Vancouver - Psychiatry

University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia

Approx. quota: CMG stream6 positions−1 from 7 in the 2026 match
IMG stream2 positions
Competitive RoS stream2 positions+1 from 1 in the 2026 match
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 51–75%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirement: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program details under How they choose

Competitive RoS stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirement: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program details under How they choose

Info session

details

Mon 2 Nov 2026,4:30–6:00 pm PDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

3 dates, 19–27 Jan 2027virtual

Vancouver, CMG stream: 8 teaching sites · IMG stream: 9 teaching sites · Competitive RoS stream: 8 teaching sites · optional rural rotation

Program website X CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Vancouver General Hospital offers a walk-in-clinic-style Access and Assessment Centre for residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Senior residents can do rotations at approved sites in any of the program's tracks across BC.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
The VGH Outpatient Psychiatry Program offers assessments in Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish and Farsi.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page

This is a 5-year psychiatry residency on UBC's Vancouver Track, based at five main teaching hospitals and satellite sites in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond.
PGY-1 is based at Royal Columbian Hospital or St. Paul's Hospital, with PGY2-3 core rotations at Vancouver hospitals.
Senior residents may rotate at approved sites in any track in BC, and scholarly activity is required from the start of training.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure: Optional rural rotation
Focus areas: Underserved urban
Research: Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

By year

PGY-1: Psychiatry2 additional blocks
Internal Medicineone block
Selectivestwo blocks
Family Medicine
Pediatrics
Neurology
Emergency Medicine
Addictions
Emergency Psychiatry
Elective
PGY-2: Adult Inpatient6 months
Adult Outpatient6 months
PGY-3: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 months
Geriatric Psychiatry6 months
PGY-4: Consultation-Liaison3 months
Chronic Care6 months, minimum 2 days per week
Addiction Psychiatry6 weeks, sometimes longitudinally
Emergency Psychiatry6 weeks
PGY-5: Selectives6 months, no less than 3 months per rotation
Electives6 months, no less than 2 months per rotation

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Transition to Discipline (Transition to Discipline · First month of PGY1)
General Medical and required Psychiatry Rotations (Foundations · remainder of PGY1)

PGY-1: Psychiatry2 additional blocks
Internal Medicineone block
Family Medicineone block
Pediatricsone block
Neurologyone block
Emergency Medicineone block
Addictionsone block
Emergency Psychiatryone block
Electiveone block
Selectivestwo blocks
PGY-2: Adult Inpatient6 months
Adult Outpatient6 months
PGY-3: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 months
Geriatric Psychiatry6 months
PGY-4: Consultation-Liaison3 months
Chronic Care6 months, minimum 2 days per week
Addiction Psychiatry6 weeks, sometimes longitudinally
Emergency Psychiatry6 weeks
PGY-5: Selectives6 months, no less than 3 months per rotation
Electives6 months, no less than 2 months per rotation

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Transition to Discipline (Transition to Discipline · First month of PGY1)
General Medical and required Psychiatry Rotations (Foundations)

PGY-1: Psychiatry2 additional blocks
Internal Medicineone block
Family Medicineone block
Pediatricsone block
Neurologyone block
Emergency Medicineone block
Addictionsone block
Emergency Psychiatryone block
Electiveone block
Selectivestwo blocks
PGY-2: Adult Inpatient6 months
Adult Outpatient6 months
PGY-3: Child & Adolescent PsychiatryBC Children's & Women's Hospital alone or in combination with Richmond Hospital6 months
Geriatric PsychiatryMt. St. Joseph's/St. Paul’s Hospital, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital or Lion's Gate Hospital6 months
PGY-4: Consultation-Liaison3 months
Chronic Care6 months, minimum 2 days per week
Addiction Psychiatry6 weeks, sometimes longitudinally
Emergency Psychiatry6 weeks
PGY-5: Selectives6 months, no less than 3 months per rotation
Electives6 months, no less than 2 months per rotation

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Transition to Discipline (Transition to Discipline · First month of PGY1)

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

Where you train

Vancouver, British Columbia: CMG stream: 8 teaching sites · IMG stream: 9 teaching sites · Competitive RoS stream: 8 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.

St. Paul's Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
Vancouver General Hospital
UBC Hospital
Richmond Hospital (Richmond)
Lion's Gate Hospital (North Vancouver)
BC Children's & Women's Hospital
Mt. St. Joseph's/St. Paul’s Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital
UBC Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Lion's Gate Hospital (North Vancouver)
Richmond Hospital (Richmond)
Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
Mt. St. Joseph's
Vancouver Community Mental Health System (VCMHS)

St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital
UBC Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Richmond Hospital (Richmond)
Lion's Gate Hospital (North Vancouver)
Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
Mt. St. Joseph's

Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: MEDITECH at 1 of 11, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 9; no published record for 1.

Hospital facts

8 sites · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. 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: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2019 As of 31 Oct 2026. At St. Paul's Hospital, Mt. St. Joseph's/St. Paul’s Hospital.
Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2022 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital.

