IMG matching in US/Canada ?

Hi,

As I am attempting to find more info in regards to residency and matching process , I couldn't help but notice that there is not too much recent information on these subjects.

Maybe I am not looking in the right place, but if you have useful links and you don't mind to share I would appreciate it.
I am a Canadian studying at Ross and would like to know how others managed to study in medical school and prepare at the same time for the USMLEs and for CARMS (Canadians).

At this point I don't see how I'm going to be able to do anything else besides studying all day long for my Minis':(
When did you all start studying for the first step? How about Canadians who wanted to do residency/match back home?

I would like to get some ideas as to how to best plan my exams during school.

Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks !