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.

Type of Stipend Effective September 14, 2023
Weekday In-hospital $161.86 
Weekend In-hospital $198.49
Weekday Home Call/Qualifying Stipend $80.93
Weekend Home Call/Qualifying Stipend $99.24 

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

  1. 2020-2023 PARO-OTH Agreement
  2. PARO Call Stipends FAQ
  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

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

Block Start Date End Date On Call Stipend Submission Deadline
1 July 1, 2023 July 31, 2023 September 30, 2023
2 August 1, 2023 August 28, 2023 September 30, 2023
3 August 29, 2023 September 25, 2023 October 30, 2023
4 September 26, 2023 October 23, 2023 November 30, 2023
5 October 24, 2023 November 20, 2023 December 30, 2023
6 November 21, 2023 December 18, 2023 January 30, 2024
7 December 19, 2023 January 15, 2024 March 1, 2024
8 January 16, 2024 February 12, 2024 March 30, 2024
9 February 13, 2024 March 11, 2024 April 30, 2024
10 March 12, 2024 April 8, 2024 May 30, 2024
11 April 9, 2024 May 6, 2024 June 30, 2024
12 May 7, 2024 June 3, 2024 July 30, 2024
13 June 4, 2024 June 30, 2024 July 30, 2024

Payroll Payment Schedule for Call Stipends 2023-2024

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. 

Date of Submission Paid On
July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023 August 11, 2023
August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023 September 8, 2023
September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 October 6, 2023
October 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 November 3, 2023 and November 10, 2023
November 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023 December 1, 2023 and December 8, 2023
December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 January 12, 2024
January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024 February 9, 2024
February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024 March 8, 2024
March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 April 5, 2024
April 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024 May 3, 2024 and May 10, 2024
May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 June 14, 2024
June 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 July 12, 2024

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]