Toronto - Plastic Surgery

University of TorontoToronto, OntarioCMG stream

Approx. quota: 4 positions
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 0–25%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Social

all 2

Wed 20 Jan 2027,6:00 pm (time zone not stated)

Interviews

1 date, 21 Jan 2027virtual

Toronto, teaching sites not stated on CaRMS page

Program website Department Instagram CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Senior years consist of four-month rotations through all plastic surgery subspecialties.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Access to the Department of Surgery's Surgeon Scientist Program for Master's or PhD research training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page

The University of Toronto Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency is a 5-year program with 28 residents and 55 teaching faculty across university teaching hospitals.
The first 12-18 months are Surgical Foundations, followed by senior years of about nine four-month rotations covering plastic surgery subspecialties.
Residents can pursue dedicated research through the Department of Surgery's Surgeon Scientist Program, including Master's and PhD degrees.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure: Not stated on CaRMS page
Research: Offered · research project · protected time

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

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

Where you train

Toronto, Ontario: teaching sites not stated on the CaRMS page.

About Toronto

People
2,794,356residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Toronto
Housing
3.0%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−3.5 °CJanuary mean22.5 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Toronto (City), 11.0 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Toronto (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: CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts
Other file component(s)
Return of service: Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match): 21 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual

Info sessions

Wed 20 Jan 2027
6:00 pm (time zone not stated)
Social · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMS
Thu 21 Jan 2027
6:00 pm (time zone not stated)
Social · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMS

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change 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 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
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

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.

Past matches

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

Positions at this site, all streams.

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
CMG stream	4	5 years	1 date, 21 Jan 2027Virtual	Nothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	4	6 years	2 dates, 21–22 Jan 2026

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

The University of Toronto Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Training Program is one of the largest in North America, with 28 residents, 55 teaching faculty, and 10 university teaching hospitals.
The program aims to produce outstanding plastic surgeons who will become leaders in the field through excellence in education, world-class research, and committed mentorship.

Research: Extensive research opportunities in clinical and basic science, with options to join the Surgeon Scientist Program and complete advanced degrees
Training setting: Urban academic medical centers across 11 University of Toronto teaching hospitals in Toronto, Ontario
Teaching approach: Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with a focus on progressive independence, comprehensive surgical skills development, and holistic medical education including ethics, research, and professional development
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Academic achievement
Leadership experience
Reference letters
Research productivity
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 director: Dr. Kyle Wanzel
prsprogramdirector@utoronto.ca
416-978-8534
Faculty profile of Dr. Kyle Wanzel(opens in a new tab)
Source: uoftplasticsurgery.ca · checked Oct 2026
Program office: Program Administrator
Write to the officeplastics.admin@utoronto.ca

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

Program websiteWebsite Department InstagramDepartment Instagram CANPREPPCANPREPP PGME at U of T This program on CaRMS

Plastic Surgery elsewhere

Nearest to Toronto

Hamilton - Plastic SurgeryMcMaster University
Hamilton · 59 km
CMG, IMG
London - Plastic SurgeryWestern University
London · 168 km
2 positions · CMG
Ottawa - Plastic SurgeryUniversity of Ottawa
Ottawa · 352 km
2 positions · CMG, IMG

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 8 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36026 · 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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