Hamilton - Radiation Oncology

McMaster UniversityHamilton, OntarioCMG stream

Approx. quota: 2 positions
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 0–50
Offered interviews: 76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Interviews

1 date, 27 Jan 2027virtual

Hamilton, 5 teaching sites

Program website CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Every resident takes on the Chief Resident role in PGY3.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

McMaster's five-year Radiation Oncology program trains residents mainly at the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton.
Core training includes paediatrics and sarcoma, a one-block prostate brachytherapy experience at Toronto's Odette Cancer Centre, and one community cancer centre block.
Residents must complete a scholarly project and take home call approximately 1 in 5.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure: Not stated on CaRMS page
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Radiation Oncology (TRANSITION TO DISCIPLINE (TTD) · 8 weeks · Juravinski Cancer Centre)
Internal Medicine (CTU) (FOUNDATIONS · 2 blocks)
Thoracic Oncology Surgery (FOUNDATIONS · 1 block)
Gynecologic Oncology (FOUNDATIONS · 1 block)
Inpatient Oncology (FOUNDATIONS · 2 blocks)
Emergency Medicine (FOUNDATIONS · 1 block)
Diagnostic Imaging (FOUNDATIONS · 1 block)
Palliative Care (Inpatient/outpatient) (FOUNDATIONS · 2 blocks)
Neuro-Oncology (FOUNDATIONS · 1 block)
radiation treatment planning (CORE)
Medical Oncology (CORE)
prostate brachytherapy experience (CORE · one-block · Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto)
radiation oncology at a community cancer centre (CORE · one block)
hybrid clinical/research block (CORE)

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Hamilton, Ontario: 5 teaching sites.

Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC)
Hamilton Health Science (HHS)
St. Joseph’s Healthcare
McMaster Children’s Hospital
Odette Cancer Centre (Toronto)

Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 3 of 5; no published record for 2.

Hospital facts

3 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. 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: Epic, fully electronic record since Jun 2022 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Hamilton Health Science (HHS), McMaster Children’s Hospital.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare

Clinical record: Epic (Dovetale), fully electronic record since Dec 2017 As of 31 Oct 2026

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.

About Hamilton

People
569,353residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Hamilton
Housing
3.5%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Hamilton, Ontario (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−3.1 °CJanuary mean21.9 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Burlington Piers, 5.0 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Hamilton (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

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.

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 27 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)
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.

7 Radiation Oncology info sessions at other programs All info sessions

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year
PGY-3	$85,564 / year
PGY-4	$92,701 / year
PGY-5	$98,567 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): Home call · frequency “approximately 1 in 5”
Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 in-house
Post-call rule (provincial): No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
Max continuous duty (provincial): 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Past matches

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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.

Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews	What changed
CMG stream	2	5 years	1 date, 27 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	2	5 years	1 date, 28 Jan 2026

The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

McMaster University's Radiation Oncology Residency Program offers comprehensive training at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, preparing residents to become skilled clinical Radiation Oncologists.
The program emphasizes a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach with opportunities for academic and research development across a diverse range of oncological settings.

Research: Residents are required to complete a scholarly project with support from research advisors, and are financially supported to attend and present at national conferences.
Training setting: Urban academic cancer center at Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, serving a population of 1.4 million in the Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-Brant region of Southern Ontario.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education with progressive independence, emphasizing clinical skills, research capabilities, and multidisciplinary collaborative care.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical Student Performance Record
Personal letter
CV
Reference documents
Interview performance

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program director: Dr. Justin Lee
leejus@hhsc.ca
905-387-9711 ext 64628
Program office: Program Administrator
Write to the officemolinana@mcmaster.ca

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.

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP This program on CaRMS

Radiation Oncology elsewhere

Nearest to Hamilton

Toronto - Radiation OncologyUniversity of Toronto
Toronto · 59 km
4 positions · CMG
London - Radiation OncologyWestern University
London · 116 km
2 positions · CMG
Kingston - Radiation OncologyQueen’s University
Kingston · 293 km
3 positions · CMG

In these collections:

Programs that say how often residents take call

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 4 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36465 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 24 Oct 2026.

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