Montreal - Plastic Surgery
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 28 Jan 2027
Montreal, 9 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Residents take part in the provincial replant program.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
A dedicated microsurgery lab rotation, plus a microsurgery dry lab open to residents at all times.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Graduates are eligible to sit the American Board of Plastic Surgery exams.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's 5-year plastic surgery program has two years of Surgical Foundations training followed by three dedicated years of plastic surgery.
- Training happens at Montreal teaching hospitals, including the Montreal General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, as well as community hospital sites.
- Residents are encouraged to take time for a Master's or PhD, with competitive salary funding available through the Surgeon Scientist Program.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
- Training language
- English and French
By year
- PGY-1
- Plastic Surgery5 blocks
- General Surgery2 blocks
- SICU2 blocks
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Neurosurgery1 block
- Pediatric Surgery1 block
- Vascular Surgery1 block
- Bootcamp (Surgical Foundations & Plastic Surgery; Transition to Discipline)First Rotation block (July)
- PGY-2
- Plastic Surgery7 blocks
- Orthopedic Surgery2 blocks
- Anesthesiology1 block
- General Surgery1 block
- Microsurgery Lab1 block
- Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)1 block
- Otolaryngology (Head and Neck)1 block
- PGY-3
- Plastic Surgery10 blocks
- Burn Unit2 blocks
- Oculoplasty1 block
- PGY-4
- Plastic Surgery12 blocks (includes 2 elective block)
- Aesthetic Surgery1 block
- PGY-5
- Plastic Surgery11 blocks (includes consolidation block)
- Aesthetic Surgery2 blocks
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 9 teaching sites.
- Montreal General Hospital
- Royal Victoria Hospital
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- Shriners Hospital for Children
- Jewish General Hospital
- St-Mary's Hospital
- Lasalle Hospital
- Lachine Hospital
- Lakeshore Hospital
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)
Montreal General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Royal Victoria Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
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
Jewish General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 37,934 · 2026–2027: 39,472
- Licensed beds
- physical health 516 · psychiatry 52 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 34
St-Mary's Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 13,990 · 2026–2027: 14,053
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 29 · geriatrics 24
Lasalle Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 11,354 · 2026–2027: 11,415
- Licensed beds
- physical health 110
Lachine Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 8,296 · 2026–2027: 8,612
- Licensed beds
- physical health 56
Lakeshore 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
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
- MMI or rotating station
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.
4 Plastic 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 | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 28 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 1 | 6 years | 1 date, 29 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- McGill's Plastic Surgery Residency Program offers comprehensive 5-year training in plastic surgery, with two years of Surgical Foundations followed by three dedicated years of plastic surgery training.
- The program emphasizes academic excellence, research opportunities, and preparing residents to become skilled, evidence-based plastic surgeons.
- Research
- Extensive research opportunities with competitive salary funding, encouragement to pursue Master's or PhD, and collaborations across basic science research areas.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple academic and community hospitals in Montreal, including Montreal General Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital, and several community hospital sites.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive skill development, frequent formative assessments, and targeted learning outcomes across different training stages.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV content
- Research participation
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Reference letters
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Domenick (Dino) Zammit
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.
Plastic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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