Québec - Anesthesiology
Université LavalQuébec, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 10
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027
Québec, 9 teaching sites
Summary
- Université Laval's anesthesiology residency is a 5-year program organized into four competency-based stages with 4-week rotation periods.
- Training takes place at Québec City and Lévis hospitals, with a regional anesthesiology rotation in Chicoutimi or Lanaudière.
- Each resident must complete a scholarly project in research, quality improvement or education, and a 1–3 period research rotation may be included.
- Interviews are virtual.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- chirurgie générale (Fondements de la discipline)
- médecine d’urgence (Fondements de la discipline)
- pédiatrie (Fondements de la discipline)
- obstétrique (Fondements de la discipline)
- médecine interne (Fondements de la discipline)
- soins intensifs (Fondements de la discipline)
- stages de formation générale en anesthésiologie (Fondements de la discipline · 13 périodes)
- fondements de l’anesthésie obstétricale (Fondements de la discipline)
- fondements de l’anesthésie régionale (Fondements de la discipline)
- stage d’initiation à l’anesthésie pédiatrique (Fondements de la discipline)
- Anesthésie obstétricale (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Anesthésie pour chirurgie cardiaque et thoracique (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Anesthésie pédiatrique (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Anesthésie régionale (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Anesthésie neurochirurgicale et traumatologie (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Anesthésie pour chirurgies majeures (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Clinique de la gestion de la douleur chronique (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Stage de cardiologie (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Stage de pneumologie (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Stage de soins intensifs adultes (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- Médecine périopératoire (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- stage d’échocardiographie (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- stage d’ORL (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- stage d’anesthésiologie en région (Maîtrise de la discipline)
- stages optionnels (Maîtrise de la discipline · quatre ou cinq périodes)
- stage de recherche (1 à 3 périodes)
- stages d’anesthésiologie obligatoires (Transition vers la pratique · 4 périodes)
- stages optionnels (Transition vers la pratique · 4 périodes)
Where you train
Québec, Quebec: 9 teaching sites.
- CHU de Québec - Université Laval
- Hotel-Dieu de Québec
- Hôpital Saint-François d’Assise
- CHUL
- Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec (Hôpital Laval)
- CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches / Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Lévis)
- CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean / Hôpital de Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi · rural or distributed site)
- CISSS de Lanaudière / Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière (rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 7 of 9; no published record for 2.
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.
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
CHU de Québec - Université Laval
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
- Licensed beds
- physical health 296 · neonatology 56
Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (Québec)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,968 · 2026–2027: 26,733
- Licensed beds
- physical health 335
Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement (Québec)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 15,123 · 2026–2027: 15,641
- Licensed beds
- physical health 111
Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise (Québec)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,696 · 2026–2027: 17,516
- Licensed beds
- physical health 254
L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
- Licensed beds
- physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63
Hotel-Dieu de Québec
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
- Licensed beds
- physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63
Hôpital Saint-François d’Assise
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,696 · 2026–2027: 17,516
- Licensed beds
- physical health 254
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CHUL
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
- Licensed beds
- physical health 296 · neonatology 56
Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,968 · 2026–2027: 26,733
- Licensed beds
- physical health 335
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec (Hôpital Laval)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 12,268 · 2026–2027: 13,015
- Licensed beds
- physical health 338
CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches / Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis
- Clinical record
- DCI Cristal-Net, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,011 · 2026–2027: 31,265
- Licensed beds
- physical health 208 · psychiatry 70 · geriatrics 20 · neonatology 8
CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean / Hôpital de Chicoutimi
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 20,522 · 2026–2027: 21,228
- Licensed beds
- physical health 311 · psychiatry 57 · neonatology 19 · hôtellerie 21
CISSS de Lanaudière / Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière
- Clinical record
- DCI Cristal-Net, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
About Québec
People
549,459residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.4%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−11.3 °CJanuary mean20.0 °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 required · this stream
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 25, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
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.
11 Anesthesiology 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 |
| PGY-5 | $83,050 / 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 | 5 years | 3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 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 Université Laval Anesthesiology Residency Program distinguishes itself through extensive clinical exposure, a dedicated and enthusiastic faculty, and a collaborative resident environment.
- The program features an excellent simulation curriculum across all residency levels.
- Research
- Residents are required to develop a scholarly project in research, quality improvement, or education, with potential for 1-3 research blocks during training.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Quebec City, including multiple hospital sites with diverse clinical environments ranging from community hospitals to specialized academic centers.
- Teaching approach
- Follows the Royal College's Competence by Design model, emphasizing progressive skill development, simulation-based learning, and comprehensive clinical exposure across multiple medical disciplines.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Clinical rotations
- Letters of recommendation
- Interview performance
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal letter
- Research/publications
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Helene PellerinDirectrice du programme
- Program office
Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval, Agente de gestion des études
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.
Anesthesiology elsewhere
Nearest to Québec
- Bilingual
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