Québec - General Surgery
Université LavalQuébec, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2027
Québec, 10 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Mandatory first-year 4-week simulation rotation with FLS and FES certifications obtained at its end.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Optional trauma rotations outside Quebec City, with arrangements planned with Vancouver and Toronto.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year general surgery residency at Université Laval, based at CHU de Québec hospitals and IUCPQ with regional rotations.
- First year includes a mandatory 4-week laparoscopy and endoscopy simulation rotation leading to FLS and FES certification.
- Residents must complete two research projects, and interviews are virtual and conducted in French.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- stage d'introduction à la chirurgie et initiation aux compétences transversales4 semaines
Other rotations
- colorectale (troisième et quatrième années)
- chirurgie du sein (troisième et quatrième années)
- hépato-biliaire (troisième et quatrième années)
- soins aigus (troisième et quatrième années)
- thoracique (troisième et quatrième années)
- traumatologie (troisième et quatrième années)
- vasculaire (troisième et quatrième années)
- pédiatrique (troisième et quatrième années)
- Anesthésie-réanimation (Stages cliniques à option)
- Chirurgie cardiaque (Stages cliniques à option)
- Chirurgie orthopédique (Stages cliniques à option)
- Chirurgie pédiatrique (Stages cliniques à option)
- Chirurgie thoracique (Stages cliniques à option)
- Chirurgie bariatrique (Stages cliniques à option)
- Gastroentérologie (Stages cliniques à option)
- Introduction à la méthodologie scientifique (Stages cliniques à option)
- Neurochirurgie (Stages cliniques à option)
- Obstétrique-gynécologie (Stages cliniques à option)
- Oto-rhino-laryngologie (Stages cliniques à option)
- Pathologie chirurgicale (Stages cliniques à option)
- Plastie - unité des brûlés (Stages cliniques à option)
- Radio-oncologie (Stages cliniques à option)
- Soins intensifs (Stages cliniques à option)
- Urologie (Stages cliniques à option)
- unité d'enseignement clinique en chirurgie générale (cinquième et dernière année)
Where you train
Québec, Quebec: 10 teaching sites.
- Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
- Hôpital St-François d'Assise
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval
- Hôpital du St-Sacrement
- Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
- IUCPQ
- CISSS de Chaudière-Appalache (rural or distributed site)
- CISSS de la Côte-Nord (rural or distributed site)
- CISSS du Lac St-Jean (rural or distributed site)
- CISSS de Sept-Iles (Sept-Iles · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 5 of 10; 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.
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
- Licensed beds
- physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63
Hôpital St-François d'Assise
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,696 · 2026–2027: 17,516
- Licensed beds
- physical health 254
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
- Licensed beds
- physical health 296 · neonatology 56
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Hôpital du St-Sacrement
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 15,123 · 2026–2027: 15,641
- Licensed beds
- physical health 111
Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,968 · 2026–2027: 26,733
- Licensed beds
- physical health 335
IUCPQ
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 12,268 · 2026–2027: 13,015
- Licensed beds
- physical health 338
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
Moderatefor 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)
- 19 and 20 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.
18 General Surgery 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 | 5 | 5 years | 2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université Laval General Surgery Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year training program focused on developing competent general surgeons.
- The program emphasizes both clinical skills and theoretical knowledge, with a strong commitment to simulation training and research, preparing residents to provide high-quality surgical care across various clinical contexts.
- Research
- Residents are required to complete two research projects with dedicated supervisor support, with potential for a master's research degree.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Quebec City, including multiple hospital sites within the CHU de Québec network and regional healthcare centers across Quebec.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based training with progressive independence, emphasizing simulation, practical skills, and comprehensive theoretical education through weekly academic half-days and diverse learning modalities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance (DREM)
- Surgical and non-surgical clinical rotations
- Interview performance
- Reference letters
- Research activities
- Leadership potential
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) ALEXANDRE BRIND'AMOURDirecteur de programme
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Responsable des admissions, Agent de gestion des études, Équipe Admission, and 1 more
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.
General Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Québec
- Bilingual
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