Fig. 2.

This figure shows that while the number of psychiatry residency positions being offered in Canada has increased significantly over time, the number of first round vacancies has seen only a slight increase over time. This suggests that while there are more medical school graduates choosing psychiatry to fill the increasing number of available positions, the increase in candidates is not keeping up with the number of available positions after the first round of the match. There is no significant increase in vacancies in the second round of the match, however, indicating that virtually all the positions are still being filled. It is likely these positions are being filled by re-entrant learners, students transferring from another specialty, or international medical graduates