Montreal - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Université de MontréalMontreal, QuebecRegular stream

Approx. quota: 4 positions+1 from 3 in the 2026 match
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 51–75%

Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Interviews

1 date, 4 Feb 2027virtual

Montreal, 3 teaching sites

Program website CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Residents must produce two surgical-technique videos, presented at an annual division video competition.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
A $25,000 annual fund, managed by residents, covers attendance at national and international courses and conferences.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Residents have dedicated research periods in second year, with the option to complete a master's degree.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

This is a 5-year otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at Université de Montréal, starting with a common-trunk year.
Training takes place at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, CHU Sainte-Justine and CHUM, with community rotations in years 3 and 4.
Residents complete six research periods in year 2 and must produce one research project per year from residency years 2 to 4.
Applicants must be proficient in French, and interviews are held virtually in French.

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
Research: Required · research project · protected time
Training language: French

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

tronc commun (1 année · 1 année)
ORL (2 e année · 6 périodes · endroit à déterminé)
stage d'anatomie tête et cou (2 e année · 1 période)
recherche (2 e année · 6 périodes)
laryngologie, oncologie cervicofaciale, otologie, oto-neurologie, chirurgie endoscopique naso-sinusienne et chirurgie de la base du crâne (3 ème année · 8 périodes · CHUM-HMR)
laryngologie, traumatologie maxillo-faciale, chirurgie esthétique, chirurgie endoscopique naso sinusienne, chirurgie endocrinienne et cutanée et ORL générale (3 ème année · 4 périodes · Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont)
milieu communautaire (3 ème année · 1 période)
chirurgie ORL pédiatrique (4 ème année · 3 périodes · CHU Sainte-Justine)
laryngologie, traumatologie maxillo-faciale, chirurgie esthétique, chirurgie endoscopique naso-sinusienne et ORL générale (4 ème année · 3 périodes · Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont)
chirurgie endoscopique naso-sinusienne, otologie et oto-neurologie (4 ème année · 6 périodes · CHUM)
milieu communautaire (4 ème année · 1 période)
laryngologie, oncologie cervicofaciale, otologie, oto-neurologie, chirurgie endoscopique naso-sinusienne et chirurgie de la base du crâne (5 ème année · 7 périodes · CHUM)
laryngologie, traumatologie maxillo-faciale, chirurgie esthétique, chirurgie endoscopique naso sinusienne, oncologie cervico-faciale, chirurgie endocrinienne et cutanée et ORL générale (5 ème année · 6 périodes · HMR)
stage optionnel (3 ème ou 4 ème année · 2 périodes)

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

Where you train

Montreal, Quebec: 3 teaching sites.

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal)
CHU Sainte-Justine (Montréal)
CHUM (Montréal)

Record systems at the listed sites: DCi-ChartMaxx at 1 of 3, TELUS at 1; no published record for 1.

Hospital facts

3 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.

How to read the figures

Emergency visits. Cumulative from 1 April to the end of period 5 of 13 (about 20 weeks) of each fiscal year. Not a yearly total: compare only the same period.
Licensed beds. Capacity on the facility’s permit (au permis), by bed type, as of the 1 Oct 2026 extraction. Not staffed or open beds, and not added up across bed types.

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

Matched to Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 26,902 · 2026–2027: 29,102
Licensed beds: physical health 507 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 26

CHU Sainte-Justine

Clinical record: DCi-ChartMaxx (dossier clinique informatisé), fully electronic record since May 2014 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to CHU Sainte-Justine (Montréal) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 27,172 · 2026–2027: 27,007
Licensed beds: physical health 333 · psychiatry 19 · neonatology 66

CHUM

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

Matched to Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Montréal) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697
Licensed beds: physical health 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10

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

Sources and licences

Contient de l'information fournie par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec et visée par CC BY 4.0. Données modifiées. (Contains information provided by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec under CC BY 4.0. Data modified.)