How to read the figures

Where one name covers several hospitals, each is shown on its own, A to Z, and the numbers are never added together.
Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26. All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1. One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

St. Paul's Hospital

Matched to St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,691
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,240

Royal Columbian Hospital

Clinical record: MEDITECH: Fraser Health electronic health record (Advance), fully electronic record since Sep 2024 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,798
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,447

Vancouver General Hospital

Matched to Vancouver General Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 13,790
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 3,855

Show facts for 5 more sites

UBC Hospital

Matched to UBC Health Sciences Centre Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,983
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,043

Richmond Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Jun 2024 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Richmond Hospital (Richmond) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,446
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,680

Lion's Gate Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Apr 2018 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Lions Gate Hospital (North Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 10,660
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,762

BC Children's & Women's Hospital

Clinical record: CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Feb 2022 As of 31 Oct 2026

This name covers 2 hospitals in the province’s lists.

BC Children's Hospital (Vancouver)

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,396
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,910

BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre (Vancouver)

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 5,033
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,348

Mt. St. Joseph's/St. Paul’s Hospital

This name covers 2 hospitals in the province’s lists.

Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (Vancouver)

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 15,711
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 4,233

St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,691
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,240

Fraser Health's new electronic health record is live at 4 sites (Royal Columbian Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital). Its other sites are still on its current clinical information system. As of 31 Oct 2026

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

About Vancouver

People
662,248residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Vancouver
Housing
3.7%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Vancouver, British Columbia (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
5.3 °CJanuary mean19.0 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Vancouver (Harbour), 5.7 km away
Job outlook
Moderatefor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Vancouver (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, CMG stream: CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts
Application file components, IMG stream: CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts
Other file component(s)
Application file components, Competitive RoS stream: 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
Return of service, Competitive RoS stream: Required
IMG requirements, Competitive RoS stream: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program

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

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 19, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Panel
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

Mon 2 Nov 2026
4:30–6:00 pm PDT
Info session · 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 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Salaries from April 2027. One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$71,390 / year
PGY-2	$79,571 / year
PGY-3	$86,655 / year
PGY-4	$93,230 / year
PGY-5	$100,215 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house
Post-call rule (provincial): Relieved within 2 hours of the call ending, or by 10:00 if earlier, when a resident on a 24-hour or longer shift could not get 6 uninterrupted hours of rest

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

13 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, CMPA dues paid, Dental plan, and more

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan: 100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave: Yes
Extended health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Life insurance: 100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance: Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave: 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance: No
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1.5%
Provincial health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave: Yes
Statutory holidays: 2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Past matches

Open after round 1 in 5 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Vancouver.

Show the table, with round 2

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	1 position open after round 2 in 2018, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2019	1 position open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2023	3 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2024	1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2025	0	0
2026	1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0

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

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	6	5 years	3 dates, 19–27 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 7 → 6 from the 2026 match
IMG stream	2	5 years	3 dates, 19–27 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted
Competitive RoS stream	2	5 years	3 dates, 19–27 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 1 → 2 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	7	5 years	3 dates, 20–28 Jan 2026
IMG stream	2	5 years	3 dates, 20–28 Jan 2026
Competitive RoS stream	1	5 years	3 dates, 20–28 Jan 2026

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

The UBC Psychiatry Residency Program offers a comprehensive, distributed training model across British Columbia, with a focus on diverse clinical experiences and comprehensive psychiatric education.
Located in Vancouver, the program provides residents with extensive clinical placements, academic seminars, and opportunities for specialized training across various psychiatric subspecialties.

Research: Residents are required to engage in scholarly activities, with protected research time available, especially for Research Track positions. Annual Research Day allows residents to present their work.
Training setting: Urban academic medical centers in Vancouver and across British Columbia, including multiple teaching hospitals, community mental health centers, and specialized psychiatric units.
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with a focus on developing well-rounded psychiatrists who can fulfill the CanMEDS roles of Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator, Leader, Health Advocate, Scholar, and Professional.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Diversity of Experience
Personal Endeavors
Motivation
Academic Track Record
Interpersonal Skills
Professional Attributes
Psychiatry 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. Kenneth Heng
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Manager, PGME Programs
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. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.

Program websiteWebsite CANPREPPCANPREPP This program on CaRMS

Videos and podcasts

From the program

Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.

Training sites, mentorship and resident culture (opens YouTube in a new tab)
YouTube · 2026
UBC Medicine - Educational Media (opens in a new tab)
YouTube channel

These are public recordings, reviewed by hand and linked here, not endorsed. They may be out of date. Confirm with the program.

All videos, podcasts and discussions →

Psychiatry elsewhere

Nearest to Vancouver

Fraser Greater Vancouver - PsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia
Fraser Greater Vancouver · 17 km
CMG, Competitive RoS
Vancouver Island - PsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia
Vancouver Island · 173 km
CMG, Competitive RoS
Interior - PsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia
Interior · 253 km
CMG, Competitive RoS

Source

The CMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 27 Aug 2026 · The IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 27 Aug 2026 · The Competitive RoS stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 4 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 35332 (CMG stream), 35888 (IMG stream), 35671 (Competitive RoS 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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At a glance

What stands out about this program

What training looks like

By year

Other rotations

Other rotations

Other rotations

Where you train

Hospital facts

St. Paul's Hospital

Royal Columbian Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital

UBC Hospital

Richmond Hospital

Lion's Gate Hospital

BC Children's & Women's Hospital

Mt. St. Joseph's/St. Paul’s Hospital

About Vancouver

How they choose

Interviews and info sessions

Info sessions

Pay and call

Call

Benefits

Past matches

Year by year

2027 match

2026 match

Contacts and links

Videos and podcasts

From the program

Psychiatry elsewhere

Nearest to Vancouver

Source