Fort Frances - Family Medicine

NOSM UniversityFort Frances, OntarioCMG streamNew for 2027

Program websiteWebsite Contacts and 1 more link

CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 Sep 2026

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota): 2 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 37209

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

This is a two-year NOSM University family medicine program based in Fort Frances, a rural Northwestern Ontario community of about 7,500.
Training follows a community-based preceptor model with 24 weeks of rural family medicine each year, while off-service rotations are typically done in Thunder Bay.
Indigenous health learning is offered through the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Regional community

Sites

6 teaching sites

Fort Frances Physicians Group
Emo Clinic
Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre

Show all 6

Riverside Health Care Facilities
Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic
Rainycrest Long-Term Care Facility

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote
Northern
Indigenous health

Research

Offered · research or quality-improvement project

Getting around

A car is recommended
Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
Travel is reimbursed

Highlights

Additional $1500 donor funding for rural stream residents to attend skills courses like CASTED, AIME or ALARM.
Housing support for core rotations away from home base for up to 6 months per year.

By year

PGY-1

Family Medicine Rural24 weeks
Electives8 weeks
Internal Medicine4 weeks
Emergency Medicine4 weeks
Obstetrics/Women’s Health4 weeks
Mental Health4 weeks
Pediatrics4 weeks

PGY-2

Family Medicine Rural24 weeks
Electives8 weeks
CARE Selective (Community Aligned Resident Experience)4 weeks
Internal Medicine4 weeks
Emergency Medicine4 weeks
Obstetrics/Women’s Health4 weeks
Surgical Selective4 weeks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

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.

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

21, 22 and 23 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

Traditional (one on one/two on one)

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Fort Frances Physicians Group (Fort Frances)
Emo Clinic (Emo)
Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre
Riverside Health Care Facilities (Fort Frances)
Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic
Rainycrest Long-Term Care Facility

Hospital facts

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

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

George Drazenovich
Program Coordinator

Program director

Dr. Jason Sutherland

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Dr. Meghan Olson
Site Director

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

Location

Fort Frances, Ontario

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −15.2 °C Fort Frances, 3.3 km away
July average: 18.7 °C Fort Frances, 3.3 km away
Snowfall: 157.0 cm a year Fort Frances, 3.3 km away
Days below −20 °C: 45.6 days a year Fort Frances, 3.3 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Fort Frances, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 7,466 people down 3.5% from 2016
Official languages: English only 95.9% · French only not reported · English and French 4.0% · neither 0.1% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 5.3% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 0.5% · non-permanent residents: 0.4%
Indigenous identity: 27.3% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 88.2% · public transit 2.1% · walking or cycling 8.3% · other 1.5% Average commute: 15.7 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $76,500 before tax $68,500 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Fort Frances, a small population centre (1,000 to 29,999 people) 7,159 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.471 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Rurality Index for Ontario: RIO2008 score 91 Official page(opens in a new tab)Ontario Ministry of Health, RIO2008 scores; page updated 2025-01-10; checked 9 Oct 2026
Student loan forgiveness: Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Basic cost of living: $52,873 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Ontario, population under 30,000, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Northwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Canada.ca), page dated 2026-06-03.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health, Rurality Index for Ontario (RIO2008) score, page updated 2025-01-10.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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