Saskatoon - Psychiatry
University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 31
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews changed: see what changed on the CaRMS page
2 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027
3 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027
Saskatoon, 16 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Access to the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies), a 200-bed federal forensic hospital.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Up to 6 months of out-of-province or international electives in PGY5.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year psychiatry residency at the University of Saskatchewan, with residents based in Saskatoon and a sister site in Regina.
- Saskatoon training sites include the Irene and Leslie Dube Centre for Mental Health, St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon City Hospital and outpatient clinics.
- PGY5 includes 6 months of elective training, and rural and northern clinic experiences are available.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Small program
- Research
- Offered
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
By year
- PGY-1
- Psychiatry ER2 blocks
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry1 block
- Internal Medicine (CTU)1 block
- Neurology1 block
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Family Medicine1 block
- Geriatric Medicine1 block
- Psychiatry Selective1 block
- Medicine Selective1 block
- Elective/Research1 block
- PGY-2
- General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry6 months
- General Adult Outpatient Psychiatry6 months
- PGY-3
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry6 months
- Geriatric Psychiatry6 months
- PGY-4
- Severe and Persistent Mental Illness6 months
- Consulatation Liaison Psychiatry2 months
- Acute Care Psychiatry2 months
- Addictions Psychiatry1 month
- Consolidation1 month
- PGY-5
- elective training6 months
- Psychiatry Training Experience where the resident leads the team3 months
- Selective training in an area that pertains to psychiatry3 months
Other rotations
- ER Psychiatry (Transition to Discipline · 1 block)
- inpatient psychiatry (Transition to Discipline · 1 block)
- PGY-1
- Psychiatry ER2 blocks
- ER Psychiatry1 block
- inpatient psychiatry1 block
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry1 block
- Internal Medicine (CTU)1 block
- Neurology1 block
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Family Medicine1 block
- Geriatric Medicine1 block
- Psychiatry Selective1 block
- Medicine Selective1 block
- Elective/Research1 block
- PGY-2
- General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry6 months
- General Adult Outpatient Psychiatry6 months
- PGY-3
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry6 months
- Geriatric Psychiatry6 months
- PGY-4
- Severe and Persistent Mental Illness6 months
- Consulatation Liaison Psychiatry2 months
- Acute Care Psychiatry2 months
- Addictions Psychiatry1 month
- Consolidation1 month
- PGY-5
- elective training6 months
- Psychiatry Training Experience where the resident leads the team3 months
- Selective training in an area that pertains to psychiatry3 months
Where you train
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 16 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Royal University Hospital
- Irene & Leslie Dube Centre for Mental Health
- Saskatoon City Hospital
- St. Paul's Hospital
- Student Health Centre, University of Saskatchewan
- Community Mental Health Services (Adult, child, & Youth)
- Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Calder Centre (addiction services)
- Youth Resource Centre
- Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) (Federal Forensic Hospital)
- Regina General Hospital (Regina · rural or distributed site)
- Pasqua Hospital (Regina · rural or distributed site)
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- Mental Health Services (Regina · rural or distributed site)
- Child and Youth Services (Regina · rural or distributed site)
- Rural and Northern Clinics (La Ronge, Outlook, Biggar, Kindersley, Humboldt, Rosetown, Lanigan, Rosthern · rural or distributed site)
- Saskatchewan Hospital (North Battleford) (North Battleford · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Sunrise Clinical Manager at 6 of 17; no published record for 11.
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
- Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Saskatchewan Hospital (North Battleford)
- Clinical record
- Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Saskatchewan doesn't publish this as open data.
About Saskatoon
People
266,141residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.1%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−15.4 °CJanuary mean18.3 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very 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
- 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
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 25 and 28 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 25, 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- Panel
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.
11 Psychiatry info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| 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 |
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
Benefits
- 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
Open after round 1 in 3 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 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 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 | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 3 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 3 dates, 26–30 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 5 years | Interviews not stated |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Saskatchewan offers a comprehensive 5-year Psychiatry residency program distributed across Saskatoon and Regina sites.
- The program emphasizes competency-based medical education, providing residents with a strong foundation in psychiatric care through diverse clinical experiences, research opportunities, and longitudinal training in various psychotherapy modalities.
- Research
- Residents work with a Residency Research Director, have a research facilitator at both sites, and can collaborate with clinical and basic science faculty.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across urban and rural sites in Saskatchewan, including hospitals in Saskatoon and Regina, with opportunities for rotations in rural and northern clinics.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) using the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Competency by Design (CBD) Framework, emphasizing progressive independence and comprehensive skill development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Casper test
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
- OSCE exam
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Dawn De Souza
Dr. Madhav Sarda
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Program websiteWebsiteInstagramXFacebookCANPREPPCANPREPPdescribes call, describes academic half-dayFrom the programExplore the Psychiatry program at the U of S(opens in a new tab)Video on YouTube(opens in a new tab)This program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)
Psychiatry elsewhere
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