Welcome to the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine for your residency!

New residents

The document below will provide you with relevant information with regards to your registration with our office, bi-weekly pay, benefits, on call stipends and other information useful to you throughout your residency. For any questions not addressed in this new hire kit, our team remains available at [email protected].

On Call Stipends

Residents are entitled to receive a call stipend amount for in-hospital call, out-of-hospital call (home call) and qualifying shifts.

There will be a weekday and weekend call stipend for residents scheduled for in-hospital call, and for residents scheduled for home call or for qualifying shifts (including emergency department and other night shifts). Qualifying shifts are only those shifts where one full hour worked on the shift occurs between midnight and 6 a.m.

Type of StipendEffective September 14, 2023
Weekday In-hospital$161.86 
Weekend In-hospital$198.49
Weekday Home Call/Qualifying Stipend$80.93
Weekend Home Call/Qualifying Stipend$99.24 

For more information regarding on call stipends, please consult the following links:

  1. 2020-2023 PARO-OTH Agreement
  2. PARO Call Stipends FAQ
  3. During Residency – Call Stipends

On Call Stipend System

To receive remuneration for your on call stipends, you must submit them using the on call stipend system. Claims entered by residents will be verified against their call schedules for accuracy.

Login to the On Call Stipend System

  1. You must use your uOttawa student account to login to this system. If your uOttawa email address is [email protected], then your username is [email protected]

  2. The password will be the same one you use to login to access your uOttawa emails.

If you need assistance, please contact our Payroll Office at [email protected].

On Call Stipend Submission Deadlines

Each Resident is responsible to submit their on call stipend claims by the deadline. Claims not submitted within 30 days following the end of the month in which the call was worked, will not be paid except for circumstances reasonably beyond the control of the resident. The deadlines for on call stipend submission for each block:

BlockStart DateEnd DateOn Call Stipend Submission Deadline
1July 1, 2024July 29, 2024August 30, 2024
2July 30, 2024August 26, 2024September 30, 2024
3August 27, 2024September 23, 2024October 30, 2024
4September 24, 2024October 21, 2024November 30, 2024
5October 22, 2024November 18, 2024December 30, 2024
6November 19, 2024December 16, 2024January 30, 2025
7December 17, 2024January 13, 2025March 2, 2025
8January 14, 2025February 10, 2025March 30, 2025
9February 11, 2025March 10, 2025April 30, 2025
10March 11, 2025April 7, 2025May 30, 2025
11April 8, 2025May 5, 2025June 30, 2025
12May 6, 2025June 2, 2025July 30, 2025
13June 3, 2025June 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Payroll Payment Schedule for Call Stipends 2024-2025

The on call stipend claims are paid to residents on a monthly basis. Below you will find a payment schedule so that you can know when to expect to receive a payment for claims you have entered in the On Call Stipend System. 

Date of SubmissionPaid On
July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024August 9, 2024
August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024September 6, 2024
September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024October 4, 2024
October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024November 1, 2024 and November 8, 2024
November 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024December 13, 2024 
December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024January 10, 2025
January 1, 2025 to January 31, 2025February 7, 2025
February 1, 2025 to February 28, 2025March 7, 2025
March 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025April 4, 2025
April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025May 2, 2025 and May 9, 2025
May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025June 13, 2025
June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025July 13, 2025

Please note that this schedule is merely to keep track of payroll related payment dates and is not related to the on call stipend submission deadlines.

Contact Us

Faculty of Medicine’s Payroll Office

451 Smyth Rd. room 2236
Ottawa ON
K1H 8M5

613-562-5800 (8904) 
Email: [email protected]