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Halifax - Family Medicine

Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia

Stream

At a glance

Approx. quota
20 positions+2 from 18 in the 2026 match
1 position
6 positions
Length
2 years
Applications per year
401–600
601+
601+
Offered interviews
76–100%
0–25%
0–25%

CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates

IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirement: “Only IMGs who participate in the first iteration MMI will be considered for subsequent…” details under How they choose

Nova Scotian IMG stream · open to international medical graduates

Return of service: Required

IMG requirement: “Only IMGs who participate in the first iteration MMI will be considered for subsequent…” details under How they choose

Info session

all 3 info sessions of this program

Thu 5 Nov 2026,7:00–9:00 pm AST

Interviews

5 dates, 25–29 Jan 2027virtual

1 date, 22 Jan 2027virtual

1 date, 22 Jan 2027virtual

Halifax, 13 teaching sites

A car is required

After residency in Nova Scotia: hours-based model open to new graduates

Program website(opens in a new tab)CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab)

What stands out about this program

  • PGY2 horizontal electives one day weekly for 9 weeks, including Gender Affirming Care.

    From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

  • Residents are funded to attend ATLS, ALARM, NRP courses and an ACLS refresher.

    From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page

  • This is a 2-year family medicine residency at Dalhousie's Halifax site, with core family medicine at Mumford, Spryfield or other HRM community clinics.
  • Residents may spend up to 3 months of PGY1 in New Brunswick and complete a 12-week community family medicine rotation outside HRM in PGY2.
  • A scholarly project is required, with protected time for scholarly activity.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

Based on what the program says about itself.

  • You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
    Show the quote

    Halifax site residents may spend up to three (3) months of the PGY1 year at one of our sister sites across the Maritime provinces for specialty core rotations

Not a ranking.

What training looks like

Setting
  • Mixed settings
  • Urban community
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
  • Regional community
Rural exposure
Not stated on CaRMS page
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Palliative Care
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Other
Getting around
  • A car is required
  • Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
  • Travel is reimbursed

By year

PGY-1
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics12 weeks
  • General MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (Halifax Infirmary), or Dartmouth General Hospital; Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB)8 weeks
  • PediatricsIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (IWK or community Halifax)8 weeks
  • Obstetrics and GynecologyIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS)8 weeks
  • Foundations in Family MedicineHalifax Site and teaching clinics4 weeks
  • Emergency MedicineHalifax Infirmary (Halifax, NS); Cobequid Community Health Centre (Lower Sackville); Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS)4 weeks
  • General SurgeryDartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital (Fredericton, NB)4 weeks
  • SelectivesQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, or within Halifax Regional Municipality.4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family MedicineMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinicsvariable
PGY-2
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics18 weeks
  • Community Family MedicineNova Scotia community outside of HRM12 weeks
  • Electives10 weeks
  • PGY2 SelectiveQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Halifax Infirmary; Dartmouth General Hospital, or within Halifax Regional Municipality4 weeks
  • Geriatric MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building4 weeks
  • Palliative Care MedicineVictoria General Hospital4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family Medicinevariable
  • Psychiatry*Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; and, Halifax Regional Municipality.Integrated
PGY-1
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics12 weeks
  • General MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (Halifax Infirmary), or Dartmouth General Hospital; Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB)8 weeks
  • PediatricsIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (IWK or community Halifax)8 weeks
  • Obstetrics and GynecologyIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS)8 weeks
  • Foundations in Family MedicineHalifax Site and teaching clinics4 weeks
  • Emergency MedicineHalifax Infirmary (Halifax, NS); Cobequid Community Health Centre (Lower Sackville); Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS)4 weeks
  • General SurgeryDartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital (Fredericton, NB)4 weeks
  • SelectivesQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, or within Halifax Regional Municipality.4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family MedicineMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinicsvariable
PGY-2
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics18 weeks
  • Community Family MedicineNova Scotia community outside of HRM12 weeks
  • Electives10 weeks
  • PGY2 SelectiveQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Halifax Infirmary; Dartmouth General Hospital, or within Halifax Regional Municipality4 weeks
  • Geriatric MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building4 weeks
  • Palliative Care MedicineVictoria General Hospital4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family Medicinevariable
  • Psychiatry*Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; and, Halifax Regional Municipality.Integrated
PGY-1
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics12 weeks
  • General MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (Halifax Infirmary), or Dartmouth General Hospital; Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB)8 weeks
  • PediatricsIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (IWK or community Halifax)8 weeks
  • Obstetrics and GynecologyIWK Health Centre (Halifax, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS)8 weeks
  • Foundations in Family MedicineHalifax Site and teaching clinics4 weeks
  • Emergency MedicineHalifax Infirmary (Halifax, NS); Cobequid Community Health Centre (Lower Sackville); Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS)4 weeks
  • General SurgeryDartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth, NS); South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater, NS); Moncton Hospital (Moncton, NB); Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB); Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital (Fredericton, NB)4 weeks
  • SelectivesQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, or within Halifax Regional Municipality.4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family MedicineMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinicsvariable
PGY-2
  • Core Family Medicine blockMumford, Spryfield, or other HRM community clinics18 weeks
  • Community Family MedicineNova Scotia community outside of HRM12 weeks
  • Electives10 weeks
  • PGY2 SelectiveQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Halifax Infirmary; Dartmouth General Hospital, or within Halifax Regional Municipality4 weeks
  • Geriatric MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building4 weeks
  • Palliative Care MedicineVictoria General Hospital4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family Medicinevariable
  • Psychiatry*Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; and, Halifax Regional Municipality.Integrated

