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Peel & Surrounding Communities - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, OntarioIMG streamNew for 2027

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 Sep 2026

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota)
1 position
Length
5 years
Stream
IMG
Discipline
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Applications per year
0–50
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
35990

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

Summary

  • This is a 5-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the TMU School of Medicine, participating in the CaRMS R-1 Match for the first time for July 2027 entry.
  • Training takes place at partner sites distributed across the region, including William Osler Health System and Trillium Health Partners, and residents are expected to travel.
  • Matched IMGs must complete the Pre-Residency Program and a return-of-service commitment in Ontario.

Training

Setting
  • Urban community
Sites

8 teaching sites

  • William Osler Health System
  • Trillium Health Partners
  • Headwaters Health Care Centre
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  • Halton Healthcare
  • Michael Garron Hospital
  • McMaster University
  • Western University
  • Queens University (Lakeridge Health)

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Not stated on CaRMS page
Focus areas
  • POCUS curriculum
  • Underserved urban
Research
Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
Getting around
  • A car is recommended
Highlights
  • LEARN Time: protected non-clinical time for leadership, education, advocacy and research for residents meeting standards.
  • Applicants complete a Regional Connection Attestation detailing ties to Peel and surrounding communities.

By year

PGY-1
  • General Obstetrics and Gynecology3 blocks
  • Intensive Care Unit2 blocks
  • Internal Medicine2 blocks
  • General Surgery2 blocks
  • Emergency Medicine1 block
  • Anesthesia1 block
  • Pediatrics/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit1 block
  • Perinatal Mental Health1 block
  • Fundamentals Series1 week
PGY-2
  • General Gynecology7 blocks
  • General Obstetrics6 blocks
PGY-3
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine3 blocks
  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility3 blocks
  • Urogynecology3 blocks
  • Ultrasound1 block
  • Prenatal Diagnosis1 block
  • Colposcopy & Pathology1 block
  • Elective1 block
PGY-4
  • Elective5 blocks
  • Gynecologic Oncology3 blocks
  • Selective2 blocks
  • Pediatric Gynecology1 block
  • Community Obstetrics and Gynecology1 block
PGY-5
  • Senior Obstetrics and Gynecology6 blocks
  • Lead Obstetrics and Gynecology5 blocks
  • Elective2 blocks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

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
Required · this stream
IMG requirements
  • Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Applications per year
0–50
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
1 Feb 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • MMI or rotating station

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
LevelAnnual 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

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max)
7 nights in 28 in-house

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

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

  • William Osler Health System
  • Trillium Health Partners
  • Headwaters Health Care Centre
  • Halton Healthcare
  • Michael Garron Hospital
  • McMaster University
  • Western University
  • Queens University (Lakeridge Health)

Hospital facts

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

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

pgme@torontomu.ca

Rachelle Dyment de Garcia · Program Administrator

Program director

  • Dr. Valerie Mueller

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

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Location

Peel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario

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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. This label covers more than one place, so each is listed on its own (A to Z); open one to read it.

Brampton

Climate

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

January average
−5.0 °C Toronto Pearson (Airport), 10.6 km away
July average
22.1 °C Toronto Pearson (Airport), 10.6 km away
Snowfall
114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 10.6 km away
Days below −20 °C
2.7 days a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 10.6 km away

People

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

Population
656,480 people up 10.6% from 2016
Official languages
English only 90.5% · French only 0.1% · English and French 4.5% · neither 4.9% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
52.9% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 7.7% · non-permanent residents: 6.2%
Indigenous identity
0.5% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 85.9% · public transit 10.3% · walking or cycling 1.6% · other 2.2% Average commute: 29.8 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
$111,000 before tax $98,000 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
Toronto, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 5,647,656 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.053 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

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
3.0% October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$62,880 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Toronto, Ontario, 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.
Unemployment rate
6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.3 points. A survey estimate.

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 specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in the Toronto region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033
Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in surgery, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Mississauga

Climate

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

January average
−5.0 °C Toronto Pearson (Airport), 9.4 km away
July average
22.1 °C Toronto Pearson (Airport), 9.4 km away
Snowfall
114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 9.4 km away
Days below −20 °C
2.7 days a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 9.4 km away

People

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

Population
717,961 people down 0.5% from 2016
Official languages
English only 89.8% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.7% · neither 3.4% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
53.2% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 7.4% · non-permanent residents: 3.8%
Indigenous identity
0.5% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 82.7% · public transit 11.4% · walking or cycling 3.2% · other 2.7% Average commute: 27.6 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
$102,000 before tax $89,000 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
Toronto, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 5,647,656 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.044 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

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
3.0% October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$62,880 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Toronto, Ontario, 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.
Unemployment rate
6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.3 points. A survey estimate.

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 specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in the Toronto region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033
Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in surgery, 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 34-10-0130-01. 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.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • 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 residency.fyi 6 Oct 2026.