Halifax - Anesthesiology
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 7
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Info session
all 2 info sessions of this programSun 1 Nov 2026,1:00–2:30 pm ASTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
2 dates, 30–31 Jan 2027
Halifax, 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Up to 8 months of elective time across training.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Minimum of about 6 blocks at community sites across the Maritimes outside Halifax.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- Dalhousie's five-year anesthesia residency is based at the QEII Health Science Center in Halifax, with pediatric and obstetric training at the IWK Health Centre.
- At least 10% of training, about 6 blocks, takes place at sites outside Halifax Regional Municipality.
- Residents must complete a scholarly project and have up to 8 months of elective time.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- POCUS curriculum
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- orientation in non-subspecialty anesthesia (Transition to Discipline · 2 blocks)
- Airway and ENT (Foundations)
- Perioperative Medicine (Foundations)
- Surgery (Foundations)
- Obstetrics (Foundations)
- Pediatrics (Foundations)
- Cardiovascular (Foundations)
- Pain and Regional (Foundations)
- Emergency and Critical Care (Foundations)
- PLB (Personal Learning Block) (Foundations)
- Pediatrics (Core)
- Neuro (Core)
- Obstetrics (Core)
- Cardiovascular (Core)
- POCUS (Core)
- Thoracic (Core)
- Complex Surgery (Core)
- Community (Core)
- Out of OR anesthesia (Core)
- Perioperative Medicine (Core)
- Pain and Regional (Core)
- Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Core)
- Other (Core)
- Pediatrics (Transition To Practice)
- Obstetrics (Transition To Practice)
- Complex Surgery (Transition To Practice)
- Community anesthesia (Transition To Practice)
- Critical Care (Transition To Practice)
- electives or scholarly work (Transition To Practice · 8 blocks)
Where you train
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 6 teaching sites.
- QEII Health Science Center
- Halifax Infirmary
- Victoria General
- Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth)
- IWK Health Centre
- Horizon Health New Brunswick - Moncton (Moncton · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 5 of 6; no published record for 1.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
- Clinical record
- One Person One Record, fully electronic record since May 2026
QEII Health Science Center
QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Halifax Infirmary
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Victoria General
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
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Dartmouth General Hospital
- Hospital type
- Regional
IWK Health Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Nova Scotia's One Person One Record is live at IWK Health and at Nova Scotia Health's Central Zone. The other zones follow, provincewide by the end of 2026 (the province's date).
About Halifax
People
439,819residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−4.1 °CJanuary mean18.5 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 30 and 31 Jan 2027
- Format
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Sun 1 Nov 2026
1:00–2:30 pm AST
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Thu 12 Nov 2026
7:30–9:00 pm AST
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $78,578 / year |
| PGY-2 | $83,904 / year |
| PGY-3 | $89,462 / year |
| PGY-4 | $95,485 / year |
| PGY-5 | $101,926 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 night in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No work required once handover is completed
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- Handover begins by the 24th consecutive hour on duty
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- Call stipend
- Yes
- CMPA dues paid
- Yes
- Dental coverage
- Yes
- Educational leave
- Yes
- Extended health insurance
- Yes
- Life insurance
- $100,000 of insurance
- Long-term disabilityinsurance
- 66.7% of salary
- Maternity leave top up after one year’s service
- eligible for up to a maximum of 17 weeks top-up allowance for maternity/pregnancy leave
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1.30%
- Provincial health insurance
- Yes
- Sick leave
- Yes
- Statutory and floating holidays
- paid
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 7 | 5 years | 2 dates, 30–31 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 7 | 5 years | 31 Dec 2025 – 18 Jan 2026, listed as a range |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- Dalhousie University's Anesthesiology Residency is a comprehensive 5-year program designed to train highly competent, compassionate anesthesiologists.
- The mid-sized program offers individualized attention, ensuring residents develop clinical, academic, research, and professional skills while maintaining a focus on resident wellness and work-life balance.
- Research
- Formal research methodology course, active journal and research clubs, required scholarly project with support from research office. Major research areas include pediatric and adult pain, airway management, obstetrics, cardiovascular, ambulatory anesthesia, and sepsis.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple sites in the Maritime provinces, including urban academic medical centers like QEII Health Science Center and IWK Health Centre, with rotations available throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing case-based learning, simulation, small group teaching, and individualized mentorship through clinical rotations and academic programs.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Electives
- MMI interview
- Extra-curricular activities
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Shannon Bradley
Dr. Stephen MiddletonAssociate Program Director
- Program office
Education Manager
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Anesthesiology elsewhere
Nearest to Halifax
- Bilingual
- Bilingual
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