Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada
The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) is a Canadian national regulatory association based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Its ostensible purpose is to provide a national structure for its affiliated provincial and territorial medical regulatory authorities to present and pursue issues of common concern and interest; to share, consider and develop positions on such matters; and to develop services and benefits for its members.[1]
History
FMRAC co-hosted the 10th International Conference on Medical Regulation with the Medical Council of Canada, which took place October 2-5, 2012 at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Price | Executive Director[3] | - |
| Catherine Moore | Operations Lead and Executive Assistant;[3:1] Administrative Assistant (former)[4] | - |
| Jessica Christou | Program and Project Manager[4:1] | - |
| Fleur-Ange Lefebure | Executive Director and CEO (former)[4:2] | - |
| Louise Auger | Director of Professional Affairs (former)[4:3] | - |
| Kim McDonald | Manager of Member Services (former)[4:4] | - |
| Sarah Paquette | Project Manager (former)[4:5] | - |
| Tanis Adey | Board Member[5] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL) |
| George Carruthers | Board Member[5:1] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island (CPSPEI) |
| Stephanie Connolly | Board Member[5:2] | Yukon Medical Council (YMC) |
| Gus Grant | Board Member[5:3] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS) |
| Barbara Harvey | Board Member[5:4] | Health Professions, Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services |
| Scott McLeod | Board Member[5:5] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) |
| Ainslie Mihalchuk | Board Member[5:6] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) |
| Laurie Potter | Board Member[5:7] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB) |
| Patrick Rowe | Board Member[5:8] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) |
| Grant Stoneham | Board Member[5:9] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) |
| Isabelle Tardif | Board Member[5:10] | Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) |
| Larry White | Board Member[5:11] | Professional Licensing, Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services |
| Nancy Whitmore | Board Member[5:12] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) |
| Ravan Bedingfield | Board Member (former)[6] | Professional Licensing, Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services |
| Heidi Oetter | Board Member (former)[5:13] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) |
| Karen Shaw | Board Member (former)[5:14] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) |
| Anna Ziomek | Board Member (former)[5:15] | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) |
Membership
Members of FMRAC are the 13 Provincial and Territorial medical regulatory authorities:[7]
- Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island (CPSPEI)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS)
- Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services, Office of the Registrar, Professional Licensing
- Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services, Health Professions Licensing Office
- Yukon Medical Council (YMC)
Affiliates
FMRAC maintains formal affiliations with several organizations on issues of common interest or concern.[8]
10 of the 12 agencies listed on FMRAC’s website are domestic to Canada; the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is American, and the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) operates globally.
- Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
- Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS)
- Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
- Canadian Resident Matching Service (CARMS)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec (FMRQ)
- Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec (FMEQ)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
- International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA)
- Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
- Resident Doctors of Canada
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Additionally, FMRAC participated in the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) from its inception in 2011 until its completion in July 2020.[9]
External links
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC). Resident Doctors of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220920211458/https://residentdoctors.ca/stakeholder/fmrac/ ↩︎
10th International Conference on Medical Regulation - Sponsors. (2012, October 5). BUKSA Strategic Conference Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005155239/http://www.buksa.com/IAMRA/sponsors.htm ↩︎
Staff. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250804233454/https://fmrac.ca/about-us/fmrac-staff/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Staff. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220920213456/https://fmrac.ca/about-us/fmrac-staff/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250504222610/https://fmrac.ca/about-us/fmrac-board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220920213514/https://fmrac.ca/about-us/fmrac-board-of-directors/ ↩︎
The Members of FMRAC. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220920213448/https://fmrac.ca/members/ ↩︎
Affiliates. Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220920213358/https://fmrac.ca/about-us/affiliates/ ↩︎
National Assessment Collaboration. Medical Council of Canada. Retrieved March 8, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220308044952/https://mcc.ca/about/nac/ ↩︎