Ottawa - Pediatrics

University of OttawaOttawa, OntarioCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 28 Oct 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 10 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Pediatrics
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29143

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

Summary

The University of Ottawa Pediatrics Residency Program offers comprehensive training at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), providing residents with a solid foundation in general pediatrics and diverse clinical experiences. The program emphasizes a balanced approach between supervised clinical practice and emerging independence, with exposure to various pediatric subspecialties and unique opportunities in rural and remote settings.

Training

Research

Residents are supported in completing scholarly projects with mentorship from CHEO Research Institute, with up to 60 days of protected research time over 4 years.

Training setting

Urban academic pediatric hospital with multiple training sites including CHEO, Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Hôpital Montfort, North Bay Regional Health Centre, and remote sites in Nunavut and Yukon.

Teaching approach

Competency-based medical education focused on progressive independence, providing residents with a comprehensive foundation in pediatrics while allowing personalized learning paths and career goal alignment.

Setting types

Tertiary care children's hospital
Academic medical center
Community hospitals
Rural health centers
Remote northern hospitals

Focus areas

General Pediatrics
Subspecialty Pediatrics
Rural and Remote Medicine
Community Pediatrics
Cross-cultural Medicine
Advocacy
Research

Patient populations

Pediatric patients in urban settings
Rural and remote pediatric populations
Newborns and infants
Adolescents
Complex care patients
Indigenous and Northern Canadian populations

Highlights

Competence By Design (CBD) curriculum
Rural/remote pediatric rotations
Longitudinal clinic experience starting in 3rd year
Scholarly Activity Guidance and Evaluation committee
Simulation experiences
Wellness and Patient Safety programs
Interprovincial and international elective opportunities
Night float and 24-hour call experiences
Strong research component with CHEO Research Institute support

Strengths

Comprehensive pediatric training across multiple settings
Excellent track record of employment and subspecialty matching
Strong resident representation and program governance
Diverse clinical exposure
Supportive learning environment
Robust research infrastructure

Enhanced skills

Advocacy
Leadership
Research
Scholarly activity
Cross-cultural medicine

By year

PGY-1

Clinical Teaching Unit - Junior Role3 blocks
Orientation/On-boarding1 block
Orthopedics1/2 block
Vascular Access1/2 block
Healthy Newborn Care
Perinatal Medicine - Junior Role
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Respirology
Community Pediatrics
General Surgery

PGY-2

PICU - Junior Role2 blocks
Selective1.5 blocks
Clinical Teaching Unit - Senior Role1 block
Night Float
Perinatal Medicine - Senior Role
NICU
Haematology/Oncology
Adolescent Medicine
Mental Health
Rural Community PediatricsNorth Bay, Ontario
Elective

PGY-3

Clinical Teaching Unit - Senior Role2 blocks
Selective2 blocks
Night Float
Daytime Float Senior
Neurology
Cardiology
Child and Youth Protection
NICU or PICU
Emergency Medicine
Northern Community PediatricsIqaluit or Whitehorse
Elective

PGY-4

Elective3 blocks
Selective2 blocks
Junior Attending1.5 blocks
Night Float or Daytime Float Senior1/2 block
Ambulatory Clinics
Complex Care
NICU - level 2 or 3
Developmental Pediatrics
Community Pediatrics

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

CV review
Electives experience
Extra-curricular activities
Leadership skills
Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal letter
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Scholarly activity assessment

Applications per year

201–400

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2026

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
PGY-3	$85,564 / year
PGY-4	$92,701 / year
PGY-5	$98,567 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 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

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus
Hôpital Montfort
North Bay Regional Health Centre
Qikiqtani General Hospital
Whitehorse General Hospital

Hospital facts

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

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Ottawa, 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: −9.6 °C Ottawa (City), 5.1 km away
July average: 21.3 °C Ottawa (City), 5.1 km away
Snowfall: 184.5 cm a year Ottawa (City), 5.1 km away
Days below −20 °C: 15.4 days a year Ottawa (City), 5.1 km away

People

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

Population: 1,017,449 people up 8.9% from 2016
Official languages: English only 60.6% · French only 1.4% · English and French 36.4% · neither 1.5% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 25.9% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 4.7% · non-permanent residents: 3.0%
Indigenous identity: 2.6% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 76.8% · public transit 11.2% · walking or cycling 8.6% · other 3.4% Average commute: 23.0 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: $102,000 before tax $88,000 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: Ottawa - Gatineau, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 1,068,821 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.097 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

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

Rental vacancy rate: 2.9% October 2025 survey, Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec (census agglomeration). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $58,803 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec, 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.
Unemployment rate: 7.2% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.8 points. A survey estimate.

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: Good The employment outlook will be Good for specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in the Ottawa region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine, 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.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0130-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
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.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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.
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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