before July 1, 1985, a weighted score average of seventy-five using the weighting formula of 1/6 for Part 1 of Component 1, 2/6 for Part 2 of Component 1 and 3/6 for Component 2, or (B) if the examination was taken after July 1, 1985, a score of seventy-five on each of Component 1 and Component 2; or (b) on or before December 31, 1993, the applicant had applied for registration and successfully completed Part 1 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (3); O. Reg. 56/94, s. 1. (4) An applicant described in subsection (5) is exempt from the standards and qualifications required under paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of subsection (1) if the applicant satisfies the following standards and qualifications: 1. The applicant must have certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada by examination passed ten years prior to application. 2. The applicant must have maintained an active medical practice while holding an academic or hospital practice licence, or a certificate of registration authorizing academic practice or hospital practice, continuously for the ten years immediately preceding the application.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (4). (5) Subsection (4) applies to an applicant who, on October 31, 1992, held an academic practice licence or a hospital practice licence under a predecessor of the Act.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (5). (6) A former member whose certificate of registration authorizing independent practice has expired under clause 16 (1) (a), (b) or (c) shall, upon application for reinstatement, be deemed to have met the standards and qualifications in this section if he or she, (a) held the certificate for a continuous period of at least one year; and (b) submits the application form required by clause 2 (2) (a) within one year after the expiry under clause 16 (1) (a), (b) or (c).  O. Reg. 498/07, s. 2. (7) Subject to section 10 (restricted certificates), a person who, on the day this Regulation comes into force, holds an independent practice licence issued under a predecessor of the Act is deemed to be the holder of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice under the Act.  O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3 (7).