Halifax - Pediatrics
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
4 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027
Halifax, 1 teaching site
What stands out about this program
Mandatory 4-week New Brunswick community rotation where residents supervise family medicine trainees and clerks, with housing provided.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
PGY4 residents spend 4 weeks as junior attending in Prince Edward Island.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- Dalhousie's 4-year pediatrics residency trains mainly at the IWK Health Centre, the tertiary pediatric referral centre for the three Maritime provinces.
- Required away rotations include a 4-week community pediatrics rotation in New Brunswick in PGY2 and a 4-week junior attending rotation in PEI in PGY4.
- Residents must complete a scholarly project, with four weeks of research time in PGY2.
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
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Pediatric Medical Unit2 further blocks (4 weeks X2)
- subspecialty rotations8 weeks
- Neonatal Intensive Care (level II)4 weeks
- pediatric surgery4 weeks
- community pediatrics4 weeks
- Academic Skills Course4 weeks
- Pediatric Medical Unit2 week
- pediatric emergency medicine2 week
- outpatient clinics2 week
- newborn service2 weeks
- introduction to NICU2 weeks
- PGY-2
- subspecialty rotations8-10 weeks
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level III)8 weeks
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit4 weeks
- adolescent/social pediatrics4 weeks
- Pediatric Medical Unit4 week
- elective block4 week
- community pediatrics block4 week
- research2 week
- Emergency Department2 week
- pediatric anesthesia1 week
- general community pediatrics4-week
- PGY-3
- selective rotations20 weeks
- general inpatient pediatrics as the senior resident8 weeks
- emergency pediatrics4 weeks
- pediatric intensive care4 weeks
- neonatology4 weeks
- developmental pediatrics4 weeks
- Child Psychiatry4 weeks
- Emergency Department4 weeks
- elective block4 week
- community pediatrics block4 week
- continuity cliniconce/month
- PGY-4
- senior (Transition to Practice) outpatient clinics8 weeks
- senior supervising resident4 weeks
- NICU in Community4 weeks
- Complex Care (2 weeks of palliative care and 2 weeks of rehab)4 weeks
- admitting senior on PMU2 weeks
- junior attending on PMU2 weeks
- elective periodfour-week
- selectivesfour- or six-week
Where you train
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 1 teaching site.
- IWK Health Centre
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 1 of 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.
IWK Health Centre
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
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
- Other file component(s)
- 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, 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
8 Pediatrics 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 |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · frequency “max of 7 call per block”
- 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 | 5 | 4 years | 4 dates, 25–28 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 6 dates, 6–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- Dalhousie University's Pediatrics Residency Program offers comprehensive training at the IWK Health Centre, serving the Maritime provinces.
- The program provides a mid-sized, close-knit environment with exposure to diverse pediatric opportunities, emphasizing strong clinical skills, mentorship, and individual learning goals.
- Research
- Minimum one scholarly project required, with dedicated research time, travel funding, and annual Resident Research Day.
- Training setting
- Urban tertiary care pediatric hospital (IWK Health Centre) in Halifax, serving the Maritime provinces, with rotations in community settings across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
- Teaching approach
- Develop strong foundational pediatric knowledge while supporting individual learning and career goals, with an emphasis on progressive independence, mentorship, and holistic skill development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- CV/Résumé
- Reference documents
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Robyn McLaughlin
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Coordinator, Administrative Assistant
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.
Videos and podcasts
From the program
Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Halifax
- Bilingual
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