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Peterborough - Kawartha - Family Medicine

Queen’s UniversityPeterborough, OntarioIMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 21 Aug 2026 · See the 2026 version

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)
Not yet posted on CaRMS
Length
2 years
Stream
IMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
35660

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

Summary

  • This is a two-year Queen's University family medicine program at its Peterborough-Kawartha site, with all in-hospital rotations at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
  • Residents work for both years in family health teams with dedicated longitudinal family medicine preceptors.
  • PGY2 includes 8 weeks of rural family medicine, and residents complete a resident project plus a quality-improvement project.
  • Matched IMGs must complete a pre-residency program and fulfil an Ontario return-of-service commitment.

Training

Setting
  • Regional community
  • Rural / remote
Sites

5 teaching sites

  • Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC)
  • Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT)
  • Hospice Peterborough
Show all 5
  • Partners in Pregnancy Clinic
  • Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic
Rural exposure
Required rural rotation (8 weeks)
Focus areas
  • Rural / remote
  • Longitudinal / integrated
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Anesthesia
  • Global Health
  • Women's Health
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Indigenous Health
  • Rural Skills
  • Palliative Care
  • Other
Highlights
  • Nightmares FM simulation course for code and pre-code training, described as exclusive to Queen's.
  • Optional rotations in Moose Factory and the Falkland Islands.

By year

PGY-1
  • adult inpatient medicine (hospitalist)8 weeks
  • emergency medicine8 weeks
  • pediatrics8 weeks
  • obstetrics and gynecology8 weeks
  • psychiatry6 weeks
  • transition to residency/foundations block4 weeks
  • geriatrics + LTC patients throughout the year4 weeks
  • electives4 weeks
  • family medicine clinic3 half-days/week
  • community health center2 weeks
  • longitudinal addictions medicine
PGY-2
  • internal medicine (4 weeks of cardiology/nephrology and 4 weeks of outpatient medicine clinics)8 weeks
  • emergency medicine OR 4 weeks of emergency medicine and 4 weeks of hospitalist medicine8 weeks
  • rural family medicine8 weeks
  • electives8 weeks
  • maternal and newborn care (FMOB)4 weeks
  • community family medicineIn Peterborough or other community; can also be rural4 weeks
  • dermatology (may also include plastic surgery + small procedures)4 weeks
  • orthopedic surgery + sports medicine when available4 weeks
  • palliative care4 weeks
  • family medicine clinic3 half-days/week

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
Return of service
Required · IMGs only
IMG requirements
  • Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
  • Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
15 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
LevelAnnual 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

  • Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) (Peterborough)
  • Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT) (Peterborough)
  • Hospice Peterborough (Peterborough)
  • Partners in Pregnancy Clinic (Peterborough)
  • Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic (Peterborough)

Hospital facts

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

Unfilled positions in past years

Open after round 1 in 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Peterborough - Kawartha.

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
YearOpen after round 1Open after round 2
2018not available0
201900
202000
202100
202200
20231 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)0
20243 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)0
20252 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)0
202600

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late. It says nothing about the quality of the training. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.

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

info@ontariofmp.ca

Ontario Family Medicine Program · Ontario Family Medicine Program Coordinator

Program director

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

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

Location

Peterborough, Ontario

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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
−7.6 °C Peterborough, 8.8 km away
July average
19.7 °C Peterborough, 8.8 km away
Snowfall
157.5 cm a year Peterborough, 8.8 km away
Days below −20 °C
14.9 days a year Peterborough, 8.8 km away

People

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

Population
83,651 people up 3.2% from 2016
Official languages
English only 91.7% · French only 0.0% · English and French 7.9% · neither 0.3% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants
9.7% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 1.4% · non-permanent residents: 1.9%
Indigenous identity
5.0% of residents
How people commute
car, truck or van 85.0% · public transit 3.7% · walking or cycling 9.2% · other 2.2% Average commute: 19.6 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
$71,500 before tax $64,500 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
Peterborough, a medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999 people) 84,793 people in 2021
Remoteness index
0.128 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
3.3% October 2025 survey, Peterborough, Ontario (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living
$54,744 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Ontario, population 100,000 to 499,999, 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
6.8% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Peterborough, Ontario (census metropolitan area); standard error 1.6 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
Very good The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Muskoka - Kawarthas 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.

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