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Halton - Family Medicine

McMaster UniversityHalton, OntarioIMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 8 Oct 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota)
1 position
Length
2 years
Stream
IMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
29913

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

McMaster University's Family Medicine Halton site offers comprehensive, community-based training in a diverse and growing region. The program provides residents with rich clinical experiences across multiple settings, emphasizing comprehensive care, community engagement, and professional development.

Training

Research
Opportunities for scholarly activities, quality improvement, and evidence-based medicine learning through weekly Inquiry sessions
Training setting
Training occurs in Halton region, spanning Burlington, Milton, Oakville, and Halton Hills, with clinical experiences in community practices and local hospitals including Joseph Brant, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial, and Milton District Hospital.
Teaching approach
Competency-based, learner-centered curriculum focused on developing comprehensive family physicians through progressive, supervised clinical experiences and integrated academic programming.
Setting types
  • Community hospital
  • Family health centre
  • Outpatient clinics
Focus areas
  • Community-based Family Medicine
  • Comprehensive Primary Care
  • Rural and Urban Healthcare
  • Hospital and Outpatient Care
Patient populations
  • Diverse community populations
  • Pediatric patients
  • Adult and geriatric patients
  • Obstetric patients
  • Hospitalized patients
Highlights
  • Longitudinal Primary Preceptor relationship
  • Mental Health and Behavioural Science continuity learning
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Robust orientation series
  • Educational activity allowances
  • Resident Well-being Strategy
Strengths
  • Low learner to faculty ratio
  • Interdisciplinary training environments
  • Strong community integration
  • Comprehensive clinical exposure
  • Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Enhanced skills
  • Intrapartum obstetrical care
  • Surgical assisting
  • Office-based procedures
  • Chronic disease management

By year

PGY-1
  • Family MedicineHalton McMaster Family Health Centre4 blocks
  • Care of the Hospitalized AdultLocal hospitals2 blocks
  • Emergency MedicineLocal emergency departments2 blocks
  • Women's Health and ObstetricsVarious clinical settings2 blocks
  • Care of ChildrenPediatric settings2 blocks
  • Family Medicine/Academic ProgrammingAcademic center1 block
  • Continuity Family Medicine homebase clinicsHomebase clinicThroughout year
PGY-2
  • Family MedicineHalton McMaster Family Health Centre4 blocks
  • ElectiveResident's choice3 blocks
  • Rural Family MedicineRural clinical settings2 blocks
  • Core Medicine/Surgery SelectiveSite-based options2 blocks
  • Care of the ElderlyGeriatric settings1 block
  • Family Medicine/Academic ProgrammingAcademic center1 block
  • Continuity Family Medicine homebase clinicsHomebase clinicThroughout year

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at
  • FMProC assessment
  • NAC examination
  • MCCQE Part I
  • Structured Reference Letters
  • Personal letter
  • CV/Clinical experience
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match)
16 Jan 2026

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$73,367 / year
PGY-2
$79,670 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max)
7 nights in 28 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

  • Joseph Brant Hospital
  • Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
  • Milton District Hospital

Hospital facts

Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

More links

Location

Halton, Ontario

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About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it. This label covers more than one place, so each is listed on its own (A to Z); open one to read it.

Burlington

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average
−3.1 °C Burlington Piers, 9.8 km away
July average
21.9 °C Burlington Piers, 9.8 km away
Snowfall
114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 37.5 km away
Days below −20 °C
0.7 days a year Burlington Piers, 9.8 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Burlington, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population
186,948 people up 2.0% from 2016
Official languages
English only 90.4% · French only 0.0% · English and French 8.6% · neither 1.0% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
25.7% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 3.2% · non-permanent residents: 0.9%
Indigenous identity
1.3% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 88.8% · public transit 4.3% · walking or cycling 4.5% · other 2.4% Average commute: 23.7 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income
$110,000 before tax $94,000 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre
Hamilton, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 729,560 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.059 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate
3.5% October 2025 survey, Hamilton, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$59,504 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate
6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Hamilton, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.7 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027
Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033
Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Milton

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average
−3.1 °C Burlington Piers, 24.6 km away
July average
21.9 °C Burlington Piers, 24.6 km away
Snowfall
114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 26.8 km away
Days below −20 °C
0.7 days a year Burlington Piers, 24.6 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Milton, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population
132,979 people up 20.7% from 2016
Official languages
English only 90.4% · French only 0.1% · English and French 7.8% · neither 1.8% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
42.1% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 6.9% · non-permanent residents: 1.6%
Indigenous identity
0.7% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 91.2% · public transit 3.7% · walking or cycling 2.6% · other 2.4% Average commute: 29.3 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income
$126,000 before tax $107,000 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre
Milton, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 124,579 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.061 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate
3.0% October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$62,880 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Toronto, Ontario, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate
6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.3 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027
Good The employment outlook will be Good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Toronto region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033
Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Oakville

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average
−3.1 °C Burlington Piers, 18.4 km away
July average
21.9 °C Burlington Piers, 18.4 km away
Snowfall
114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 26.0 km away
Days below −20 °C
0.7 days a year Burlington Piers, 18.4 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Oakville, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population
213,759 people up 10.3% from 2016
Official languages
English only 86.7% · French only 0.1% · English and French 11.0% · neither 2.3% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
41.2% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 7.3% · non-permanent residents: 2.4%
Indigenous identity
0.7% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 85.2% · public transit 7.1% · walking or cycling 4.2% · other 3.5% Average commute: 26.2 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income
$128,000 before tax $108,000 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre
Toronto, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 5,647,656 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.057 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate
3.0% October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$62,880 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Toronto, Ontario, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate
6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.3 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027
Good The employment outlook will be Good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Toronto region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033
Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
  • Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0130-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
  • Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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