Canadian residencies
General surgery
93Spots for Canadian gradsFirst-round spots in the 2026 match for grads of Canadian med schools.Source: CaRMS
spots for Canadian grads
0.96Spots per first-choice applicantA comparison between specialties, not anyone’s odds.Source: CaRMS
spots per person who ranked it first
3.1%Ranked it first, 2026Source: CaRMS
of Canadian grads ranked it first
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Full breakdown
Compare two residenciesThe 2026 match
- Spots for Canadian grads
- 9393 spots for Canadian gradsFirst-round spots in the 2026 match set aside for grads of Canadian med schools. International grads have their own stream.Source: CaRMS
- Spots per person who ranked it first
- 0.960.96 spots per person who ranked it firstUnder 1.00: more people put it first than there were spots. It compares specialties. It isn’t anyone’s odds, because people rank several programs and programs rank people.Our math93 spots ÷ 0.96 = about 97 people ranked it first. That’s 1.0 people for every spot.Source: CaRMS
- Rank, 1 = hardest
- 18 of 3318 of 33, 1 = hardestOur mathAll 33 match streams sorted by spots per person who ranked it first, lowest first.Source: CaRMS
- People who ranked it first
- About 97About 97 ranked it firstCanadian grads who put it first on their rank list. CaRMS publishes the ratio, not the count, so this is our estimate.Our math93 spots ÷ 0.96 = 97. CaRMS rounds the ratio, so the real count is 97.Source: CaRMS
- Empty after the first round (all streams)
- 4Empty after the first round, all streamsSource: CaRMS
- Empty after both rounds (all streams)
- 44 spots still emptyEmpty after the first round: 4. Still empty after the second round: 4. Counts every stream, including international grads, so it is a bigger pool than the Canadian-grad spots.Source: CaRMS
- Applications offered an interview (2025 match)
- 56%56% of applications got an interviewIn the 2025 match, Canadian grads sent 1,660 applications to general surgery programs and 923 got an interview offer. Counts applications, not people: one person usually applies to several programs. 2026 is not published yet.Source: CaRMS
- Filled in round 1 + round 2 (all streams)
- 97 + 5Filled in each round, 2026First round: 97 of 101 spots filled. Second round: 5 of 9 filled, 4 left empty. All streams, including international grads.Source: CaRMS
- Ranked it first and had no residency after both rounds
- 10Ranked it first, no residencyCanadian grads only.Our math9 who took part in the second round and did not match + 1 who did not match in the first round and skipped the second = 10Source: CaRMS
Ranked it first, by yearRanked it first, 2022 to 2026Source: CaRMS
Billing by province, overhead and training
Canadian average billing is open: $564,362$564,362 average billing, 2024-25Average gross clinical payments per physician across Canada, before expenses like staff, rent and insurance. Not take-home pay. Every physician counts once, full time or not.Source: CIHI. The province-by-province billing, overhead and training details for general surgery unlock with your email.