Montreal - Pediatrics
Université de MontréalMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 10
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027
Montreal, 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
R4 'mini-patron' transition rotation where residents act as attending on teaching units.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Residents present research at a pediatric resident research congress held jointly with McGill.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page
- The Université de Montréal pediatrics program lasts four years, with a three-year common trunk of mostly mandatory rotations.
- The curriculum includes a regional pediatrics rotation, and participation in at least one research project is mandatory.
- The R4 year includes a 'mini-patron' transition-to-practice rotation, and interviews are held virtually.
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
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Unité d'hospitalisation4 semaines x 3
- Unité néonatale4 semaines x 2
- Spécialité - bloc de 2 périodes8 semaines x 1
- Stage d'immersion4 semaines x 1
- Urgence4 semaines x 1
- Chirurgie pédiatrique4 semaines x 1
- Stage de pédiatrie en région4 semaines x 1
- Pédiatrie du développement4 semaines x 1
- Stage combiné - pouponnière2 semaines
- PGY-2
- Unité de soins intensifs pédiatriques4 semaines x 2
- Spécialité - bloc de 2 périodes8 semaines x 1
- Option (spécialité/pédiatrie générale/recherche)4 semaines x 2 ou 8 semaines x 1
- Pédiatrie sociale ou médecine de l'adolescence4 semaines x 1
- Stage de pédiatrie en région4 semaines x 1
- Clinique externe de pédiatrie4 semaines x 1
- Unité néonatale4 semaines x 1
- Unité d'hospitalisation-maladies infectieuses4 semaines x 1
- Urgence4 semaines x 1
- Spécialité - bloc de 1 période4 semaines x 1
- PGY-3
- Spécialité - blocs de 2 périodes8 semaines x 2
- Unité d'hospitalisation4 semaines x 2
- Option (spécialité/pédiatrie générale/recherche)4 semaines x 2
- Pédopsychiatrie ou médecine sociojuridique4 semaines x 1
- Unité néonatale4 semaines x 1
- Urgence ou soins intensifs pédiatriques4 semaines x 1
- Stage de pédiatrie en région4 semaine x 1
- Clinique de développement4 semaines x 1
- PGY-4
- Options4 semaines x 5
- Stage de Transition vers la pratique4 semaines x 4
- Choix parmi4 semaines x 4
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 6 teaching sites.
- CHU Sainte-Justine (Montréal)
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal)
- CSSS de Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières · rural or distributed site)
- CSSS de Rouyn-Noranda (Rouyn-Noranda · rural or distributed site)
- CSSS de Saint-Jérome (Saint-Jérôme · rural or distributed site)
- CSSS de Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: DCi-ChartMaxx at 1 of 6; no published record for 5.
Hospital facts
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.
CHU Sainte-Justine
- Clinical record
- DCi-ChartMaxx (dossier clinique informatisé), fully electronic record since May 2014
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 27,172 · 2026–2027: 27,007
- Licensed beds
- physical health 333 · psychiatry 19 · neonatology 66
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 26,902 · 2026–2027: 29,102
- Licensed beds
- physical health 507 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 26
About Montréal
People
1,762,949residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.2 °CJanuary mean21.7 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
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.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 28 and 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
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.
8 Pediatrics info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
| PGY-3 | $70,890 / year |
| PGY-4 | $76,969 / year |
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
Benefits
- 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.
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.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 10 | 4 years | 2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream, CaRMS program 29771 | 1 | 5 years | 3 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
| Regular stream, CaRMS program 30193 | 10 | 5 years | 3 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Pediatrics Residency Program at Université de Montréal is a comprehensive 4-year training program that prepares residents to develop specialized knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes in pediatric healthcare.
- Residents will learn to manage health problems of newborns, infants, preschool and school-age children, and adolescents, with a focus on medical, developmental, social, and psychological aspects of pediatric care.
- Research
- Mandatory involvement in at least one research project, with dedicated mentorship and opportunities to present at research conferences.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center at CHU Sainte-Justine, with rotations in multiple regional hospitals and community health centers across Quebec.
- Teaching approach
- Competence-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing direct observation, formative feedback, and structured professional development across CanMEDS competencies.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Clinical evaluations
- Research and extra-academic achievements
- Structured reference letters
- Interview performance
- Competence by Design (CBD) assessments
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr(e) Jade HindieDirecteur du Programme de Pédiatrie Générale
Docteur Amélie DuPont-ThibodeauDirectrice adjointe du Programme de Pédiatrie Générale
- Program office
Adjointe à l'enseignement universitaire, programme de pédiatrie
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- Bilingual
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