Montreal - General Surgery
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 4
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Wed 3 Feb 2027,time not stated
Interviews
1 date, 3 Feb 2027
Montreal, 8 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Funded 1.5-year Surgeon Scientist Program with thesis-based graduate degree, satisfying the Royal College Clinician Investigator Program.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Access to two dedicated simulation centres for open, laparoscopic and robotic skills training.
From “Important information” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's General Surgery program is a 5-year Competence by Design residency based at several Montreal teaching hospitals.
- Clinical training is bilingual in English and French, with protected weekly academic half-days.
- Selected residents can enter a fully funded 1.5-year Surgical Scientist Program leading to a Master's degree.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Small program
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
- Training language
- English and French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Surgical Foundations Course and Boot Camp (Transition to Practice)
- general surgery (including transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary service) (Foundations to Discipline · 14 blocks)
- trauma (Foundations to Discipline · 2 blocks)
- vascular (Foundations to Discipline · 2 blocks)
- thoracic surgery (Foundations to Discipline · 1 block)
- critical care (Foundations to Discipline · 2 blocks)
- endoscopy (Foundations to Discipline · 2 blocks)
- pediatric surgery (Foundations to Discipline · 2 blocks)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 8 teaching sites.
- Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH/Glen)
- Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
- St. Mary’s Hospital (SMH)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH/Glen)
- Centre Hospitalier Regional de Lanaudiere Joliette (Joliette · rural or distributed site)
- Gatineau (Gatineau · rural or distributed site)
- Lakeshore General Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 1 of 8, TELUS at 3; no published record for 4.
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)
Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH/Glen)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
- 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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St. Mary’s Hospital (SMH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 13,990 · 2026–2027: 14,053
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 29 · geriatrics 24
Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH/Glen)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
Centre Hospitalier Regional de Lanaudiere Joliette
- Clinical record
- DCI Cristal-Net, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,583 · 2026–2027: 30,764
- Licensed beds
- physical health 258 · psychiatry 51 · geriatrics 20
Lakeshore General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,918 · 2026–2027: 15,905
- Licensed beds
- physical health 234 · psychiatry 31
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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 3 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Wed 3 Feb 2027
time not stated
Social · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMS
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
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
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 | 4 | 5 years | 1 date, 3 Feb 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 3–4 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- McGill University's General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience in a world-renowned academic setting.
- The program provides exceptional surgical training with flexibility to meet individual career goals, emphasizing both academic and community surgery preparation.
- Research
- Extensive research opportunities including Surgical Scientist Program, funded Master's research, conference presentation support, and diverse research tracks in basic science, clinical epidemiology, and surgical education.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple major teaching hospitals in Montreal, including urban academic medical centers and community hospitals, providing diverse clinical exposure.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education focused on progressive skill development, frequent formative assessments, and personalized learning paths tailored to individual resident goals and interests.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV/Resume
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Research experience
- Leadership skills
- Extra-curricular activities
- Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Sender Liberman
Dr. M. RousseauAPD
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Videos and podcasts
From the program
Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
General Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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