Welcome to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training page. At the University of Ottawa, we are pleased to offer a subspecialty training program that has been accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Application process
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program has the capacity to accommodate up to two residents per year. Applicants will be applying to this program for their PGY5 and PGY6 training years and we welcome applications from other universities.
CAP subspecialty training is designed to be approximately 24 months long.
Residents generally start the program once they have completed the Core Stage of Canadian Psychiatric Residency.
As of July 1, 2021, all of the CAP programs have been using the Competence By Design (CBD) framework.
For more information on the Royal College’s CBD framework, please go to:
New for the 2025 application cycle (for a 2026/27 academic year start) is that all CAP applications will occur through the CaRMS platform.
All information regarding individual program descriptions,application requirements and timelines can be found on the CaRMS website, at the following links below:
Important dates to note are as follows:
July 10, 2025: CaRMS opens to applicants
August 18, 2025: Reference submission deadline
August 19, 2025: Application deadline
Interviews will continue to be conducted virtually, and dates will continue to be coordinated to minimize overlaps between programs.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Director:
Dr. Marijana Jovanovic
Email: [email protected]
