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, 2026July 27, 2026August 30, 2026
2July 28, 2026August 24, 2026September 30, 2026
3August 25, 2026September 21, 2026October 30, 2026
4September 22, 2026October 19, 2026November 30, 2026
5October 20, 2026November 16, 2026December 30, 2026
6November 17, 2026December 14, 2026January 30, 2027
7December 15, 2026January 11, 2027March 2, 2027
8January 12, 2027February 8, 2027March 30, 2027
9February 9, 2027March 8, 2027April 30, 2027
10March 9, 2027April 5, 2027May 30, 2027
11April 6, 2027May 3, 2027June 30, 2027
12May 4, 2027May 31, 2027July 30, 2027
13June 1 2027June 30, 2027July 30, 2027

Payroll Payment Schedule for Call Stipends 2026-2027

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. 

2026-2027 Call Stipends Payroll payment schedule 
Date of SubmissionPaid On
July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026August 7, 2026
August 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026September 4, 2026
September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026
October 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026November 13, 2026 
November 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026December 11, 2026
December 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026January 8, 2027
January 1, 2027 to January 31, 2027February 5, 2027
February 1, 2027 to February 28, 2027March 5, 2027
March 1, 2027 to March 31, 2027April 2, 2027 and April 9, 2027
April 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027May 14, 2027
May 1, 2027 to May 31, 2027June 11, 2027
June 1, 2027 to June 30, 2027July 9, 2027

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]