Quebec

CRITERIA FOR ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES

In the contingent régulier residents currently in their third year of residency in pediatrics will be considered. Some specific programs (Adolescent medicine, Developmental pediatrics, Palliative pediatric medicine) will be opened to fourth year pediatrics residents.

In the contingent particulier residents currently in their third or fourth year in pediatrics, or already in a pediatric subspecialty in a faculty of Medicine in a province other than Quebec, could be considered. Residents currently training in Quebec in the contingent particulier may be considered. Practising general pediatricians can also apply, provided that they would have practised at least 12 months before entering a subspecialty program.

Non MOH positions may also be offered.

• A resident who has or will complete their Pediatrics residency in an ACGME-accredited program in the U.S. will need to complete an approved PGY-4 year in a core RCPSC Pediatrics program in Canada to be eligible to apply for subspecialty training in Canada. The RCPSC assessment of U.S. training will establish what is needed during the PGY-4 year. U.S residents interested in doing a PGY-4 year in a Canadian core Pediatrics program will need to reach out to the residency programs individually and explore if this opportunity is available. 

OR  

• If a resident is completing a PGY-4 chief resident year in an ACGME-accredited program in the U.S., the RCPSC assessment of training will establish if the resident is eligible for the RCPSC examinations/fellowship. For more information on having your training assessed, please contact Chantal Benoit at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (cbenoit@royalcollege.ca)

Subspecialty: Pediatrics subspecialties

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details:
  • Contingent régulier: positions are available to third year pediatric residents who are already in the contingent régulier In Quebec. Some specific programs (Adolescent medicine, Developmental pediatrics, Palliative pediatric medicine) will be opened to fourth year pediatrics residents.
  • Contingent particulier: positions are available to residents currently in their third or fourth year training outside Quebec or who are currently in the contingent particulier in Quebec. Candidates who will have been in practice at least twelve months before entering a subspecialty program may also apply.

Subspecialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details: 
  • Contingent régulier: positions are available to third year pediatric residents who are already in the contingent régulier In Quebec.
  • Contingent particulier: positions are available to residents currently training outside Quebec or who are currently in the contingent particulier in Quebec. Candidates who will have been in practice at least twelve months before entering a subspecialty program may also apply.

Subspecialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Training level: Current resident
• Eligibility details:
  • Contingent régulier: positions are available to third year pediatric residents who are already in the contingent régulier In Quebec.
  • Contingent particulier positions are available to residents currently training outside Quebec or who are currently in the contingent particulier in Quebec. Candidates who will have been in practice at least twelve months before entering a subspecialty program may also apply.

There are two options available for candidates as set out below:

1. Candidates in the contingent régulier who elect to start their specialty training in the 2024-2025 academic year, must be ready to start at the latest on June 2, 2025.
2. Candidates in the contingent régulier who elect to start their specialty training in the 2025-2026 academic year may start no later than June 1st, 2026.

Candidates in the contingent particulier must be ready to start their specialty training no later than June 1, 2026.

For residents currently training in Quebec, only residents from the core program in pediatrics whose training is out of phase by seven or more periods at the deadline for the submission and assignment of applications and documents may be exceptionally authorized to switch to a later cohort. Residents in this situation who wish to take advantage of this possibility must present a written request to their Faculty’s office of Postgraduate Medical Education. The request to switch cohorts must be approved by the Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education and is irreversible.

Residents who are currently in a Pediatric Subspecialty Program in Quebec who want to redirect to another Pediatric Subspecialty Program are required to do so through the Changes of Programs process through their postdoctoral office and follow the application deadlines. They are not allowed to participate in the Pediatric Subspecialties Match.

Applicants from the Canadian Armed Forces are not eligible.

• Positions in the contingent régulier will be available to residents already training in Quebec in the contingent régulier,
• Positions in the contingent particulier are available to residents already training in Quebec in the contingent particulier or currently training in other provinces or the United States. As well, practising general pediatricians could apply, provided that they would have practised at least 12 months before entering a subspecialty program.
• Non ministry funded positions:   positions can be offered to candidates who obtained their MD from a Canadian Medical School outside Québec and to candidates who are currently completing residency training in Pediatrics outside Québec. Are not eligible:   Candidates who obtained their MD in Québec and/or who have completed or currently completing residency training in Québec
• Matched candidates enter the program either at the R-4 or at the R-5 level, depending on their previous training and, for residents already in Quebec, their choice between
  • finishing a fourth year in general pediatrics before entering specialty at the R-5 level, or
  • entering directly in specialty at the R-4 level after only three years of general pediatrics.

Some programs require these documents to be notarized. See program descriptions.

CaRMS is partnering with third-party organizations to automate the verification of citizenship/legal status required by postgraduate offices for entry into residency. Third-party verification simplifies the process for applicants and programs. All applicants who do not receive third-party citizenship verification will be required to upload and assign an acceptable proof of citizenship document. Please see additional information here.