Greater Toronto Area - Family Medicine

University of TorontoGreater Toronto Area, OntarioCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 9 Sep 2025

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

Positions (approx. quota): 127 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 30141

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

Summary

The University of Toronto's Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) offers a comprehensive Family Medicine residency program recognized internationally for clinical and educational excellence. The program aims to prepare residents to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the province and country, with a focus on training leaders in education and research who can provide high-quality comprehensive care.

Training

Research

All residents are required to complete an academic project by the end of their second year, which can include research, educational material development, audits, or critical reviews.

Training setting

13 hospital teaching sites located throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including sites in Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Mississauga, and Markham, offering diverse urban and community-based training environments.

Teaching approach

A competency-based approach using the CanMEDS-FM framework, focusing on staged development of medical expertise, professional skills, and comprehensive generalist training with flexibility for individual learning goals.

Setting types

Academic medical centers
Community hospitals
Urban clinics
Rural clinics

Focus areas

Urban Family Medicine
Rural Family Medicine
Community Medicine
HIV/AIDS Medicine
Inner City Medicine
Immigrant Health
Addictions Medicine

Patient populations

Diverse urban populations
Immigrant communities
Inner city patients
Rural patients
Patients with complex medical needs
HIV/AIDS patients
Addiction patients

Highlights

Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
Online Practice Profile tracking tool
Progress Testing (FM-MAP)
Field Notes feedback system
Six Month Progress Reviews
Virtual Care Competency Training Roadmap (ViCCTR) Modules
San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
Teaching Practices Community/Rural Experience
Quality Improvement Curriculum
Academic Project requirement
Foundations of Family Medicine orientation block

Strengths

Internationally recognized program
Comprehensive competency-based curriculum
Diverse training environments
Strong academic infrastructure
Innovative assessment tools
Emphasis on cultural safety and diversity
Flexible learning opportunities

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Anesthesia
Low-Risk Obstetrics
Women's Health
Care of the Elderly
Sports Medicine
Academic Fellowship Programs
Palliative Care
System Leadership and Innovation

By year

PGY-1

Foundations of Family Medicine1 month
Family Medicine Rotation
Quality Improvement Practicum

PGY-2

Teaching Practices (Community/Rural Family Medicine)Various community/rural practices2 x 4-week blocks
Academic Half DaysWeekly

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

FMProC (Family Medicine Professional Choices Assessment)
Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
Personal Letter
Reference Letters
Interview Performance
Academic Background
Elective Experiences

Applications per year

601+

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 19, 20, 22 and 26 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

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

13 Hospital Teaching Sites in Greater Toronto Area

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

Greater Toronto Area, 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: −3.5 °C Toronto (City), 11.0 km away
July average: 22.5 °C Toronto (City), 11.0 km away
Snowfall: 114.5 cm a year Toronto Pearson (Airport), 12.7 km away
Days below −20 °C: 1.6 days a year Toronto (City), 11.0 km away

People

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

Population: 2,794,356 people up 2.3% from 2016
Official languages: English only 86.9% · French only 0.1% · English and French 8.5% · neither 4.5% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 46.6% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 7.2% · non-permanent residents: 5.3%
Indigenous identity: 0.8% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 61.0% · public transit 26.2% · walking or cycling 9.6% · other 3.2% Average commute: 30.7 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: $84,000 before tax $74,000 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: Toronto, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 5,647,656 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.000 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: 3.0% October 2025 survey, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $62,880 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Toronto, Ontario, 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: 6.9% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Toronto, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.3 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 general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Toronto 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.
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.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 5 Oct 2026.