Toronto - Ophthalmology
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 41
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 21 Jan 2027
Toronto, CMG stream: 8 teaching sites · IMG stream: 9 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Hosts TORIC, a 6-week introductory ophthalmology basic science course attended by residents from across Canada.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
PGY-5 residents run their own cataract clinic covering pre- and post-operative care.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year ophthalmology residency in which residents rotate through five Toronto teaching hospitals, with much surgical teaching at the Kensington Eye Institute.
- Senior residents complete a longitudinal eight-month cataract surgery rotation, and PGY-5 residents run a cataract clinic.
- Residents must complete a major research project with protected time, plus a QI project in PGY4.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- Toronto Ophthalmology Residency Introductory Course (TORIC)6 week
- pediatrics on the CTU
- PGY-2
- general eye clinics4 month
- PGY-3
- pediatric ophthalmology4 month
- cornea/external ocular diseases2 month
- retina/vitreous2 month
- glaucoma2 month
- neuro ophthalmology2 month
- oculoplastics2 month
- PGY-5
- rural rotation in Northern Ontario1-2 trips per senior resident, 1 week each time
- resident run "cataract clinic"
- glaucoma surgery
Other rotations
- cataract surgery (PGY-4 & 5 · eight month · Kensington Eye Institute (KEI))
- adult "base" hospitals (PGY-4 & 5 · 8 months · Sunnybrook, HSC, Toronto Western Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital & St. Michael's Hospital)
- pediatric eye surgery (PGY-4 & 5 · 4 months · Hospital for Sick Children)
- PGY-1
- Toronto Ophthalmology Residency Introductory Course (TORIC)6 week
- plastic surgery
- ENT
- neurosurgery
- pediatrics on the CTU
- PGY-2
- general eye clinics4 month
- PGY-3
- pediatric ophthalmology4 month
- cornea/external ocular diseases2 month
- retina/vitreous2 month
- glaucoma2 month
- neuro ophthalmology2 month
- oculoplastics2 month
- PGY-5
- rural rotation1 week each time
- cataract clinic
- glaucoma surgery
Other rotations
- cataract surgery (PGY-4 & 5 · eight month · Kensington Eye Institute (KEI))
- adult "base" hospitals (PGY-4 & 5 · 2 months each · Sunnybrook HSC, Toronto Western Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital & St. Michael's Hospital)
- pediatric eye surgery (PGY-4 & 5 · 4 months · Hospital for Sick Children)
- ocular oncology (Princess Margaret Hospital)
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: CMG stream: 8 teaching sites · IMG stream: 9 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- Kensington Eye Institute (KEI)
- The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Network
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
- Kensington Vision and Research Centre (KVRC)
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Kensington Eye Institute (KEI)
- The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Network
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Kensington Vision and Research Centre (KVRC)
- Northern Ontario (rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Epic at 5 of 9, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1; no published record for 3.
Moving to a new system: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (scheduled 2027). Mount Sinai Hospital.
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)
Mount Sinai Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic (shared instance with Unity Health), moving to a new system
St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Network
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Nov 2024
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health, moving to a new system, scheduled 2027
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The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
- Clinical record
- Epic, 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)
- 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- In person
- 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.
10 Ophthalmology 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 | 4 | 5 years | 1 date, 21 Jan 2027 |
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| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 21 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 26 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Toronto offers a comprehensive 5-year Ophthalmology residency program that trains excellent clinicians and surgeons.
- Residents rotate through multiple major Toronto hospitals, gaining extensive exposure to general and subspecialty ophthalmology with large surgical case volumes and significant research opportunities.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a major research project by PGY-3, with protected research time and support for national/international conference presentations.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center with rotations through 5 major Toronto teaching hospitals and the Kensington Eye Institute, providing comprehensive training across diverse clinical settings.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing clinical skills development, surgical training, and research engagement throughout the residency.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic record
- Research portfolio
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- CV
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Amandeep Rai
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Education Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Ophthalmology elsewhere
Nearest to Toronto
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