Ottawa - Anesthesiology
University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 101
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Thu 5 Nov 2026,7:00–8:30 pm ESTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027
Ottawa, 7 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
First centre in Canada with a formal perioperative echocardiography program.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Includes a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Unit and a model Pre-Admission Unit.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Optional enrichment pathway allows residents to pursue endeavours outside the standard curriculum.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Ottawa Anesthesiology residency is a 5-year competency-based program, first launched in July 2015.
- Foundations opens with a simulation-heavy Anesthesia Bootcamp, and Core uses a spiral curriculum with junior and senior sub-specialty rotations.
- Training takes place at Ottawa Hospital campuses, CHEO and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, with community rotations at Queensway Carleton and Montfort hospitals.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- general orientation and exposure to the operating rooms, acute pain service and pre-admission unit (Transition to Discipline · 1 block)
- Anesthesia Bootcamp (Foundations)
- general OR setting (Foundations)
- Pre-Anesthesia Unit (PAU) (Foundations)
- Acute Pain Service (Foundations)
- Trauma (Foundations)
- ICU (Foundations)
- Emergency (Foundations)
- Pediatric ER (Foundations)
- Ambulatory Anesthesia (Foundations)
- Respirology (Foundations)
- Cardiology (Foundations)
- Obstetrical unit (Foundations)
- Chronic pain (Core)
- vascular anesthesia (Core)
- regional anesthesia (Core)
- obstetrical anesthesia (Core)
- thoracic anesthesia (Core)
- neuro anesthesia (Core)
- cardiac anesthesia (Core)
- Transition to Practice (Transition to Practice · 6 blocks)
Where you train
Ottawa, Ontario: 7 teaching sites.
- Ottawa Hospital, General Campus
- Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
- Ottawa Hospital, Riverside Campus
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Queensway Carleton Hospital
- Montfort Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 7 of 7.
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 (Atlas Alliance shared system), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Epic (Atlas Alliance shared system), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Clinical record
- Epic (Atlas Alliance shared system), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Ottawa
People
1,017,449residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.6 °CJanuary mean21.3 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components, CMG stream
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Application file components, IMG stream
- 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 · IMGs only
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
- Recent clinical experience (within 3 years)
- “Only candidates that have demonstrated exposure to anesthesia will be considered, for example; having completed electives in a n es th es iolog y, and/or advanced training etc.”
- “At least one reference letter must be from an anesthesiologist.”
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 18 and 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Thu 5 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 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 |
| 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
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 10 | 5 years | 2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027 |
|
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 10 | 5 years | 2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Ottawa Anesthesiology Residency Program is a national leader in anesthesia education, offering a flexible and comprehensive 5-year training experience.
- The program prides itself on being small enough to individualize resident experiences while large enough to provide a full range of anesthesia and tertiary care experiences.
- Research
- Strong research agenda focusing on perioperative care, pain management, and medical education with support for conference attendance and research presentations.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center with multiple hospital sites in Ottawa, including tertiary care centers, children's hospital, and community hospitals.
- Teaching approach
- Learner-centered competency-based education focused on progressive skill development, reflective practice, and achieving entrustable professional activities (EPAs) through frequent formative assessments.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV/Curriculum Vitae
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Asadollah Mir ghassemi
Faculty profile of Dr. Asadollah Mir ghassemi(opens in a new tab)
Medical Education; Health Care Quality and Patient Safety; Vascular Anesthesia; Point-Of-Care Ultrasound
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Anesthesiology elsewhere
Nearest to Ottawa
- Bilingual
- Bilingual
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