Peel & Surrounding Communities - Pediatrics

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario

Approx. quota: CMG stream3 positions
IMG stream1 position
Length: 4 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 76–100%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirements: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program; “All IMG candidates accepted to residency training programs will be required to undergo an…” details under How they choose

Info session

details

Tue 10 Nov 2026,7:30 pm EST

Interviews

2 dates, 22 Jan – 5 Feb 2027virtual

Peel & Surrounding Communities, 7 teaching sites · 4 rural weeks

A car is recommended

Program website CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

No fellows in the program, giving residents more direct work with staff.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
LEARN Time: protected time for leadership, education, advocacy and research for residents meeting or exceeding standards.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

TMU Pediatrics is a 4-year, heavily community-based residency with partnerships at tertiary pediatric hospital sites.
Training sites are distributed across the region, including William Osler Health System and Trillium Health Partners, and travel between them is expected.
The schedule includes night shift and night float blocks, a 4-week rural/remote rotation and a scholarly project.

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

Based on what the program says about itself.

You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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Our clinical training sites are geographically distributed across the region, and travel to various locations is an expectation of the residency program .

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Urban community
Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural / remote
Rural exposure: Required rural rotation (4 weeks)
Focus areas: Small program
Procedural emphasis
Underserved urban
Research: Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
Getting around: A car is recommended

By year

PGY-1: Clinical Teaching Unit3.5 blocks (14 weeks)
Night Shift2 blocks (8 weeks)
Outpatient General Pediatrics Clinic1 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Emergency (ED)1 block (4 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 21 block (4 weeks)
Community Comprehensive (CTU/NICU I/II)1 block (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Ambulatory Subspecialty Clinic1 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology1 block (4 weeks)
Elective1 block (4 weeks)
Orientation0.5 block (2 weeks)
PGY-2: Elective2 blocks (8 weeks)
Night Shift1.5 blocks (6 weeks)
Tertiary Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)1 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)1 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Psychiatry1 block (4 weeks)
Outpatient General Pediatrics Clinic1 block (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Ambulatory Subspecialty Clinic1 block (4 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 21 block (4 weeks)
Day Shift1 block (4 weeks)
PICU Night Float0.5 block (2 weeks)
Developmental Pediatrics (Community Outpatient)0.5 block (2 weeks)
Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)0.5 block (2 weeks)
Scholarly Project0.5 block (2 weeks)
Enrichment0.5 block (2 weeks)
PGY-3: Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)1.5 block (6 weeks)
Night Shift1.5 blocks (6 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 31 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Emergency (ED)1 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)1 block (4 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 21 block (4 weeks)
Community Comprehensive (CTU/NICU I/II)1 block (4 weeks)
Rural/Remote1 block (4 weeks)
Elective1 block (4 weeks)
Enrichment1 block (4 weeks)
Child Maltreatment0.5 block (2 weeks)
Longitudinal Ambulatory Subspecialty Clinic0.5 block (2 weeks)
PICU Night Float0.5 block (2 weeks)
Subspecialty Consults0.5 block (2 weeks)
PGY-4: Elective2 blocks (8 weeks)
Night Shift1.5 blocks (6 weeks)
Tertiary Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)1 block (4 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 21 block (4 weeks)
Developmental Pediatrics (Community Outpatient)1 block (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Ambulatory Subspecialty Clinic1 block (4 weeks)
Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)- Junior Consultant1 block (4 weeks)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)- Level 31 block (4 weeks)
Pediatric Psychiatry1 block (4 weeks)
Complex Care1 block (4 weeks)
Enrichment1 block (4 weeks)
Mixed Clinics0.5 block (2 weeks)

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

Where you train

Peel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario: 7 teaching sites; 4 rural weeks. A car is recommended.

William Osler Health System
Trillium Health Partners
Headwaters Health Care Centre
Halton Healthcare
Peel Region
ErinoakKids
Michael Garron Hospital

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 2 of 7, MEDITECH at 2; no published record for 3.

Hospital facts

4 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.

William Osler Health System

Clinical record: Epic, fully electronic record since Oct 2026 As of 31 Oct 2026

Trillium Health Partners

Clinical record: Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

Headwaters Health Care Centre

Clinical record: MEDITECH Expanse (CARE4 shared record), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

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Halton Healthcare

Clinical record: MEDITECH Expanse, fully electronic record since Nov 2021 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.

This location covers more than one place, so its figures are on each place’s own page.

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them.

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, CMG stream: Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Return of service, IMG stream: Required
IMG requirements, IMG stream: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
“All IMG candidates accepted to residency training programs will be required to undergo an Assessment Verification Period (AVP).”

Application file components as each stream’s CaRMS page describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 22 Jan 2027; 5 Feb 2027
Format: Virtual
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

Tue 10 Nov 2026
7:30 pm EST
Info session · Virtual · For all applicantsCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Link for Toronto Metropolitan University, Tue 10 Nov 2026 (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 4 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

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): In-house call · night float
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.

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	4 years	2 dates, 22 Jan – 5 Feb 2027Virtual	Nothing noted
IMG stream	1	4 years	2 dates, 22 Jan – 5 Feb 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	3	5 years	2 dates, 23 Jan – 6 Feb 2026
IMG stream	1	5 years	2 dates, 23 Jan – 6 Feb 2026

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

The Toronto Metropolitan University Pediatrics Residency Program is a novel, community-based 4-year program focused on training exceptional pediatricians who are committed to serving diverse and underserved communities.
The program emphasizes hands-on learning, community engagement, and comprehensive pediatric training across various clinical settings.

Research: Residents have protected LEARN Time and scholarly project opportunities, with support for publication and research activities.
Training setting: A distributed training model across multiple sites in Peel and surrounding communities, including urban and rural environments, with inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
Teaching approach: Learner-focused education emphasizing progressive development of competencies, hands-on training, and supporting residents in realizing their individual potential across all CanMEDS roles.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Medical Student Performance Record
Reference documents
Personal letter
Extra-curricular activities
Leadership experiences
Regional Connection Attestation
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. Allison Bahm
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Program Administrator
Write to the officepgme.peds@torontomu.ca

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

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP TMU Postgraduate Medical Education TMU School of Medicine Website VIDEO [1.5 min]: TMU SoM Creating Healthy Change for Communities Across Canada This program on CaRMS

Pediatrics elsewhere

Nearest to Peel & Surrounding Communities

Toronto - PediatricsUniversity of Toronto
Toronto · 22 km
20 positions · CMG, IMG
Hamilton - PediatricsMcMaster University
Hamilton · 41 km
13 positions · CMG, IMG
Waterloo - PediatricsMcMaster University
Waterloo · 72 km
1 position · CMG

In these collections:

Source

The CMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 9 Sep 2026 · The IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 9 Sep 2026 · 2027 match · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program IDs 35418 (CMG stream), 36174 (IMG stream) · 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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