Rimouski - Family Medicine

Université LavalRimouski, QuebecRegular stream

Approx. quota: 8 positions
Length: 2 years
Applications per year: 401–600
Offered interviews: 76–100%

Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Return of service: Not required · this stream

Interviews

5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027virtual

Rimouski, 21 teaching sites · optional rural rotation

After residency in Quebec: fee-for-service; a new model is agreed but not in force yet

Program website Facebook CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Includes correctional health (santé carcérale) activities during family medicine rotations.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Free point-of-care ultrasound certification for residents at regional GMF-Us.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

This two-year Université Laval family medicine program is based at the Rimouski GMF-U, about 325 km from Quebec City.
Specialty rotations take place at the CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent in Rimouski, and residents complete 22 of 26 periods in the region.
In the second year, residents complete a two-month regional family medicine rotation, choosing from sites across the Université Laval network.

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

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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Le GMF-U de Rimouski est situé à environ 325 km de la ville de Québec.

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting: Regional community
Rural exposure: Optional rural rotation
Focus areas: POCUS curriculum
Early independence
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
Getting around: Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-1: Médecine familialeGMF-U et milieu hospitalier / incluant hospitalisation2 x 3 mois
Médecine interne mixte (cardiologie)milieu hospitalier1 mois
Urgencemilieu hospitalier1 mois
Périnatalitémilieu hospitalier1 mois
Pédiatriemilieu hospitalier1 mois
Discipline médicalemilieu hospitalier1 mois
Option1 mois
PGY-2: Médecine familialeGMF-U et milieu hospitalier / incluant hospitalisation2 x 3 mois
Médecine familiale régionDans un milieu du réseau de l'Université Laval de la région de Québec ou en région2 mois
Optionà Rimouski ou autre2 x 1 mois
Psychiatriemilieu hospitalier1 mois
Soins aux personnes âgéesmilieu hospitalier1 mois

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

Where you train

Rimouski, Quebec: 21 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.

GMF-U de Rimouski
CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent - Réseau local de services de Rimouski-Neigette
Centre Apprentiss (Québec)
Amqui (Amqui · rural or distributed site)
Baie-Comeau (Baie-Comeau · rural or distributed site)
Blanc-Sablon (Blanc-Sablon · rural or distributed site)
Chandler (Chandler · rural or distributed site)
Chibougamau (Chibougamau · rural or distributed site)
Gaspé (Gaspé · rural or distributed site)
Havre-Saint-Pierre (Havre-Saint-Pierre · rural or distributed site)
Îles de la Madeleine (Îles de la Madeleine · rural or distributed site)
Lac Etchemins (Lac Etchemins · rural or distributed site)

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Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq · rural or distributed site)
Les Escoumins (Les Escoumins · rural or distributed site)
Matane (Matane · rural or distributed site)
Mont-Joli (Mont-Joli · rural or distributed site)
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts · rural or distributed site)
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac · rural or distributed site)
Trois-Pistoles (Trois-Pistoles · rural or distributed site)
Sept-Îles (Sept-Îles · rural or distributed site)
Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup · rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 21 of 21.

About Rimouski

People
48,935residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Rimouski
Housing
not published for this area
Winter and summer
−11.0 °CJanuary mean18.6 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Rimouski, 0.9 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Rimouski (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
Other file component(s)
Return of service: Not required · this stream
IMG requirements: Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
“Les candidats choisis devront avoir fait une formation postdoctorale ou une pratique clinique significative dans une spécialité antérieure de base”

Application file components as the program describes them.

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.

59 Family Medicine 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 2 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$58,728 / year
PGY-2	$64,809 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (as the program states it): In-house and home call · frequency “un maximum de 28 heures par mois”
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

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

Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

Past matches

Open after round 1 in 4 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 5 of 9 years.

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

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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	2 positions open after round 2 in 2018, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2019	0	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	4 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	4 positions open after round 2 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2023	0	0
2024	3 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	3 positions open after round 2 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2025	6 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	5 positions open after round 2 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2026	4 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	4 positions open after round 2 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)

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

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	8	2 years	5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
Regular streamRimouski - Médecine familiale	8	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 in Rimouski aims to train comprehensive family physicians capable of providing high-quality, continuous healthcare.
The program emphasizes professional responsibility, with a focus on practicing in areas outside major urban centers, and develops physicians who can provide holistic, patient-centered care.

Research: Includes a scholarly project focused on continuous quality improvement of professional practice, supervised by a GMF-U teacher.
Training setting: Located in Rimouski, a regional center with a university campus, the program provides training in a community hospital setting with diverse patient populations and clinical experiences.
Teaching approach: Competency-based medical education focusing on progressive independence, holistic patient care, and development of comprehensive clinical skills across multiple medical domains.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: CProMF exam
Medical Student Performance Record (DREM)
Interview performance
Clinical stage evaluations
Mid-stage assessments

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) Samuel Boudreault
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval, Technicienne en administration, volet enseignement
Write to the officeadmission.postmd@fmed.ulaval.ca

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 Pourquoi choisir le GMF-U de Rimouski Vidéo promotionnelle du programme Présentation vidéo du GMF-U de Rimouski This program on CaRMS

Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Rimouski

Trois-Pistoles - Family MedicineUniversité Laval
Trois-Pistoles · 60 km
6 positions · Regular
Rural
Manicouagan - Family MedicineUniversité Laval
Manicouagan · 90 km
8 positions · Regular
Regional
de Maria - Family MedicineUniversité de Montréal
de Maria · 185 km
6 positions · Regular
Rural

In these collections:

· All collections

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 8 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 35633 · 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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