Saskatoon - Ophthalmology

University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanCMG stream

Approx. quota: 2 positions+1 from 1 in the 2026 match
Length: 5 years
Applications per year: 51–200
Offered interviews: 0–25%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

Info session

details

Mon 2 Nov 2026,6:00–7:00 pm CSTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

Interviews

1 date, 22 Jan 2027virtual

Saskatoon, 7 teaching sites · optional rural rotation

Program website CANPREPP profile CaRMS program page

What stands out about this program

Resident-to-faculty ratio of 1:2.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page

The University of Saskatchewan offers a five-year ophthalmology residency centred on the Saskatoon City Hospital Eye Care Centre.
The basic clinical year is done in Saskatoon and/or Regina, and PGY-1 ends with the 6-week TORIC course in Toronto.
Each resident must complete a research project, and community rotations are mandatory.

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

What training looks like

Setting: Academic / tertiary hospital
Urban community
Rural exposure: Optional rural rotation
Focus areas: Small program
Research: Required · research project
Getting around: Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for

By year

PGY-1: TORIC (Toronto Ophthalmic Resident Introductory Course)Toronto, Ontario6 weeks
OphthalmologySaskatoon and/or Regina
Internal MedicineSaskatoon and/or Regina
NeurologySaskatoon and/or Regina
Emergency MedicineSaskatoon and/or Regina
Pediatrics
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
Neuroimaging/Radiology
ENT
Dermatology
Plastic Surgery

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

Where you train

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 7 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.

Saskatoon City Hospital Eye Care Center
Royal University Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
PrairieView Surgical Centre
Regina General Hospital (Regina)
Pasqua Hospital (Regina)

Record systems at the listed sites: Sunrise Clinical Manager at 5 of 7; no published record for 2.

Hospital facts

5 sites · clinical record systems where an official source states them

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: Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026. At Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Jim Pattison Children's Hospital.
Clinical record: Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026. At Regina General Hospital, Pasqua Hospital.

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Hospital size and activity: Saskatchewan doesn't publish this as open data.

About Saskatoon

People
266,141residents, 2021 Census
Municipality of Saskatoon
Housing
3.1%rental vacancy rate
October 2025 survey, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (census metropolitan area)
Winter and summer
−15.4 °CJanuary mean18.3 °CJuly mean
1991–2020 normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 5.3 km away
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Saskatoon (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
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): 22 Jan 2027
Format: Virtual
Panel

Info sessions

Mon 2 Nov 2026
6:00–7:00 pm CST
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)

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 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). Contract expired, may change. One provincial scale for Saskatchewan, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Saskatchewan
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$68,329 / year
PGY-2	$74,518 / year
PGY-3	$80,700 / year
PGY-4	$86,858 / year
PGY-5	$92,968 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation
Post-call rule (provincial): Back on regularly scheduled hours the next work day
Max continuous duty (provincial): 24 hours, plus up to 2 hours for handover

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. RDoS agreement, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

16 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, CMPA dues paid, Dental plan, and more

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: 100%
Dental plan: 100%
Educational leave: Minimum 7 days with pay, 12 Maximum
Employee Assistance Program: Two programs available through SMA and University of Saskatchewan
Extended health insurance: Blue Cross family coverage, if registered with a Provincial Health Plan
Life insurance: Paid premium, >$100,000 coverage
Long-term disability insurance: Paid premium cost for Disability Insurance
Maternity leave/ Paternity: In conformity with Sask. Labour Standards Act – 17 weeks max maternity leave and up to 35 weeks parental leave.5 paid days paternity (can split the 35 weeks parental leave with mother as desired.)
Meal allowance: n/a
On-Call Stipends: Home Light: per duty period: $72 weekday; $83 weekendIn House: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekendICU/CCU: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekend
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1 %
Provincial health insurance: Yes, if registered with Sask. Health
Sick leave: 1.25 days per month to maximum 75 days
Statutory and floating holidays: 1.5 times pay or 1/2 pay & day off for stats, plus 6 extra paid days off at Christmas
Supplemental Maternity Leave Benefits: 15 weeks topped to 90% pay when eligible for Employment Insurance

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	2	5 years	1 date, 22 Jan 2027Virtual	Positions 1 → 2 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
Stream	Positions	Length	Interviews
CMG stream	1	5 years	1 date, 3 Feb 2026

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

The University of Saskatchewan offers a comprehensive five-year Ophthalmology residency program designed to train competent general ophthalmologists.
The program provides extensive clinical and surgical training with a focus on preparing residents for the Royal College specialty examination and producing excellent clinicians with advanced surgical skills.

Research: Each resident must initiate and complete a research project during residency, with strong encouragement for conference presentations.
Training setting: Training occurs primarily in Saskatoon at multiple hospital sites including Saskatoon City Hospital, Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, and Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, with additional rotations in Regina.
Teaching approach: Competency-based medical education with progressive skill development, emphasizing comprehensive clinical training, research skills, and professional competence across diverse clinical settings.
Enhanced skills: Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at: Casper test
Academic record
Elective experiences
Research portfolio
Personal letter
References
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. Todd Buglass
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
Program office: Program Administrator
Email on the CaRMS page(opens in a new tab)

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.

Program websiteWebsiteCANPREPPCANPREPPincludes a resident experience section, describes academic half-dayFrom the programUniversity of Saskatchewan Learn more about the U of S Ophthalmology program This program on CaRMS

Ophthalmology elsewhere

Nearest to Saskatoon

Edmonton - OphthalmologyUniversity of Alberta
Edmonton, AB · 484 km
3 positions · CMG
Calgary - OphthalmologyUniversity of Calgary
Calgary, AB · 525 km
2 positions · CMG
Winnipeg - OphthalmologyUniversity of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB · 711 km
2 positions · CMG

All 17 Ophthalmology programs across Canada2027 match

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 3 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36190 · 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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