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Programs with a return-of-service commitment

2027 R-1 residency programs that match the definition below, grouped by province.

programs
214
positions stated
5062 programs don’t state one yet
schools
17in 8 provinces and territories

What’s in this collection

The program page states that a return of service is required.

We read this from each program’s 2027 CaRMS page. It is our reading, not a CaRMS category, and programs describe things in their own words.

2027 R-1 program list, read 19 Oct 2026.How collections are made

Streams open to Canadian graduates 25 programs

Streams open to Canadian graduates (CMG) or to all applicants where the program page states a return of service that is not limited to IMGs. They are also in the full collection below.

  • Montreal - Orthopedic Surgery

    Université de Montréal · Montreal · Quebec · Regular (NRQ) RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream · 5 years

    Une place avec engagement est disponible, pour les candidats qui s'engagent à pratiquer la médecine au Nouveau-Brunswick pendant cinq ans à l'issue de leur formation.

  • Montreal - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    McGill University · Montreal · Quebec · Regular RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream · 5 years

    The successful applicant will be required to sign a Return of Service Agreement with the Province of New Brunswick for 5 years after completing their residency.

  • Québec - Radiation Oncology

    Université Laval · Québec · Quebec · Regular (NRQ) RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream · 5 years

    Une place avec engagement est disponible, pour les candidats qui s'engagent à pratiquer la médecine au Nouveau-Brunswick pendant cinq ans à l'issue de leur formation.

  • Québec - Urology

    Université Laval · Québec · Quebec · Regular RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream · 5 years

    Une place avec engagement est disponible, pour les candidats qui s'engagent à pratiquer la médecine au Nouveau-Brunswick pendant cinq ans à l'issue de leur formation.

  • Sherbrooke - Psychiatry

    Université de Sherbrooke · Sherbrooke · Quebec · Regular (NRQ) RoS

    2 positions · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream · 5 years

    Ce poste est disponible pour des candidats qui s’engageront à pratiquer la médecine au Nouveau-Brunswick pendant au moins cinq ans.

  • Remote First Nations Northern Ontario - Family Medicine

    NOSM University · Remote First Nations Northern Ontario · Ontario · CMG RoS

    2 positions · 2 yrs

    Required · this stream · 2 years

    Graduating Residents will be accorded a two-year Return of Service (ROS) with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, providing physician services to the Thunder Bay-based Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC).

  • Fraser - Emergency Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Fraser · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Fraser - Internal Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Fraser · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    5 positions · 4 yrs

    Required · all residents · 3 years

    It also comes with a mandatory three-year return of service contract in British Columbia, which can be deferred until after subspecialty training ends. This is applicable for both CMGs and IMGs applying for this position.

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  • Fraser - Obstetrics and Gynecology

    University of British Columbia · Fraser · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    2 positions · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Fraser Greater Vancouver - Psychiatry

    University of British Columbia · Fraser Greater Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    2 positions · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Interior - Emergency Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Interior · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Interior - Psychiatry

    University of British Columbia · Interior · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Northern - Emergency Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Northern · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Prince George - Diagnostic Radiology

    University of British Columbia · Prince George · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Provincial - Neurology

    University of British Columbia · Provincial · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver - Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver - Diagnostic Radiology

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    2 positions · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver - Internal Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    8 positions · 4 yrs

    Required · all residents · 3 years

    Successfully matched applicants are required to complete a three-year Return of Service. This applies to both CMG and IMG candidates.

  • Vancouver - Neurology

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver - Psychiatry

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    2 positions · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver - Urology

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS). Successfully matched applicants are required to sign a contract with the Ministry of Health as a condition of accepting a medical residency position.

  • Vancouver Island - Emergency Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver Island · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver Island - Internal Medicine

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver Island · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 4 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS). Successfully matched applicants are required to sign a contract with the Ministry of Health

  • Vancouver Island - Psychiatry

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver Island · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position · 5 yrs

    Required · this stream

    The Competitive Stream is subject to a Return of Service (ROS).

  • Vancouver Island - Radiation Oncology

    University of British Columbia · Vancouver Island · British Columbia · Competitive RoS

    1 position

    Required · this stream · 3 years

    The Competitive stream position requires the candidate to work in BC for 3 years post residency/fellowship (anywhere other than the Vancouver Centre).

Newfoundland and Labrador 5 programs

Nova Scotia 7 programs

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New Brunswick 2 programs

Quebec 5 programs

Ontario 122 programs

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Manitoba 19 programs

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Saskatchewan 16 programs

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British Columbia 38 programs

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Last updated from the 2027 program pages read 19 Oct 2026. Positions are the quotas each program page states; a program that states none is not counted as zero. CdnMD is independent of CaRMS: confirm everything on carms.ca (opens in a new tab). Found a mistake? Open the program’s page and use “Report a problem”; fixes are listed on Corrections.

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