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Halifax, Nova Scotia: 13 teaching sites. A car is required.

  • Mumford Family Medicine – Mumford Professional Centre
  • Spryfield Wellness Centre – South Centre Mall
  • Halifax Infirmary
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
  • Cobequid Community Health Centre (Lower Sackville)
  • Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth)
  • IWK Health Centre
  • Victoria General Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building
  • South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater · rural or distributed site)
  • Moncton Hospital (Moncton · rural or distributed site)
  • Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John · rural or distributed site)
Show all 13 sites
  • Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital (Fredericton · rural or distributed site)

Distributed across a region

Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 7 of 13; no published record for 6.

Moving to a new system: South Shore Regional Hospital (by Dec 2026).

Hospital facts

11 sites · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

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 As of 31 Oct 2026. At Halifax Infirmary, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dartmouth General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building.

How to read the figures

  • Hospital type. As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.
  • Inpatient beds. As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

Halifax Infirmary

Matched to QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

This name covers 2 hospitals in the province’s lists. Each is shown on its own, A to Z, and the numbers are never added together.

QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax)
Hospital type
Tertiary
QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax)
Hospital type
Tertiary

Cobequid Community Health Centre

Matched to Cobequid Community Health Centre (Sackville) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Community Health Centre
Show facts for 8 more sites

Dartmouth General Hospital

Matched to Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Regional

IWK Health Centre

Clinical record
Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to IWK Health Centre (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary

Victoria General Hospital

Matched to QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Veterans’ Memorial Building

Matched to QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary

South Shore Regional Hospital

Clinical record
One Person One Record, moving to a new system, by Dec 2026 As of 31 Oct 2026

Matched to South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Regional

Moncton Hospital

Matched to The Moncton Hospital / L’Hôpital de Moncton (Moncton) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds
381

Saint John Regional Hospital

Matched to Saint John Regional Hospital / Hôpital Régional de Saint John (Saint John) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds
445

Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital

Matched to Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital / Hôpital régional Dr Everett Chalmers (Fredericton) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds
314

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). As of 31 Oct 2026

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – New Brunswick.
  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia.

About Halifax

  • People

    439,819residents, 2021 Census

    Municipality of Halifax

  • Housing

    2.6%rental vacancy rate

    October 2025 survey, Halifax, Nova Scotia (census metropolitan area)

  • Winter and summer

    −4.1 °CJanuary mean18.5 °CJuly mean

    1991–2020 normals, Shearwater, 11.0 km away

  • Job outlook

    Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Halifax (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

How they choose

Application file components
  • CV
  • Electives
  • Examinations
  • Extra-curricular
  • Leadership skills
  • MSPRs
  • Personal letters
  • Reference documents
  • Research/Publications
  • Transcripts
Return of service
Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Return of service
Required
IMG requirements
  • “Only IMGs who participate in the first iteration MMI will be considered for subsequent iterations of the CaRMS match.”
Return of service
Required
IMG requirements
  • “Only IMGs who participate in the first iteration MMI will be considered for subsequent iterations of the CaRMS match.”

