The University of Ottawa's Division of Forensic Psychiatry is fully affiliated with the Integrated Forensic Program (IFP) of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and the Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR). It was campuses in Ottawa and Brockville and provides assessment and treatment to people with psychiatric disorders who have come into conflict with the law or who have the potential to do so. It is involved in local, national and international research collaborations and provides learning and research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in criminology, law, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and other allied mental health disciplines.

Application process

We are proud to offer an accredited residency training program in Forensic Psychiatry. All accredited Forensic Psychiatry training programs in Canada will be participating in the CaRMS match.  To apply, please register through CaRMS.

The PGY6 Forensic Program does accept applications from internationally trained physicians, interested in applying to a residency or fellowship program at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. They are required to submit their application online through uOttawa Campus. Details on the application process are available on the PGME Website. 

Applicants

• Must be eligible to write the RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) examination in general psychiatry.
• Must be eligible for an educational license through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
• Must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.

An applicant who would meet the above requirements but who has completed medical school outside of North America will have a mandatory 5 year return of service within Ontario if accepted into a MOH (Ministry of Health) funded position.

The Forensic Psychiatry Residency Training Program has also the capacity to accommodate self-funded and other applicants for whom alternate sources of funding are available.

For further information, please contact:

By E-mail:
[email protected]

For more information, please refer to the Royal Ottawa website.

Please include the following:

• A letter of Intent
• A Completed Record of Training
• A Sample of Writing (such as a medico legal report or a consultation in the English language)
• Two blind letters of reference to be sent to the Program Director/Program Assistant directly.
• An updated C.V.
• LMCC Part I Results
• Copy of your ITERS from your General Psychiatry training, as one PDF document.

All 8 FP subspecialty programs also adhere to the standard CaRMS milestone dates. For the fall 2024 application cycle, the CaRMS milestone dates are as follows:

• July 11, 2024 (noon EST) – CaRMS Online opens for applicants
• August 20, 2024 (12:05 EST) – File review opens for programs
• August 31 to September 22, 2024 – National interview period
• October 02, 2024 (at 2 PM EST) – Program rank order list deadline
• October 23, 2024 (noon EST) – Match Day.

Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All eligible applicants will have their files reviewed by the Residency Program Committee. A shortlist of applicants will be selected for interviews. The Residency Program committee will inform applicants of the results of the selection process.

All 8 FP subspecialty programs will be adhering to a standardized matching process.