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Markham or Newmarket - Family Medicine

University of TorontoMarkham or Newmarket, OntarioNew for 2027

Stream

At a glance

Approx. quota
Length
2 years
Applications per year
401–600
601+
Offered interviews
76–100%
0–25%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirements: Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program; Observerships don’t count as clinical experience details under How they choose

Interviews

4 dates, 18–25 Jan 2027virtual

1 date, 15 Jan 2027virtual

Markham or Newmarket, 2 teaching sites · 8 rural weeks

A car is required

After residency in Ontario: capitation model, entry capped

Program website(opens in a new tab)CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab)

What stands out about this program

  • Required eight-week Teaching Practices placement living in one of about 35 community/rural practices, with travel and accommodation assistance.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • Twice-yearly FM-MAP progress testing for all residents.

    From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

  • This 2-year family medicine stream trains residents at one of two large community hospitals in York Region: Markham Stouffville Hospital or Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.
  • Residents are assigned to a site through a post-CaRMS internal match, and all core rotations are completed at that site.
  • Second-year residents complete two consecutive four-week community/rural blocks, and all residents must complete an academic project.

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

What training looks like

Setting
  • Regional community
  • Rural / remote
Rural exposure
Required rural rotation (8 weeks)
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Anesthesia
  • Maternity and Newborn Care
  • Women's Health
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Other
Getting around
  • A car is required
  • Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
  • Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-2
  • Teaching Practices: Community/Rural Family Medicine Experiencetwo consecutive four-week blocks

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

  • Foundations of Family Medicine (one-month)

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

Where you train

Markham or Newmarket, Ontario: 2 teaching sites; 8 rural weeks. A car is required.

  • Oak Valley Health: Markham Stouffville Hospital (Markham)
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre (Newmarket)

Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 2 of 2.

Hospital facts

2 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

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
MEDITECH Expanse, fully electronic record As of 31 Oct 2026. At Oak Valley Health: Markham Stouffville Hospital, Southlake Regional Health Centre.

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

Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.

This location covers more than one place, so its figures are on each place’s own page.

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them.

How they choose

Application file components
  • CV
  • Electives
  • Examinations
  • Extra-curricular
  • Leadership skills
  • MSPRs
  • Personal letters
  • Reference documents
  • Research/Publications
  • Transcripts
Return of service
Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Return of service
Required
IMG requirements
  • Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
  • Observerships don’t count as clinical experience

Application file components as each stream’s CaRMS page describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match)
18, 19, 21 and 25 Jan 2027
Interview dates (2027 match)
15 Jan 2027
Format
Virtual
  • Traditional (one on one/two on one)

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 programsAll info sessions

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$73,367 / year
PGY-2
$79,670 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

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)

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

After residency

Family doctors in Ontario can join a model that pays for enrolled patients, hours worked and visits: the Family Health Organization (FHO), FHO+ since 1 April 2026. A new graduate is a physician who joins a patient enrolment model within three years of completing a family medicine residency; the status runs for 12 months from joining. Entry is capped: 40 physicians a month for FHO, 60 a month for FHO+ in the first year of the 2024-2028 agreement; later years to be determined. Compare provinces

Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviewsWhat changed
CMG stream122 years4 dates, 18–25 Jan 2027Virtual
  • New for 2027
  • CaRMS page changed during the match: positions (noticed 13 Oct)
IMG stream62 years1 date, 15 Jan 2027Virtual
  • New for 2027
  • CaRMS page changed during the match: positions (noticed 13 Oct)

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviews
CMG streamBarrie or Newmarket - Family Medicine122 years4 dates, 19–26 Jan 2026
IMG streamBarrie or Newmarket - Family Medicine62 years1 date, 16 Jan 2026
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
  • The University of Toronto's Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) offers a comprehensive two-year Family Medicine residency program in the Barrie or Newmarket Stream.
  • This program prepares residents to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the province, with a focus on providing high-quality comprehensive care through a competency-based curriculum and diverse clinical experiences.
Research
Residents are required to complete an academic project by the end of their second year, which can include research, educational material development, audits, or critical reviews.
Training setting
Two community hospital teaching sites in Barrie and Newmarket, providing a mix of primary, secondary, and some tertiary services, creating a rich family practice learning environment.
Teaching approach
A competency-based approach using the CanMEDS-FM framework, focusing on developing comprehensive generalists with skills and knowledge relevant to their context, with a staged development model linking competencies to various residency stages.
Enhanced skills
Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at
  • FMProC (Family Medicine Professional Choices Assessment)
  • Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
  • Personal Letter
  • Reference Letters
  • Interview Performance

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 directors
Program office

Admissions and Recruitment Officer, Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator

Write to the officedfcm.admissions@utoronto.ca

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

Program websiteWebsitePost Graduate Medical Education Office U of T(opens in a new tab)Canadian Portal for Residency Program Promotion (CANPREPP) - Barrie or Newmarket Stream(opens in a new tab)Why Choose Family Medicine at the University of Toronto?(opens in a new tab)Toronto: The World at Your Doorstep(opens in a new tab)This program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)

Discussed on Reddit

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Videos and podcasts

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Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Markham or Newmarket

In these collections:

Source

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

Accredited · CaRMS program IDs 37235 (CMG stream), 37236 (IMG stream) · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

What changed, noticed 13 Oct: CMG stream: Quota published: 12 and 1 more. See what changed

What changed on the program’s CaRMS page

We read each program’s CaRMS page about every two weeks and note what differs. The date is when we noticed it; the change was made in the window shown. Reformatting is not listed, and a contacts change is listed without names.

  1. Noticed 13 Octchanged between 5 and 13 Oct

    • CMG stream: Quota published: 12

      Approximate Quota: 12
      From the CaRMS page, read 13 Oct

    • IMG stream: Quota published: 6

      Approximate Quota: 6
      From the CaRMS page, read 13 Oct

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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