Peel & Surrounding Communities - Psychiatry
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 102
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Info session
all 2 info sessions of this programWed 4 Nov 2026,1:30 pm ET
Interviews
1 date, 27 Jan 2027
Peel & Surrounding Communities, 7 teaching sites · 8 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
LEARN Time gives residents who meet standards protected time for leadership, education, advocacy and research.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Training emphasizes exposure to a multicultural population and transcultural psychiatry.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- TMU's five-year psychiatry residency is community-driven and based in community hospitals serving Peel and surrounding communities.
- Clinical sites are distributed across the region, including William Osler Health System, Trillium Health Partners and Headwaters Health Care Centre, and residents are expected to travel.
- PGY-3 includes 24 weeks each of child and adolescent and geriatric psychiatry, and the final year includes 2 blocks in rural and underserved areas.
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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What training looks like
- Setting
- Urban community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (8 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Underserved urban
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
By year
- PGY-1
- Orientation/Emergency Room (ER) Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- Inpatient Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- ER Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- Neurology1 Block (4 weeks)
- Medicine Selective1 Block (4 weeks)
- Psychiatry Selective1 Block (4 weeks)
- Family Medicine1 Block (4 weeks)
- Elective Research1 Block (4 weeks)
- ER Psychiatry (After Hours)1 Block (4 weeks)
- Geriatric Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine1 Block (4 weeks)
- Community Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- PGY-2
- General Inpatient (Mood disorders) & Outpatient Psychiatry4 Blocks (16 weeks)
- General Inpatient (Psychosis) & Outpatient Psychiatry4 Blocks (16 weeks)
- Intensive Outpatient/Day Hospital2 Blocks (8 weeks)
- Addictions Outpatient1 Block (4 weeks)
- Interventional Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine1 Block (4 weeks)
- General Community Outpatient Clinic1 Block (4 weeks)
- PGY-3
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 Blocks (24 weeks)
- Geriatric Psychiatry6 Blocks (24 weeks)
- Psychotherapy/Community Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
- PGY-4
- Severe & Persistent Mental Illness4 Blocks (16 weeks)
- Assertive Community Psychiatry2 Blocks (8 weeks)
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry2 Blocks (8 weeks)
- Addiction Psychiatry2 Blocks (8 weeks)
- Outpatient Psychiatry2 Blocks (8 weeks)
- Self-Directed Learning1 Block (4 weeks)
- PGY-5
- Residents’ Choice Electives (Including Rural/Indigenous)5 Blocks (20 weeks)
- Inpatient Psychiatry3 Blocks (12 weeks)
- Residents’ Choice Placement for Prospective Practice3 Blocks (12 weeks)
- Family Medicine1 Block (4 weeks)
- ER Psychiatry1 Block (4 weeks)
Where you train
Peel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario: 7 teaching sites; 8 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
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
Trillium Health Partners
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Headwaters Health Care Centre
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (CARE4 shared record), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
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Halton Healthcare
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, fully electronic record since Nov 2021
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.
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
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Wed 4 Nov 2026
1:30 pm ET
Info session · Virtual
Wed 20 Jan 2027
1:30 pm ET
Info session · Virtual · For all applicants
Pay and call
| 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 |
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)
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 10 | 5 years | 1 date, 27 Jan 2027 |
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| IMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 1 date, 27 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 7 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19–26 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19–26 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The TMU Psychiatry Program is a community-driven residency program based in busy community hospitals, offering a wide array of clinical placement opportunities.
- In this small program, residents will work with dynamic faculty and experience a learner-centered approach, emphasizing equity, diversity, inclusion, and exposure to multicultural populations.
- Research
- Residents have protected research time, a Scholarly Activity Lead physician, and opportunities for publication and scholarly work.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple hospital sites in Peel and surrounding communities, including urban and rural environments, with inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Teaching approach
- A learner-centered and tailored approach to training, emphasizing progressive competency acquisition, with clinical responsibilities organized to reflect residents' gradual skill development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Elective experiences
- Leadership skills
- Extra-curricular activities
- Regional Connection Attestation
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Mitesh Patel
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Psychiatry elsewhere
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