The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is a quaternary care center providing expertise in every form of adult cardiac surgery. Residents will be exposed to state-of-the art techniques in mitral and aortic valve repair, off-pump surgery, minimally-invasive surgery, minimally invasive arrhythmia surgery, ventricular assist, transplantation, aortic surgery, TAVI and multiple arterial grafting. The surgical team has extensive experience in the completion of clinical trials and several resident-driven projects have been published in the international literature. There is ample opportunity to develop research collaboration and to foster academic careers through excellent mentors at the Heart Institute and at the University of Ottawa. Many current chiefs in Canada and abroad have benefited from training in the Ottawa program.