The 2026 PSM match timeline is currently under review and will be posted shortly.

Updated July 24, 2024

2026 Pediatric Subspecialty Match

Reference documents are an essential part of an application, so the applicants who’ve asked you to provide one are counting on you to submit it on time so it can be processed into their account before it’s time for programs to review references.

You can submit references electronically through the CaRMS Online referee portal.

Please refer back to this timetable regularly, as dates are subject to change.

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December 2024

4 December 2024 at 12:00 (noon) ET

CaRMS Online opens for applicants

Applicants may begin the application process, including sending reference requests through CaRMS Online.

January 2025

13 January 2025 at 21:00 ET

DEADLINE: Reference submission

References must be submitted by this date to give applicants enough time to assign them to programs before the opening of file review.

Referees can submit references after this date and time; however, this may impact the time available for applicants to submit complete applications to programs prior to the opening of file review on January 14 at 12:00 ET.

If applicants would like their references to be translated by the CaRMS-facilitated translation service, they must be submitted before the translation request deadline of December 18, 2024 at 17:00 ET.

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As a result of the changes to the Pediatric Subspecialty Match (PSM), there are two consecutive PSM matches in this year’s match cycle. Click one of the buttons below to view the 2024 or 2025 PSM timeline. For more information regarding the change, visit our Help Centre and review the Memorandum of Change to the CaRMS Pediatric Subspeciality Match.

2024 Timeline

2025 Timeline