Application file components as each stream’s CaRMS page describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match)
25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2027
Interview dates (2027 match)
22 Jan 2027
Interview dates (2027 match)
22 Jan 2027
Format
Virtual
  • Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Format
Virtual
  • MMI or rotating station
Format
Virtual
  • MMI or rotating station

Info sessions

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 20 Oct 2026; a row tagged CANPREPP is on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026), alone or as well. Dates and times are as the program wrote them; “your time” is worked out in your browser when your time zone differs. Programs add and change sessions.

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 24 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). One provincial scale for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$78,578 / year
PGY-2
$83,904 / year

How provincial pay and rent compare

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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. MarDocs agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

13 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Annual vacation, Call stipend, CMPA dues paid, and more
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

After residency

Family doctors in Nova Scotia can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for hours worked, enrolled patients and visits: the Longitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model. New-to-practice physicians have a protected panel for their first year, based on the FTE in their offer letter. To join: 46 weeks a year in office-based clinical practice. Compare provinces

Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

Past matches

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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.

Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviewsWhat changed
CMG stream202 years5 dates, 25–29 Jan 2027Virtual
  • Positions 18 → 20 from the 2026 match
IMG stream12 years1 date, 22 Jan 2027VirtualNothing noted
Nova Scotian IMG stream62 years1 date, 22 Jan 2027VirtualNothing noted

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviews
CMG stream182 years10 dates, 13 Nov 2025 – 6 Feb 2026
IMG stream12 years5 dates, 13 Nov 2025 – 6 Feb 2026
Nova Scotian IMG stream62 years5 dates, 13 Nov 2025 – 6 Feb 2026
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
  • Dalhousie Family Medicine offers a comprehensive two-year residency program training family physicians to meet the needs of Maritime communities.
  • The program emphasizes comprehensive clinical care, research, and engagement in partnerships, with a strong commitment to training residents who can practice in diverse family practice settings.
Research
Residents are required to complete a scholarly project with protected research time and support from faculty.
Training setting
Urban and rural training sites across Maritime provinces, with primary training in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Residents may rotate through multiple community sites and hospitals.
Teaching approach
Self-directed learning with emphasis on teamwork, seeking learning opportunities, and balancing professional and personal life. Competency-based medical education with progressive independence.
Enhanced skills
Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at
  • CV content
  • Electives
  • Examinations
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Leadership skills
  • Medical Student Performance Record
  • Personal letter
  • Reference letters
  • Research involvement
  • Academic transcripts

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program director

  • Dr. Sasha Sealy

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Program office

Accreditation and CaRMS Administrator

Write to the officefmresidency@dal.ca

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.

Program websiteWebsiteDalhousie Family Medicine(opens in a new tab)Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Program(opens in a new tab)Maritime Resident Doctors(opens in a new tab)Halifax Site (video)(opens in a new tab)Residency at Dalhousie Family Medicine (Video)(opens in a new tab)This program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)

Family Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Halifax

  • Halifax-South Shore - Family MedicineDalhousie University

    Halifax-South Shore · 80 km

    4 positions · CMG, IMG

  • Annapolis Valley - Family MedicineDalhousie University

    Annapolis Valley · 87 km

    6 positions · CMG, IMG, Nova Scotian IMG

    Rural
  • North Nova - Family MedicineDalhousie University

    North Nova · 108 km

    11 positions · CMG, IMG, Nova Scotian IMG

    Rural
In these collections:

Source

The CMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 11 Sep 2026 · The IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 11 Sep 2026 · The Nova Scotian IMG stream’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), last approved 11 Sep 2026 · 2027 match · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program IDs 35643 (CMG stream), 35996 (IMG stream), 36112 (Nova Scotian IMG stream) · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 24 Oct 2026.

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