Toronto - Pediatrics
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 155
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Town hall
all 2 info sessions of this programMon 2 Nov 2026,7:00–8:30 pm ESTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
7 dates, 25 Jan – 3 Feb 2027
2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027
Toronto, 13 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Each year 1-2 residents can apply for a concentrated research block of up to 3 months in PGY2.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
A resident-run advocacy program with faculty oversight, plus social paediatrics taught throughout the curriculum.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Toronto Paediatrics residency is a 4-year program, with much of the training at The Hospital for Sick Children plus community affiliates.
- Residents must complete at least one scholarly project, with two weeks of protected time in first year.
- Call in PGY2 and PGY3 runs on a night float system.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- Adolescent Medicine
- Care of the Newborn
- Community Paediatrics
- Paediatric Emergency
- Paediatric Infectious Disease
- Immunology and Allergy/Dermatology
- Paediatric In-Patient
- Paediatric General Surgery
- Paediatric Urology
- Research
- PGY-2
- electivefour week
- selective or research blocks2 two-week
- paediatric cardiology
- developmental paediatrics
- endocrinology
- gastroenterology/clinical nutrition
- oncology
- nephrology
- neurology
- respirology
- rheumatology
- neonatal intensive care
- PGY-3
- electivefour week
- selective/research blockstwo 2-week
- general paediatric unit
- emergency room medicine
- neonatal-perinatal medicine (Level III)
- neonatal medicine (Level II - community)
- genetics-metabolics
- suspected child abuse and neglect
- mental health
- ambulatory experience
- paediatric intensive care unit
- Code Blue Team
- PGY-4
- TTP curriculumapproximately 9 blocks
- Community Paediatric rotations
- PGY-1
- Researchtwo-weeks
- Adolescent Medicine
- Care of the Newborn
- Community Paediatrics
- Paediatric Emergency
- Paediatric Infectious Disease
- Immunology and Allergy/Dermatology
- Paediatric In-Patient
- Paediatric General Surgery
- Paediatric Urology
- PGY-2
- electivefour week
- selective or research blocks2 two-week
- paediatric cardiology
- developmental paediatrics
- endocrinology
- gastroenterology/clinical nutrition
- oncology
- nephrology
- neurology
- respirology
- rheumatology
- neonatal intensive care
- PGY-3
- electivefour week
- selective/research blockstwo 2-week
- general paediatric unit
- emergency room medicine
- neonatal-perinatal medicine (Level III)
- neonatal medicine (Level II - community)
- genetics-metabolics
- suspected child abuse and neglect
- mental health
- ambulatory experience
- paediatric intensive care unit
- PGY-4
- TTP curriculumapproximately 9 blocks
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: 13 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation
- Michael Garron Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- North York General Hospital
- Orillia Soldier's Memorial Hospital (Orillia · rural or distributed site)
- Royal Victoria Regional Health (rural or distributed site)
- Owen Sound Regional Hospital (Owen Sound · rural or distributed site)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- St. Michael's Hospital
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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- SickKids Center for Community Mental Health
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 3 of 13, MEDITECH at 1, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 5; no published record for 4.
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
- Cerner, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
- 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
North York General Hospital
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health Foundation, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
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Royal Victoria Regional Health
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (CARE4 shared record), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
St. Joseph's Hospital
- Clinical record
- Cerner (OneChart), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
St. Michael's Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Nov 2024
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health, moving to a new system, scheduled 2027
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), CMG stream
- 25, 26, 27 and 28 Jan 2027; 1, 2 and 3 Feb 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Mon 2 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Wed 11 Nov 2026
1:30–3:00 pm EST
Town hall · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
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 |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · night float
- 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 | 15 | 4 years | 7 dates, 25 Jan – 3 Feb 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 5 | 4 years | 2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 14 | 5 years | 7 dates, 26 Jan – 4 Feb 2026 |
| IMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 2 dates, 21–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Toronto's Core Paediatric Residency Program offers comprehensive training in pediatrics across diverse clinical settings.
- Located primarily at The Hospital for Sick Children, the program provides broad-based clinical and academic training with a focus on creating exceptional general and subspecialty pediatricians.
- Residents benefit from an inclusive, supportive environment with extensive research opportunities and a commitment to advocacy and social responsibility.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete at least one scholarly project, with dedicated research time, mentorship, and opportunities for concentrated research blocks.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center with multiple hospital sites across Toronto, including tertiary and community hospitals. Training occurs at 13 different sites, with primary focus on The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive independence, emphasizing the seven CanMEDS roles and providing graded responsibility throughout the four-year training program.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Research/scholarly activities
- Leadership skills
- Extra-curricular activities
- Mini Personal Interviews (MPI)
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Kevin Weingarten
CaRMS lists no email for the 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.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Toronto
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