Halifax - Neurology
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027
Halifax, 3 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Only adult neurology training program in the Maritimes.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Dedicated lumbar puncture clinic during the Core stage to build LP experience.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- Dalhousie's five-year Adult Neurology program is the only one in the Maritimes and is based at the Halifax Infirmary Hospital.
- Residents must complete at least one rotation in Sydney, Saint John or Charlottetown.
- Scholarly work is required, and on-call duty with faculty supervision is mandatory from PGY-1 to PGY-5.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Where you train
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 3 teaching sites.
- Halifax Infirmary Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
- IWK Health Centre
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 3 of 3.
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
Halifax Infirmary Hospital
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax)
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
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
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.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 25, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
2 Neurology info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
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 | 3 | 5 years | 3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 3 dates, 3–5 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Dalhousie University Adult Neurology Training Program is the only neurology residency program in the Maritimes, offering comprehensive training across neurological subspecialties.
- Located at Halifax Infirmary Hospital, the program provides residents with extensive clinical experiences and exposure to complex neurological disorders in a supportive academic environment.
- Research
- Residents are expected to participate in scholarly activities including clinical research, basic science projects, educational research, or quality assurance projects with dedicated research time.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with training primarily at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, a 1075-bed multispecialty hospital with primary, secondary, and tertiary care roles.
- Teaching approach
- Follows a Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) model with graded responsibility, emphasizing the CanMEDS roles and progressive skill development through four standardized training stages.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Stephanie WoodroffeCo-Program Director
Dr. Heather RigbyCo-Program Director
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Neurology elsewhere
Nearest to Halifax
- Bilingual
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