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Match data

CaRMS’s published figures for the 2026 R‑1 match and the FM/ES match, and what a resident’s salary and a one-bedroom rent are in the cities with the most programs. They describe last year’s match, not anyone’s chances. Confirm figures on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you rely on them. Looking for programs? Browse R‑1 programs. Comparing 2027 with 2026? What changed this cycle.

“How competitive is the specialty I’m considering?”

Supply and demand by specialty, 2026 match

Positions per CMG who ranked the discipline first

First iteration. Above 1.0: more positions than CMGs who chose it first. Below 1.0: fewer.

  • Family Medicine (1,598)1.96
  • Pediatrics (153)1.19
  • Psychiatry (211)1.00
  • Internal Medicine (516)0.99
  • General Surgery (93)0.96
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology (100)0.85
  • Emergency Medicine (100)0.76
  • Anesthesiology (154)0.73
  • Ophthalmology (39)0.49
  • Dermatology (30)0.41

Positions in brackets, as CaRMS labels them. 10 of 33 disciplines shown.

All 33, as a table
Positions per CMG who ranked the discipline first, all 33 disciplines, 2026 first iteration
DisciplinePositionsPositions per first-choice CMG
Medical Microbiology66.00
Neuropathology44.00
Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine153.75
Public Health and Preventive Medicine103.33
Hematological Pathology52.50
Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology82.00
Family Medicine1,5981.96
Medical Genetics and Genomics111.57
Pediatrics1531.19
Nuclear Medicine111.10
Psychiatry - Research Track41.00
Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology321.00
Psychiatry2111.00
Internal Medicine5160.99
Neurology640.98
General Surgery930.96
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation310.91
Diagnostic Radiology920.89
Obstetrics and Gynecology1000.85
Emergency Medicine1000.76
Anesthesiology1540.73
Neurology - Pediatric80.73
Radiation Oncology270.68
Orthopedic Surgery650.66
Vascular Surgery120.63
Neurosurgery210.58
Urology350.58
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery360.52
Cardiac Surgery120.52
Family Medicine integrated Emergency Medicine110.50
Ophthalmology390.49
Plastic Surgery290.48
Dermatology300.41

Source: CaRMS, 2026 R-1 Match Data Overview (opens in a new tab), slides 48–49.

CMGs matched to their first-choice discipline

National, first iteration, % of CMGs. CaRMS doesn’t publish this by discipline.

  • 86.2%2022
  • 86.8%2023
  • 88.4%2024
  • 87.8%2025
  • 87.1%2026
As a table
CMGs matched to their first-choice discipline, national, 2022 to 2026
YearMatched to first choice
202286.2%
202386.8%
202488.4%
202587.8%
202687.1%

Source: CaRMS, 2026 R‑1 Match Data Overview, slide 78.

Matched in the first iteration, 2026

2026 first-iteration match results by applicant type
ApplicantsMatchedUnmatched (people)
CMG, current year92.8%215
CMG, earlier years81.4%19
IMG, current year80.6%51
IMG, earlier years47.8%643

Source: slide 4. CaRMS publishes no per-specialty equivalent for IMGs.

These describe last year’s match, not anyone’s chances. They count only applicants who ranked a discipline first: people who chose not to apply, or applied and got no interviews, aren’t in them. That’s why the ratios can look easier than the specialty feels.

“Can I afford to live there on a resident’s salary?”

PGY‑1 salary and rent, the 8 cities with the most programs

Provincial PGY-1 salary and CMHC one-bedroom rent for the 8 cities with the most programs
CityProgramsPGY‑1 salary (province)1‑bed rent, average1‑bed rent, new tenant
Montréal, QC50$58,728$1,131$1,327
Ottawa, ONContract expired, may change.47$73,367$1,594$1,738
Toronto, ONContract expired, may change.47$73,367$1,761$2,073
Hamilton, ONContract expired, may change.39$73,367$1,402$1,704
Vancouver, BCSalaries from April 2027.37$71,390$1,806$2,107
Edmonton, AB35$67,440$1,301$1,305
Winnipeg, MB33$72,171$1,232$1,271
Calgary, AB31$67,440$1,582$1,562

Salary: CaRMS salary page (provincial scales). Rent: CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (published December 11, 2025), monthly, purpose-built apartments; “new tenant” is rent for units that changed tenants in the past year. Two separate figures, not a take-home calculation.

Attribution: Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025, and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0133-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.

FM/ES match statistics, 2025

CaRMS’s published results for the 2025 FM/ES match, by discipline. Counts as CaRMS reports them, not odds: a vacant position says nothing about whether you would match. In 2025: 308 applicants ranked, 357 positions, 263 filled.

FM/ES match, 2025: positions, filled and vacant by discipline, and filled over positions in earlier years
DisciplinePositions 2025FilledVacantFilled over positions, 2024Filled over positions, 2023Filled over positions, 2022Filled over positions, 2021
Family Medicine - Emergency Medicine17315320150 / 155143 / 149131 / 136132 / 135
Family Medicine - Palliative Care51331830 / 4235 / 4227 / 3428 / 34
Family Medicine - Family Practice Anesthesia3430425 / 3023 / 3124 / 2824 / 27
Family Medicine - Sport and Exercise Medicine3024618 / 2421 / 2516 / 2416 / 18
Family Medicine - Addiction Medicine28101814 / 218 / 1713 / 1310 / 11
Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly3482611 / 3518 / 3818 / 3616 / 34
Family Medicine - Obstetrical Surgical Skills4313 / 53 / 44 / 43 / 3
Family Medicine - Enhanced Surgical Skills3211 / 22 / 21 / 21 / 2
All disciplines35726394252 / 314253 / 308234 / 277230 / 264
  • Quota is post-reversion; participants are applicants who submitted a rank order list (CaRMS notes 1 and 2).
  • CaRMS's FM/ES tables give no per-discipline first-choice counts, so there is no applicants-per-position figure here.

Source: CaRMS, Table 9: Positions filled / unfilled by discipline, 2025 (XLSX (opens in a new tab), PDF (opens in a new tab)); earlier years from CaRMS’s FM/ES data reports (opens in a new tab). Read on 6 Oct 2026. Verify the figures with CaRMS.