Toronto - Emergency Medicine
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 83
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027
Toronto, 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Residents are expected to achieve CEUS Independent Practitioner ultrasound certification during residency.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Training includes Sunnybrook, described as Canada's largest trauma centre.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Toronto Emergency Medicine program is a five-year Royal College residency organized using Competence by Design.
- Core emergency rotations take place at Sunnybrook, St. Michael's, and UHN hospitals, with additional training at SickKids and North York General.
- PGY-5 combines Transition to Practice with an individualized Area of Advanced Learning, and residents must complete a scholarly project.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
- PGY-5
- Area of Advanced Learning (AAL)
Other rotations
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline · Three blocks · one of our core training sites)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · Three blocks · our core training sites)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · One block · North York General Hospital)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · One block · The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids))
- Anesthesia (Foundations of Discipline · One block)
- Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · One block)
- Inpatient Pediatrics (Foundations of Discipline · One block)
- General Internal Medicine (Foundations of Discipline · One block)
- Emergency Medicine (PGY-2 to PGY-4 · academic and community training sites)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Psychiatry (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Orthopedic Surgery (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Trauma (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Anesthesia (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Coronary Care Unit (CCU) (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Internal Medicine Emergency Consults (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Advanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Medical Toxicology (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Pre-Hospital Care/EMS (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- PGY-1
- Emergency MedicineThree blocks
- Emergency MedicineOne block
- Pediatric Emergency MedicineOne block
- AnesthesiaOne block
- Musculoskeletal/Sports MedicineOne block
- Inpatient PediatricsOne block
- General Internal MedicineOne block
- PGY-5
- Area of Advanced Learning (AAL)
Other rotations
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline · Three blocks · one of our core training sites)
- Emergency Medicine (PGY-2 to PGY-4 · academic and community training sites)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Psychiatry (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Orthopedic Surgery (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Trauma (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Anesthesia (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Coronary Care Unit (CCU) (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Internal Medicine Emergency Consults (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Advanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Medical Toxicology (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
- Pre-Hospital Care/EMS (PGY-2 to PGY-4)
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: 6 teaching sites.
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- St. Michael's Hospital
- Toronto General Hospital
- Toronto Western Hospital
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- North York General Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 4 of 6, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2.
Moving to a new system: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (scheduled 2027).
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.
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health, moving to a new system, scheduled 2027
St. Michael's Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Nov 2024
The Hospital for Sick Children
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
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North York General Hospital
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health Foundation, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Toronto
People
2,794,356residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.0%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−3.5 °CJanuary mean22.5 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 18 and 19 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.
14 Emergency Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 8 | 5 years | 2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 8 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19 Dec 2025 – 27 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 3 dates, 19 Dec 2025 – 27 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Toronto Emergency Medicine residency program offers exceptional training in a diverse urban setting.
- The program seeks to train socially conscious emergency physicians with excellent clinical skills who provide safe, efficient, and patient-centered care across a broad range of practice settings.
- Residents will work in state-of-the-art facilities serving over 6 million people in the Greater Toronto Area.
- Research
- Residents complete at least one academic project suitable for peer-review publication, with financial support for conference presentations and opportunities to join Clinician-Scientist Program.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Toronto, including tertiary care hospitals, trauma centers, and community hospitals. Training sites serve diverse patient populations across the Greater Toronto Area.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing clinical skills, professional development, and social consciousness. Residents develop skills through structured curricula, simulation, and graded responsibilities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Personal letter
- CV
- Medical school transcript
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Kaif Pardhan
Dr. Richard HoangAssistant Program Director
Dr. Jacqueline WillinskyAssistant Program Director
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Emergency Medicine elsewhere
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