Kingston - Ophthalmology

Queen’s UniversityKingston, OntarioCMG stream

Approx. quota: 3 positions+1 from 2 in the 2026 match changed: see what changed on the CaRMS page
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 26–50%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Town hall

details

Sun 1 Nov 2026,1:00–2:00 pm ESTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

1 date, 28 Jan 2027virtual

Kingston, 2 teaching sites

Program website Instagram CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Applicants must submit an ophthalmological report, with stereoacuity considered important for microsurgery.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page
Optional Research Stream selected yearly from PGY-3 to PGY-5, after mandatory PGY-2 research.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
One-on-one teaching on most subspecialty rotations with 4-month subspecialty rotations.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

Queen's Ophthalmology is a 5-year residency in Kingston, Ontario, training mainly at Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital.
PGY-1 ends with the six-week University of Toronto basic science course, and most of PGY-2 is devoted to emergent ophthalmic care.
PGY-2 residents must conduct research projects, and an optional Research Stream is available from PGY-3 to PGY-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
Focus areas: Small program
Procedural emphasis
Research: Required · research project

By year

PGY-2: Subspecialty ophthalmology blocksBlocks 10-13
Emergency Eye Clinic + Subspecialty clinicsBlocks 1-9
PGY-3: Subspecialty ophthalmology blocksBlocks 1-13
PGY-4: Subspecialty ophthalmology blocksBlocks 1-13
PGY-5: Subspecialty ophthalmology blocksBlocks 1-5

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

ophthalmology blocks (Transition to Discipline · 2 blocks)
off-service blocks (Foundations of Discipline · 5 blocks)
elective block (Foundations of Discipline · 1 block)
Emergency Eye Clinic (Foundations of Discipline)
Toronto Ophthalmology Residents' Introductory Course (Foundations of Discipline · 6 week)

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

Where you train

Kingston, Ontario: 2 teaching sites.

Hotel Dieu Hospital
Kingston General Hospital

Record systems at the listed sites: Lumeo at 2 of 2.

Hospital facts

2 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: Lumeo regional health information system, fully electronic record since Dec 2024 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital.

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 Kingston

People
132,485residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Kingston
Housing
2.4%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Kingston, Ontario (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−7.0 °CJanuary mean20.8 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Kingston, 5.5 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Kingston (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
Other file component(s)
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): 28 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

Sun 1 Nov 2026
1:00–2:00 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change 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 (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	3	5 years	1 date, 28 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 2 → 3 from the 2026 match CaRMS page changed during the match: positions (noticed 13 Oct)

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, 30 Jan 2026

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

Queen's University offers a tight-knit, collegial 5-year Ophthalmology residency program with one-on-one teaching, high surgical volume, and flexible individual learning plans.
The program provides comprehensive clinical and surgical training across various ophthalmology subspecialties.

Research: Residents are expected to design and conduct research projects, with strong encouragement to present at national and international meetings.
Training setting: Training occurs in Kingston, Ontario, across multiple teaching hospitals including Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital, with additional external facilities.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education with progressive increase in responsibility, emphasizing individual learning, critical appraisal, and research development.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: CASPer Test
Program Questionnaire
CV
Electives
Reference letters
Personal letter
Research/Publications

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. Rachel Curtis
Faculty profile of Dr. Rachel Curtis(opens in a new tab)
Clinical Focus
Ocular Oncology; Conjunctival pigmentation/melanoma; OSSN; Choroidal nevus monitoring; Ocular surface pathology (including pterygium excision); Comprehensive ophthalmology; Cataracts
Source: ophthalmology.queensu.ca · checked Oct 2026
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Program Assistant
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)

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

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP Queen's CaRMS Information Page This program on CaRMS

Ophthalmology elsewhere

Nearest to Kingston

Ottawa - OphthalmologyUniversity of Ottawa
Ottawa · 146 km
3 positions · CMG, IMG
Toronto - OphthalmologyUniversity of Toronto
Toronto · 241 km
5 positions · CMG, IMG
Montreal - OphthalmologyMcGill University
Montreal, QC · 270 km
5 positions · Regular
Bilingual

In these collections:

Programs that name hands-on procedures as a focus

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 27 Aug 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 35245 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

What changed, noticed 13 Oct: Quota published: 3. See what changed

We read each program’s CaRMS page about every two weeks and note what differs. The date is when we noticed it; the change was made in the window shown. Reformatting is not listed, and a contacts change is listed without names.

Noticed 13 Octchanged between 5 and 13 Oct
- Quota published: 3
  Approximate Quota: 3
  From the CaRMS page, read 13 Oct

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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