Nord de Lanaudière - Family Medicine
Université LavalNord de Lanaudière, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 12
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 401–600
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027
Nord de Lanaudière, 3 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Indigenous health exposure at the Masko-Siwin health centre in the Atikamekw community of Manawan.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Optional one-year PGY-3 Transition to Practice program offered at this site, with priority for its own residents.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Free focused-ultrasound training is built into the program for all regional residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year Université Laval family medicine program is based at the Nord de Lanaudière GMF-U, near the Centre hospitalier De Lanaudière, a 335-bed intermediate hospital.
- Residents spend 22 of 26 periods in the region, and rotations run longitudinally alongside GMF-U activities.
- Training includes Indigenous health exposure in the Atikamekw community of Manawan.
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
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Early independence
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Training language
- French
- Enhanced skills
- Other
- Emergency Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Care of the Elderly
- Clinician Scholar / Research
- Maternity and Newborn Care
By year
- PGY-1
- Fondation à la médecine de famille (période de transition)
- Urgence
- Périnatalité
- Stage à option (ou région) #1
- PGY-2
- Médecine familiale + équité en santé2 semaines
- Soins intensifs ou médecine interne
- Stage à option (ou région) #2
- Soins aux personnes âgées et soins palliatifs
- Stage à option (ou région) #3
Where you train
Nord de Lanaudière, Quebec: 3 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- GMF-U du Nord de Lanaudière
- Santé Québec Lanaudière – Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière (CHDL)
- Centre de santé Masko-Siwin (Manawan · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 1 of 3; no published record for 2.
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.
Santé Québec Lanaudière – Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière (CHDL)
- Clinical record
- DCI Cristal-Net, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
About Joliette
People
21,384residents, 2021 Census
Housing
not published for this area
Winter and summer
−10.9 °CJanuary mean20.7 °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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- IMG requirements
- Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
- Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
- “Pour les candidats DIM, l’entrevue est complétée par 3 ECOS (Examen Clinique Objectif et Structuré) de 10 minutes chacun permettant d’évaluer la capacité clinique.”
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19, 20, 21, 22 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- 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.
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Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house 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
After residency
Family doctors in Quebec are paid fee-for-service today. A new model, which pays for enrolled patients, visits and hours worked, is agreed but not in force yet. Every family doctor in the public plan needs a compliance notice (avis de conformité) for a territory in the medical-staffing plan (PTEM, formerly PREM), or a waiver that stands in for it. Compare provinces
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 7 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 6 of 9 years.
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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 | 12 | 2 years | 5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 12 | 2 years | 5 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université Laval Family Medicine Residency Program aims to train comprehensive family physicians capable of providing high-quality, continuous healthcare across various settings.
- The program emphasizes a holistic approach to patient care, focusing on scientific knowledge, clinical experience, and understanding patients' personal and social contexts.
- Research
- Residents can engage in clinical research projects and have opportunities for scholarly activities throughout their training.
- Training setting
- Training occurs primarily at CISSS de Lanaudière – Centre hospitalier de Lanaudière (CHDL), a 335-bed intermediate care center with a complete technical platform. Residents will also work in various regional clinics and the Masko-Siwin health center in the Manawan Indigenous community.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with an integrated, longitudinal approach emphasizing progressive independence, interprofessional collaboration, and continuous professional development across various clinical settings.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CProMF exam
- USMLE (for international graduates)
- Clinical performance evaluations
- Stage assessments
- Mid-stage evaluations
- Progression reports
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Samuel Boudreault
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval
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.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Nord de Lanaudière
- City
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