Nord de Lanaudière - Médecine familiale

Université LavalNord de Lanaudière, QuebecRegular stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved date not on file

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 12 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: Regular
Discipline: Médecine familiale
Applications per year: 401–600
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Not stated on CaRMS page
CaRMS program ID: 29737

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

The Université Laval Family Medicine Residency Program aims to train comprehensive family physicians capable of providing high-quality, continuous healthcare across various settings. The program emphasizes a holistic approach to patient care, focusing on scientific knowledge, clinical experience, and understanding patients' personal and social contexts.

Training

Research

Residents can engage in clinical research projects and have opportunities for scholarly activities throughout their training.

Training setting

Training occurs primarily at CISSS de Lanaudière – Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière (CHDL), a 335-bed intermediate care center with a complete technical platform. Residents will also work in various regional clinics and the Masko-Siwin health center in the Manawan Indigenous community.

Teaching approach

Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with an integrated, longitudinal approach emphasizing progressive independence, interprofessional collaboration, and continuous professional development across various clinical settings.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Community hospital
Rural clinic
Indigenous health center

Focus areas

Primary Care
Rural Medicine
Family Medicine
Community Healthcare
Indigenous Health
Comprehensive Patient Care

Patient populations

All age groups
Indigenous communities
Immigrant populations
Marginalized populations
Rural and urban patients
Patients requiring palliative care

Highlights

Integrated curriculum
Simulation training at Centre Apprentiss
Targeted ultrasound introduction
Longitudinal continuity clinic
Home and long-term care follow-up
Optional specialized tracks
International stage opportunities
Clinical research possibilities

Strengths

Comprehensive family medicine training
Diverse clinical exposure
Strong rural medicine focus
Innovative pedagogical approaches
Extensive simulation training
Nationally recognized evaluation tools
Flexible training options

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Palliative Medicine
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Geriatric Care
Clinician Scholar
Perinatal Care
Chronic Pain Management

By year

PGY-2

Médecine familiale, disciplines médicales et optionGMF-U et milieu hospitalier / incluant hospitalisation4 mois
Médecine familiale, pédiatrie et optionGMF-U et milieu hospitalier / incluant hospitalisation4 mois
Médecine familialeGMF-U et milieu hospitalier / incluant hospitalisation2 mois
Médecine familiale région(1 des 2 mois peut être remplacé par une spécialité en région)2 mois

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

CProMF exam
USMLE (for international graduates)
Clinical performance evaluations
Stage assessments
Mid-stage evaluations
Progression reports

Applications per year

401–600

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 20 janvier 2026; 21 janvier 2026; 22 janvier 2026; 23 janvier 2026; 27 janvier 2026

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$58,728 / year
PGY-2	$64,809 / year

One provincial scale for Quebec, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

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

Call

Call (provincial max): 6 calls in an establishment per 28 days

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

FMRQ agreement, 1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2028.

Teaching sites

Centre hospitalier De Lanaudière (CHDL)
GMF-U du Nord de Lanaudière
Masko-Siwin Health Center

Unfilled positions in past years

Open after round 1 in 7 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 6 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Nord de Lanaudière.

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
Year	Open after round 1	Open after round 2
2018	not available	0
2019	0	0
2020	1 position open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2021	7 positions open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	6 positions open after round 2 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2022	5 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	3 positions open after round 2 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2023	5 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	2 positions open after round 2 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2024	5 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	4 positions open after round 2 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2025	5 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	2 positions open after round 2 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2026	9 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	7 positions open after round 2 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

Quebec: different match process, not directly comparable.

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. Verify with the CaRMS lists. 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)). 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.

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Nord de Lanaudière, Quebec

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −10.9 °C L'assomption, 22.6 km away
July average: 20.7 °C L'assomption, 22.6 km away
Snowfall: 202.4 cm a year Fleury, 40.5 km away
Days below −20 °C: 24.3 days a year L'assomption, 22.6 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Joliette, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 21,384 people up 4.4% from 2016
Official languages: English only 0.3% · French only 68.3% · English and French 30.9% · neither 0.4% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 6.2% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 1.8% · non-permanent residents: 1.3%
Indigenous identity: 2.4% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 85.4% · public transit 1.0% · walking or cycling 11.6% · other 2.0% Average commute: 19.7 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $52,800 before tax $47,200 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Joliette, a medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999 people) 49,246 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.110 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Student loan forgiveness: Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)Time-limited: this place meets only the previous community definition, which stays in place “until November 1, 2027 or the day that is 6 months after the day on which a census is published by Statistics Canada, whichever is later”.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: not published October 2025 survey, Joliette, Quebec (census agglomeration). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $46,852 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Quebec, population 30,000 to 99,999, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Good The employment outlook will be Good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Lanaudière region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0132-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Canada.ca), page dated 2026-06-03.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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 5 Oct 2026.