Transition to Practice.

Change CMPA coverage

Update your work category from resident to staff. New premiums kick in.

Apply for CPSO independent licence

The biggest hand-off from resident to staff. Allow 2 to 4 weeks.

Apply for OHIP billing number

Follow the instructions for provider registration.

Apply for hospital credentials (if applicable)

Required for in-patient, ED, and consult work. Each site has its own packet.

Register for Medavie Blue Cross

Federal patients (CAF, RCMP, VAC, IFHP, federal inmates). One signup covers all six programs.

Register as a WSIB provider

Required to bill for work-related injuries and illnesses.

Set up OHIP direct payment

Get paid by deposit, not cheque. Configure during your billing-number registration.

Set up CMPA auto-payment

Avoid the awkward lapse-in-coverage moment.

Register your corporation

Discuss the structure and timing with your accountant or lawyer.

Apply for CPSO Certificate of Authorization

Required before your corporation can practice medicine.

Set up corporate banking accounts

Easier for tracking income, taxes, and expenses.

Route billing and expenses through the corporation

OHIP deposits, Blue Cross deposits, professional fees. Move them once everything else is set up.

Log your MOC / Mainpro+ credits

Make studying for your exam worth more. Group study, lectures, and self-learning all count as CME for your first year.

Update your professional memberships

OMA membership is mandatory for practising Ontario physicians. CMA and your specialty society are optional.

Join the “First 5 Years” group for your specialty

Facebook groups exist for most specialties. The questions you have, they had last year.

Find an accountant who works with physicians

Incorporation, MPC tax structuring, family income splitting rules - physicians have their own tax patterns. Generalists can miss things.