Québec - Orthopedic Surgery

Université LavalQuébec, QuebecRegular stream

Approx. quota: 4 positions+1 from 3 in the 2026 match
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 0–50
Offered interviews: 51–75%

Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Return of service: Not required · this stream

Interviews

1 date, 18 Jan 2027virtual

Québec, 8 teaching sites

Program website CaRMS program page

Summary

This is a 5-year orthopedic surgery residency at Université Laval, training mainly at CHU de Québec hospitals.
Regional rotations take place in Lanaudière and Rimouski.
Research periods are scheduled in the second year and the final three years, and interviews are virtual.

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: Chirurgie orthopédique5 périodes
Infectiologie1 période
Compétences transversales des fondements chirurgicaux1 période
Urgence1 période
Chirurgie générale1 période
Chirurgie vasculaire1 période
Physiatrie1 période
Stage de nuit1 période
Soins intensifs1 période
PGY-2: Chirurgie orthopédique adultes8 périodes
Chirurgie orthopédique pédiatriques2 périodes
Chirurgie rachis2 périodes
Recherche1 période

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Chirurgie orthopédique pédiatrique (3 dernières années · 4 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique traumatologique (3 dernières années · 6-9 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique en sport (3 dernières années · 3 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique en service communautaire (3 dernières années · 3 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique oncologique (3 dernières années · 3-4 périodes)
Chirurgie du rachis (3 dernières années · 2 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique du membre supérieur (3 dernières années · 3-4 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique du pied et cheville (3 dernières années · 3-4 périodes)
Chirurgie orthopédique en reconstruction articulaire (3 dernières années · 6 périodes)
Chirurgie de la main (3 dernières années · 2 périodes)
Recherche (3 dernières années · 1 période)

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

Where you train

Québec, Quebec: 8 teaching sites.

CHUL/Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil
Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise
Institut de réadaptation et de déficience physique de Québec
CSSS Chaudière-Appalaches: Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Lévis)
CSSS Nord de Lanaudière (rural or distributed site)
CSSS Rimouski-Neigette (Rimouski · rural or distributed site)

Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 5 of 8; no published record for 3.

Hospital facts

5 sites · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

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) As of 31 Oct 2026. At CHUL/Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil, Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise.

How to read the figures

Emergency visits. Cumulative from 1 April to the end of period 5 of 13 (about 20 weeks) of each fiscal year. Not a yearly total: compare only the same period.
Licensed beds. Capacity on the facility’s permit (au permis), by bed type, as of the 1 Oct 2026 extraction. Not staffed or open beds, and not added up across bed types.

CHUL/Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil

Matched to Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
Licensed beds: physical health 296 · neonatology 56

Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus

Clinical record: Cristal-Net (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 25,968 · 2026–2027: 26,733
Licensed beds: physical health 335

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec

Matched to L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
Licensed beds: physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63

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Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise

Matched to Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 16,696 · 2026–2027: 17,516
Licensed beds: physical health 254

CSSS Chaudière-Appalaches: Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis

Clinical record: DCI Cristal-Net, system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (Lévis) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 30,011 · 2026–2027: 31,265
Licensed beds: physical health 208 · psychiatry 70 · geriatrics 20 · neonatology 8

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

Contient de l'information fournie par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec et visée par CC BY 4.0. Données modifiées. (Contains information provided by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec under CC BY 4.0. Data modified.)

About Québec

People
549,459residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Québec
Housing
2.4%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Québec, Quebec (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−11.3 °CJanuary mean20.0 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 4.2 km away
Job outlook
Moderatefor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Québec (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
Return of service: Not required · this stream

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 18 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
MMI or rotating station

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.

5 Orthopedic Surgery 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 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
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

How provincial pay and rent compare

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

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

Past matches

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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	4	5 years	1 date, 18 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 3 → 4 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
Regular streamQuébec - Chirurgie orthopédique	3	5 years	1 date as the CaRMS page writes it

The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description

The Université Laval Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year training program designed to develop competent orthopedic surgeons for both academic and regional practice.
The program emphasizes polyvalence, autonomy, and adaptability, with a strong focus on teamwork and leadership.

Research: Residents are exposed to orthopedic research annually, with dedicated research periods and opportunities to present research at scientific days.
Training setting: Urban academic medical centers in Quebec City, including multiple hospital sites such as CHU de Québec, with exposure to both urban and regional healthcare settings.
Teaching approach: A progressive, competency-based approach focusing on developing residents' clinical skills, research capabilities, and professional attitudes through structured clinical rotations and comprehensive evaluation methods.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Academic record (50%)
Interview performance (50%)
Mid-stage evaluation
Stage evaluation
Reliable Professional Activities (APC) execution
Resident clinic performance
Annual in-training exam
Research presentation
Royal College written and oral exam

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) Maxime Côté
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval, Agente de gestion des études
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 This program on CaRMS

Orthopedic Surgery elsewhere

Nearest to Québec

Sherbrooke - Orthopedic SurgeryUniversité de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke · 165 km
4 positions · Regular
Montreal - Orthopedic Surgery, MontréalUniversité de Montréal
Montreal · 233 km
6 positions · Regular, Regular (NRQ) RoS
Montreal - Orthopedic Surgery, McGillMcGill University
Montreal · 233 km
3 positions · Regular
Bilingual

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 14 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36130 · 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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