Montreal - Anesthesiology
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 8
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027
Montreal, 9 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Junior orientation program taught by senior residents at the simulation centre, running since 2009.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Dedicated elective experiences in perioperative prehabilitation and ERAS, which the page says no other Canadian centre offers.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Optional one-week pediatric anesthesia experiences with Indigenous populations in Puvirnituq or Kuujjuaq.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's five-year anesthesiology residency trains residents mainly at Montreal university teaching hospitals.
- Training begins with a 10-week simulation-based orientation program, and residents complete a mandatory three-month community hospital anesthesia rotation.
- A scholarly project is required, with at least three periods of protected research time, and residents can apply to a six-year Clinician Investigator Program.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Training language
- English and French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- junior orientation program (Transition to Discipline · 10-week · simulation centre)
- cardiac (Core)
- respirology (Core)
- intensive care in adults (Core)
- cardiac (CCU) (Core)
- anesthesia rotation in a community hospital setting (three-month · CISSS de l'Outaouais (Hôpital de Hull or Hôpital de Gatineau), the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, Hôpital du Suroît, Valleyfield, or Hôpital Brome Missisquoi Perkins, Cowansville)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 9 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Royal Victoria Hospital
- Montreal General Hospital
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- Montreal Neurological Institute
- St. Mary's Hospital Center
- CISSS de l'Outaouais, Hôpital de Hull, Hôpital de Gatineau (Gatineau · rural or distributed site)
- CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, Hôpital du Suroît, Valleyfield (Valleyfield · rural or distributed site)
- Hôpital Brome Missisquoi Perkins (Cowansville · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: TELUS at 4 of 9; no published record for 5.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
- Clinical record
- TELUS (Oacis), since 2006, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Royal Victoria Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
Montreal General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 37,934 · 2026–2027: 39,472
- Licensed beds
- physical health 516 · psychiatry 52 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 34
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Montreal Children's Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
Montreal Neurological Institute
- Licensed beds
- physical health 90
St. Mary's Hospital Center
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 13,990 · 2026–2027: 14,053
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 29 · geriatrics 24
CISSS de l'Outaouais, Hôpital de Hull, Hôpital de Gatineau
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,660 · 2026–2027: 14,537
- Licensed beds
- physical health 230
CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest, Hôpital du Suroît, Valleyfield
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,707 · 2026–2027: 18,278
- Licensed beds
- physical health 182 · psychiatry 39 · geriatrics 16 · neonatology 4
About Montréal
People
1,762,949residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.2 °CJanuary mean21.7 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 1, 2 and 3 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 2 sessions listed for 2027 have passed.
11 Anesthesiology info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
| PGY-3 | $70,890 / year |
| PGY-4 | $76,969 / year |
| PGY-5 | $83,050 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 6 calls in an establishment per 28 days
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- 8 hours of mandatory rest after a work period
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 16 hours in an establishment in any 24-hour period
Benefits
- Adoption leave
- 29 to 38 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Annual vacation
- 20 days/year
- Assistant Resident Coordinator
- $425/month
- Call Premium
- $607/28 days
- Conference leave
- 7 days pd/year
- Dental Plan
- Yes, available for a fee
- Exam leave
- Day (s) of the exam
- Extended Health Insurance
- Yes
- Leave for death in family
- From 1 to 5 days depending on the family member
- Leave of absence without pay (exceptional measure)
- 12 months maximum
- Life insurance
- Yes
- Long-Term disability insurance
- Yes
- Maternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP*) and FMRQ **
- 21 weeks95 % of salary
- Meals
- Reduced feeFree during on-call duty
- Pager
- Provided by the establishment
- Parental leave (time sharing between parents)
- 19 to 29 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Parking
- ½ of doctors’ feeFree during on-call duty
- Paternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP) and FMRQ
- 1 week, 100% of salary3 to 5 weeks, 100% of salary(two options)
- Professional Liability Insurance****(CPMA not applicable)
- Yes (free)
- Quebec Health Insurance Program / RAMQ***
- Yes
- Resident Coordinator
- $583/month
- Resuscitation courses and examination leave
- Day of the course and of the exam, course paid
- Sick leave
- 9.6 days pd / yearAnd reimbursement of days not taken
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 13/year
- Study leave
- 10 days pd/year
- Superior Financial Programs
- Yes
- Teaching Premium
- $240/28 days
- Wedding leave
- 7 days paid + 7 days without pay
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 8 | 5 years | 3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 8 | 5 years | 3 dates, 21–23 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The McGill Residency Program in Anesthesiology offers excellent clinical and research training in a large multicultural metropolitan centre.
- The program provides a flexible and tailored approach to learning, with full Royal College certification and a comprehensive 5-year training curriculum that integrates simulation, workshops, and diverse clinical experiences.
- Research
- Minimum of three protected research periods, opportunities for clinical and basic research, quality improvement projects, and potential Master's degree pursuit.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple urban teaching hospitals in Montreal, including Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Jewish General Hospital, and Montreal Children's Hospital, offering a diverse and comprehensive clinical experience.
- Teaching approach
- Competence by Design curriculum with a focus on progressive learning through simulation, hands-on workshops, case-based seminars, and structured mentorship, emphasizing both clinical skills and research capabilities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic excellence
- 3 letters of reference
- CASPer exam
- Personal letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Catherine Paquet
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Anesthesiology elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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