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.

Stipend Rates Effective September 14, 2023
Type of StipendEffective July 1, 2025
Weekday In-hospital$180.96
Weekend In-hospital$246.98
Weekday Home Call/Qualifying Stipend$90.48
Weekend Home Call/Qualifying Stipend$123.48

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

  1. 2020-2023 PARO-OTH Agreement
  2. PARO Call Stipends FAQ (PDF 233 KB)
  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

To login use the Uottawa OnCall system.

  1. You must use your uOttawa student account to login. 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:

On Call Stipend Submission Deadlines
BlockStart DateEnd DateOn Call Stipend Submission Deadline
1July 1, 2025July 28, 2025August 30, 2025
2July 29, 2025August 25, 2025September 30, 2025
3August 26, 2025September 22, 2025October 30, 2025
4September 23, 2025October 20, 2025November 30, 2025
5October 21, 2025November 17, 2025December 30, 2025
6November 18, 2025December 15, 2025January 30, 2026
7December 16, 2025January 12, 2026March 2, 2026
8January 13, 2026February 9, 2026March 30, 2026
9February 10, 2026March 9, 2026April 30, 2026
10March 10, 2026April 6, 2026May 30, 2026
11April 7, 2026May 4, 2026June 30, 2026
12May 5, 2026June 1, 2026July 30, 2026
13June 2 2026June 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Payroll Payment Schedule for Call Stipends 2025-2026

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. 

2024-2025 Call Stipends Payroll payment schedule 
Date of SubmissionPaid On
July 1, 2025to July 31, 2025August 8, 2025
August 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025September8, 2025
September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025October 3, 2025 and October 10, 2025
October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025November 14, 2025 
November 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025December 12, 2025
December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025January 9, 2026
January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026February 6, 2026
February 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026March 6, 2026
March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026April 3, 2026
April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 and May 8, 2026
May 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026June 12, 2026
June 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026July 10, 2026

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]