About Montréal

People
1,762,949residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Montréal
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Montréal, Quebec (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−9.2 °CJanuary mean21.7 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 11.2 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Montréal (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: Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
CV
Reference documents
MSPRs
Examinations
Personal letters
Research/Publications
Transcripts
Electives
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): 4 Feb 2027
Format: Virtual
MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.

5 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery info sessions at other programs All info sessions

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). One provincial scale for Quebec, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$58,728 / year
PGY-2	$64,809 / year
PGY-3	$70,890 / year
PGY-4	$76,969 / year
PGY-5	$83,050 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): Home call
Call (provincial max): 6 calls in an establishment per 28 days
Post-call rule (provincial): 8 hours of mandatory rest after a work period
Max continuous duty (provincial): 16 hours in an establishment in any 24-hour period

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. FMRQ agreement, 1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2028. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

28 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Adoption leave, Annual vacation, Assistant Resident Coordinator, and more

Adoption leave: 29 to 38 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
Annual vacation: 20 days/year
Assistant Resident Coordinator: $425/month
Call Premium: $607/28 days
Conference leave: 7 days pd/year
Dental Plan: Yes, available for a fee
Exam leave: Day (s) of the exam
Extended Health Insurance: Yes
Leave for death in family: From 1 to 5 days depending on the family member
Leave of absence without pay (exceptional measure): 12 months maximum
Life insurance: Yes
Long-Term disability insurance: Yes
Maternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP*) and FMRQ **: 21 weeks95 % of salary
Meals: Reduced feeFree during on-call duty
Pager: Provided by the establishment
Parental leave (time sharing between parents): 19 to 29 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
Parking: ½ of doctors’ feeFree during on-call duty
Paternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP) and FMRQ: 1 week, 100% of salary3 to 5 weeks, 100% of salary(two options)
Professional Liability Insurance****(CPMA not applicable): Yes (free)
Quebec Health Insurance Program / RAMQ***: Yes
Resident Coordinator: $583/month
Resuscitation courses and examination leave: Day of the course and of the exam, course paid
Sick leave: 9.6 days pd / yearAnd reimbursement of days not taken
Statutory and floating holidays: 13/year
Study leave: 10 days pd/year
Superior Financial Programs: Yes
Teaching Premium: $240/28 days
Wedding leave: 7 days paid + 7 days without pay

Past matches

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

Quebec: different match process, not directly comparable.

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
Regular stream	4	5 years	1 date, 4 Feb 2027Virtual	Positions 3 → 4 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
Regular streamMontreal - Oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale	3	5 years	1 date as the CaRMS page writes it

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

The Université de Montréal Otolaryngology program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience with generous clinical exposure and a complete training program that covers all aspects of the specialty.
The program is distinguished by motivated surgeons committed to resident education and numerous high-quality research opportunities.

Research: Residents must produce research projects each year from years 2-4, with opportunities to present at multiple conferences and competitions.
Training setting: Training occurs across three major hospital sites in Montreal: Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, CHU Sainte-Justine, and CHUM, providing diverse urban academic medical center experiences.
Teaching approach: The program emphasizes progressive autonomy, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and comprehensive training across multiple ORL subspecialties with a focus on developing clinical judgment through generous clinical exposure and attentive supervision.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: CV review
Reference letters
Medical student performance record (DREM)
Interview performance
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(e) marie-jo olivierDirecteur du programme
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)
5147438846
Program office: Secrétaire de programme
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 This program on CaRMS

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery elsewhere

Nearest to Montreal

Montreal - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGillMcGill University
Montreal · 0 km
4 positions · Regular, Regular RoS
Bilingual
Sherbrooke - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryUniversité de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke · 131 km
2 positions · Regular
Québec - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryUniversité Laval
Québec · 233 km
3 positions · Regular

In these collections:

Programs taught in French or bilingually

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 28 Aug 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36046 · 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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