Montreal - Orthopedic Surgery
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 4 Feb 2027
Montreal, 5 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Paediatric training includes Canada's only Shriners Hospital for Children, which has an international referral base.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
The program has its own orthopaedic simulation centre with cadaveric dissection and arthroscopy modules.
From “Additional information” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's five-year orthopaedic surgery residency trains residents at five teaching hospitals in Montreal, three adult and two paediatric.
- All off-service rotations are in the first year, and a 2-month community rotation is mandatory.
- Residents must complete at least two research projects, and a Master's or PhD through the Surgical Scientist Program is available.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- English and French
By year
- PGY-1
- orthopaedicsfive blocks
Other rotations
- Trauma and limb deformity correction (PGY-2 to 5)
- Spine (PGY-2 to 5)
- Arthroplasty (PGY-2 to 5)
- Oncology (PGY-2 to 5)
- Paediatrics (PGY-2 to 5)
- Sports Medicine (PGY-2 to 5)
- Upper Extremity (PGY-2 to 5)
- Foot and Ankle (PGY-2 to 5)
- Hand/Wrist (PGY-2 to 5)
- community rotation (2 month)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 5 teaching sites.
- Jewish General Hospital
- Montreal General Hospital
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- Shriners Hospital For Children
- St Mary's Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: TELUS at 2 of 5; no published record for 3.
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)
Jewish General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 37,934 · 2026–2027: 39,472
- Licensed beds
- physical health 516 · psychiatry 52 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 34
Montreal General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Montreal Children's Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
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Shriners Hospital For Children
- Licensed beds
- physical health 22
St Mary's Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 13,990 · 2026–2027: 14,053
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 29 · geriatrics 24
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)
- 4 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
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.
5 Orthopedic Surgery 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
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 | 3 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 3 | 5 years | 1 date, 5 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- McGill University's Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program offers comprehensive training across five teaching sites, covering all orthopedic subspecialties.
- The program aims to produce clinically competent orthopedic surgeons who can practice independently and pursue ongoing learning and research.
- Research
- Residents required to complete minimum two research projects, with options for Masters/PhD through Surgical Scientist Program
- Training setting
- Urban Montreal setting with five teaching hospitals, including pediatric and adult trauma centers, providing comprehensive orthopedic training across diverse clinical environments.
- Teaching approach
- Graded responsibility approach with progressive surgical skill development, emphasizing competency-based learning, critical evaluation of surgical procedures, and continuous professional growth.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV/research
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Mitchell Bernstein
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
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.
Orthopedic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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