Gatineau - Family Medicine
McGill UniversityGatineau, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 18
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
4 dates, 21 Jan – 2 Feb 2027
Gatineau, 17 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Optional 3–6 month intensive rural block in Shawville, Maniwaki, Wakefield or Val-d'Or during second year.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Dedicated hospital medicine teaching unit (UMF-H) for residents at Hôpital de Gatineau.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- This is a two-year McGill family medicine program based at the GMF Universitaire de Gatineau within the CISSS de l’Outaouais.
- Training is in French, and hospital medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics are done at Hôpital de Gatineau.
- All residents spend two months in a rural setting, and a critical appraisal or quality project is mandatory.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Regional community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Small program
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Training language
- French
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Palliative Care
- Hospital Medicine
- Clinician Scholar / Research
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Maternity and Newborn Care
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- milieu rural (deux mois)
- Volet Rural (2 e année de résidence · 3 à 6 mois · Shawville, à Maniwaki, à Wakefield ou au GMF-U de la Vallée-de-l’Or)
Where you train
Gatineau, Quebec: 17 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- GMF-Universitaire de Gatineau
- Hôpital de Gatineau
- Hôpital de Hull
- Hôpital Pierre Janet
- CHSLD Foyer du Bonheur
- CLSC de Hull
- hôpital de Buckingham (Buckingham)
- Clinique de Chirurgie de Gatineau
- Centre de pédiatrie sociale de Gatineau
- Maison Mathieu-Froment-Savoie
- clinique des femmes
- Maison des naissances
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- Maison des Collines
- GMF de Touraine
- GMF St-Alexandre
- Clinique médicale de Wakefield (Wakefield · rural or distributed site)
- GMF-U de la Vallée-de-l’Or (Val-d'Or · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 17 of 17.
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.
Hôpital de Gatineau
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,018 · 2026–2027: 15,386
- Licensed beds
- physical health 121 · psychiatry 40 · neonatology 37
Hôpital de Hull
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,660 · 2026–2027: 14,537
- Licensed beds
- physical health 230
hôpital de Buckingham
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,891 · 2026–2027: 9,700
- Licensed beds
- physical health 62 · psychiatry 1
About Gatineau
People
291,041residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.8%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.6 °CJanuary mean21.3 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- CV
- Reference documents
- MSPRs
- Examinations
- Personal letters
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Electives
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- IMG requirements
- Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
- Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 21, 25 and 28 Jan 2027; 2 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
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Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / 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
After residency
Family doctors in Quebec are paid fee-for-service today. A new model, which pays for enrolled patients, visits and hours worked, is agreed but not in force yet. Every family doctor in the public plan needs a compliance notice (avis de conformité) for a territory in the medical-staffing plan (PTEM, formerly PREM), or a waiver that stands in for it. Compare provinces
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 6 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 6 of 9 years.
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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 | 18 | 2 years | 4 dates, 21 Jan – 2 Feb 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 16 | 2 years | 4 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- McGill's Family Medicine Residency Program in Gatineau offers a comprehensive two-year postgraduate training experience focused on comprehensive family medicine.
- The program provides continuous family medicine experience, coordinated training in medical specialties, and exposure to rural practice, emphasizing patient-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Research
- Residents are encouraged to engage in research, with resources available to support clinical and fundamental science research projects.
- Training setting
- Urban and regional training sites in Gatineau, including a University Family Medicine Group (GMF-U), three regional hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health centers.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education emphasizing lifelong learning, individualized training, and comprehensive patient-centered care across diverse clinical settings.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic record
- Structured reference letters
- Autobiographical letter
- Interview performance
- Clinical experience
- Language proficiency
- Research interest
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr(e) Fanny Hersson-Edery
Dre Daphnée EllysonDirectrice à l'éducation de la médecine familiale (par intérim)
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
- Program office
Adjointe à l'enseignement universitaire de la résidence en médecine familiale, Gestionnaire, enseignement postdoctoral
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Videos and podcasts
From residents
Public podcast episodes and videos where residents describe this program. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
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- City
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