On-Call Stipends Overview

UofT residents (PGY) and members of the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) receive extra compensation for completing call on evenings, overnights, and weekends.

Process Flow of On-Call Stipends

Residents input monthly On-Call dates in the On-Call Stipend module located in POWER.

SELECT & SAVE call dates and type of call each month in POWER

All calls up to the maximum are automatically forwarded to hospitals for review on the 7th of the following month and to PGME for final review.

POWER auto SUBMITS monthly call dates

Stipends are paid once a month on the 2nd payroll of each month, one month after the call

Stipends are archived in Call Statement modules.

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Residents' Call Stipend Deadlines and Call Maximums

Residents are responsible for inputting completed call dates into the Data Entry module within the monthly deadline (the 7th of each month following call). The previous month’s calls can be entered in the current month’s calendar. Reimbursement for anything earlier than the previous month, however, is not eligible as per the PARO-OTH Agreement and the resident would forfeit payment, if late.
Residents can claim up to the maximum calls per 28-day block as determined by the Collective Agreement and according to program schedules. Maximums are 7 In-Hospital Calls, or 9 Home Calls, or 10 Qualifying Shifts (ER Shift work, for example). Maximums for monthly blocks are slightly higher. Explanations are required for exceeded call and converted calls via a comments box.

Categories of Call (including 2 weekend categories):

1. In-Hospital Call Stipend:

A resident is scheduled to begin the In-Hospital call sometime after a regular rotation and the call extends beyond 11 pm on a weekday or weekend.

2. Home Call/Shortened Hospital Call Stipend also includes the following categories:

Home Call - at home with pager evening/overnight and access to the hospital if required.
Shortened Hospital Call - a resident is scheduled for a shorter In-Hospital Call but finishes at or before 11 pm. A resident must have been on rotation before the call.
Back-up Call, Buddy Call
Weekend Rounding: Saturday/Sunday Rounding when not already on call.
Split Weekend Call - 2 residents split a 24-hour Call on a Saturday/Sunday.

3. Converted Call Stipend:

A resident is scheduled on Home Call (at home) but attends in hospital more than 4 hours during the call period AND at least 1 hour between midnight and 6:00 am.

4. Qualifying ER Shift:

Resident on ER Rotation where 1 full hour is worked between midnight and 6:00 am.

5. Weekend In-Hospital/Converted Call:

In-Hospital (beyond 11pm) or Converted Call on a Friday evening to Sunday night (includes Hospital Calls 12 hours or more when Split Call is not in effect).

6. Weekend Hospital-Day/Home/Qual/Other Call:

All other categories listed above in #2 and #4 on a Friday evening to Sunday night including In-Hospital days (Saturday/Sunday 8am-6pm or similar hours), Qualifying ER shifts (1 hour between midnight and 6am), Back-up, Buddy Call, Rounding, and Weekend Clinics.

Compensation:

Call Statement modules (below Data Entry in POWER) record monthly call data and amounts paid.

In-Hospital

In-Hospital + Converted Calls: $180.96
- Weekends: $246.98

Home/Shortened Hospital/Other

Home/Shortened Hospital/Back-Up/Qualifying Shifts/Weekend Rounding: $90.48
- Weekends: $123.48

Need help?

For more Information on Stipends: callstipends@utoronto.ca

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