Postgraduate Medical Education
The national record of physician training in Canada
Every resident and fellow, every specialty, every year — captured in CAPER's census and made usable for research, education, and workforce planning.
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Annual Census
The national count of post-M.D. trainees, every year since 1988.
Census Data Tables
Searchable, filterable trainee data by specialty, gender, and year.
Fact Sheets
Plain-language snapshots of training trends.
Specialty Reports
Individual reports for each medical specialty.
Provincial & Faculty Reports
Training data by province and by faculty of medicine.
Recent PME publications
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Annual Census of Post-M.D. Trainees 2025–26
The flagship national census of residents and fellows in Canadian postgraduate training.
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Annual Census of Post-M.D. Trainees 2024–25
Prior-year national census of postgraduate medical trainees.
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Trends in Gender Distribution in Canadian PME
Five-year shifts in the balance of women and men across specialties.
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The Changing Face of Post-M.D. Training
A longitudinal look at how the trainee population has changed.
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Family Medicine Training Infographic
A visual snapshot of family medicine training across Canada.
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Field of Post-M.D. Training by Gender (Table I-3)
Trainee counts by specialty and gender — searchable and filterable.
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2025–2026 CAPER Instruction Manual
Guidance for the 18 faculties that submit data to the census.
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