Ottawa - Plastic Surgery
University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 4 Feb 2027
Ottawa, CMG stream: 9 teaching sites · IMG stream: 7 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Resident aesthetic clinic where residents manage aesthetic patients with significant autonomy; one of three in Canada.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Two months each year in the anatomy dissection lab practising free tissue transfers and surgical exposures.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
A division research assistant is available to support resident projects.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- The University of Ottawa Plastic Surgery residency is a 5-year program, with PGY1-2 forming part of the Surgical Foundations Program.
- Training takes place at Ottawa Hospital campuses, CHEO and community sites, with 2 burn blocks in another city.
- Residents in second to fifth year are expected to produce a publishable paper each year, with protected time.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
- PGY-2
- Burns2 blocks
Other rotations
- Adult Plastic Surgery (Transition to Discipline (TTD) · Blocks 1-2)
- Emergency medicine (Foundations of Discipline)
- Orthopaedic surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- General surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- MOH's (Foundations of Discipline)
- ICU (Foundations of Discipline)
- Plastic Surgery (Foundations of Discipline · 12-13 blocks)
- Otolaryngology (Foundations of Discipline)
- Vascular (Foundations of Discipline)
- Neurosurgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- Oculoplastic Surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- Oral Surgery (Foundations of Discipline)
- Adult Plastic Surgery (Transition to Practice)
- elective (4th year · 2 one-month elective blocks)
- PGY-2
- Burns2 blocks
Other rotations
- Adult Plastic Surgery (Transition to Discipline (TTD) · Blocks 1-2)
- Emergency medicine (PGY1&2)
- Orthopaedic surgery (PGY1&2)
- General surgery (PGY1&2)
- MOH's (PGY1&2)
- ICU (PGY1&2)
- Plastic Surgery (PGY1&2 · 12-13 blocks)
- Otolaryngology (PGY1&2)
- Vascular (PGY1&2)
- Neurosurgery (PGY1&2)
- Oculoplastic Surgery (PGY1&2)
- Oral Surgery (PGY1&2)
- elective (PGY3-5 · 2 one-month elective blocks in the 4th year)
Where you train
Ottawa, Ontario: CMG stream: 9 teaching sites · IMG stream: 7 teaching sites.
- Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
- General Campus
- Riverside (outpatient)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Queensway Carleton Hospital
- Arnprior Regional Health Centre (Arnprior)
- Almonte General Hospital (Almonte)
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre & Sunnybrook (Toronto)
- Private Facilities in both Ottawa and Gatineau (Aesthetic Clinic)
- Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus, General Campus, Riverside (outpatient) sites
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Queensway Carleton Hospital
- Arnprior Regional Health Centre (Arnprior)
- Almonte General Hospital (Almonte)
- Toronto - Ross Tilley Burn Centre & Sunnybrook (Toronto)
- Private Facilities in both Ottawa and Gatineau (Aesthetic Clinic)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Epic at 5 of 11; no published record for 6.
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)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Clinical record
- Epic, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Queensway Carleton Hospital
- 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
- 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
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 4 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
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.
4 Plastic Surgery 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 | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 6 years | 1 date, 5 Feb 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 6 years | 2 dates, 23 Feb 2023 – 5 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Ottawa Plastic Surgery Residency Program provides comprehensive training in plastic surgery, emphasizing a Competence By Design (CBD) framework.
- The program offers a unique 5-year curriculum that prepares residents to become competent plastic surgeons through progressive learning stages, extensive surgical exposure, and a focus on academic and research development.
- Research
- Residents are expected to produce a peer-reviewed publication annually, with protected time, financial support, and research design assistance.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple urban and community hospital sites in Ottawa, including academic medical centers, children's hospitals, and regional health centers.
- Teaching approach
- Follows the Royal College's Competence By Design (CBD) framework, focusing on progressive skill development through four training stages: Transition to Discipline, Foundations of Discipline, Core of Discipline, and Transition to Practice.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Electives
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal Letter
- Reference Documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Interview Performance
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Simon Frank
Sarah ShigaAssistant Program 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.
Plastic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Ottawa
- Bilingual
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