MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA CERTIFIED IDENTITY CONFIRMATION

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is an organization dedicated to the uniform assessment of Doctors across Canada. It holds examinations and maintains ongoing standards of evaluation for Canadian Doctors to practice Medicine. Medical Licences themselves are issued by regulatory authorities in each Province and Territory. The MCC however ensures that patients across Canada can rest assured that their Doctor must meet the same rigorous requirements as Doctors in any other Canadian jurisdiction.

The MCC also maintains a record of the qualifications of each Medical Doctor in Canada. This allows for physician mobility, making it much easier for Doctors practicing in one jurisdiction to transfer to another.

Not surprisingly, the MCC needs to ensure that the assessment and qualification records they maintain are for the individual actually assessed. The Certified Identity Confirmation form is for this purpose. Candidates must complete the form and sign it before a Certifying Official, such as a Notary Public. The candidate must attach two identical photos to the form, one securely glued in the space near the top, and one with a single piece of scotch tape near the bottom of the form, so it is easily removed by MCC staff. When the form is Notarized, the Notary seal will be partially over the glued photo, so the MCC can be assured it is the same photo verified by the Notary.