Montreal - Neurology
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2027
Montreal, 6 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Six protected periods of dedicated neuroscience research for every resident.
From “Additional information” on the CaRMS page
Optional travel with staff to northern Quebec communities such as Kuujjuaq and Povernituq.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's adult neurology residency is a 5-year program in which residents rotate through several Montreal hospitals and an outpatient neurology clinic.
- All residents complete six protected periods of neuroscience research and a PGY-3 quality improvement project.
- The program takes about 4-5 residents per year, and residents follow patients over time in a Longitudinal Neurology Resident Clinic.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- English and French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Neurology General CTU (Transition to Discipline (TtD) · 1 period)
- Neurology Consult (Transition to Discipline (TtD) · 1 period)
- Internal Medicine CTU (Transition to Discipline (TtD) · 1 period)
- Neurology Consult (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 3 periods)
- Neurology Stroke CTU (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 2 periods)
- Neurology General CTU (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 2 periods)
- Neurology Outpatient Clinics (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 2 periods)
- Electives (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 2 periods)
- Neurology ICU (NICU) (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Neuroradiology (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Junior EMG (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Internal Medicine ICU (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Internal Medicine CTU (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Internal Medicine Consult (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Cardiology Consult/CCU (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Emergency Medicine (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Rheumatology Consult (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Endocrinology Consult (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Psychiatry Consult/Liaison (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · 1 period)
- Neurology Longitudinal Clinic (Foundation of Discipline (FoD) · Continuous (as of PGY2))
- Neuroscience Research (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 6 periods)
- Electives (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 3 periods)
- Neurology Consult (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 4 periods)
- Neurology General CTU (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 3 periods)
- Pediatric Neurology (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 3 periods)
- Neurology Stroke CTU (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 periods)
- Neurology Outpatient Clinics (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 periods)
- Neurology Epilepsy CTU (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 periods)
- Senior EMG (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 2 periods)
- EEG (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 period)
- Palliative Care (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 period)
- Physiatry (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 period)
- Community Neurology (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 period)
- Internal Medicine Subspecialty (Core of Discipline (CoD) · 1 period)
- Neurology Longitudinal Clinic (Core of Discipline (CoD) · Continuous)
- Neurology Consult (Transition to Practice (TtP) · 2 (includes 4 weeks junior staff))
- Electives (Transition to Practice (TtP) · 3 periods)
- Neurology Stroke CTU (Transition to Practice (TtP) · 1 period)
- Neurology General CTU (Transition to Practice (TtP) · 1 period)
- Neurology Outpatient Clinics (Transition to Practice (TtP) · 1 period)
- Neurology Longitudinal Clinic (Transition to Practice (TtP) · Continuous)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 6 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH)
- McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Montreal General Hospital site (MGH)
- MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital/Glen site (RVH)
- Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH)
- Montreal Neuro Clinic at 5100 De Maisonneuve Ouest
Record systems at the listed sites: TELUS at 4 of 6; no published record for 2.
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
- TELUS (Oacis), since 2006, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH)
- Licensed beds
- physical health 90
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Montreal General Hospital site (MGH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital/Glen site (RVH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
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Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 37,934 · 2026–2027: 39,472
- Licensed beds
- physical health 516 · psychiatry 52 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 34
Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
About Montréal
People
1,762,949residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.2 °CJanuary mean21.7 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
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)
- 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
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.
2 Neurology info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
| PGY-3 | $70,890 / year |
| PGY-4 | $76,969 / year |
| PGY-5 | $83,050 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 6 calls in an establishment per 28 days
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- 8 hours of mandatory rest after a work period
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 16 hours in an establishment in any 24-hour period
Benefits
- Adoption leave
- 29 to 38 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Annual vacation
- 20 days/year
- Assistant Resident Coordinator
- $425/month
- Call Premium
- $607/28 days
- Conference leave
- 7 days pd/year
- Dental Plan
- Yes, available for a fee
- Exam leave
- Day (s) of the exam
- Extended Health Insurance
- Yes
- Leave for death in family
- From 1 to 5 days depending on the family member
- Leave of absence without pay (exceptional measure)
- 12 months maximum
- Life insurance
- Yes
- Long-Term disability insurance
- Yes
- Maternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP*) and FMRQ **
- 21 weeks95 % of salary
- Meals
- Reduced feeFree during on-call duty
- Pager
- Provided by the establishment
- Parental leave (time sharing between parents)
- 19 to 29 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Parking
- ½ of doctors’ feeFree during on-call duty
- Paternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP) and FMRQ
- 1 week, 100% of salary3 to 5 weeks, 100% of salary(two options)
- Professional Liability Insurance****(CPMA not applicable)
- Yes (free)
- Quebec Health Insurance Program / RAMQ***
- Yes
- Resident Coordinator
- $583/month
- Resuscitation courses and examination leave
- Day of the course and of the exam, course paid
- Sick leave
- 9.6 days pd / yearAnd reimbursement of days not taken
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 13/year
- Study leave
- 10 days pd/year
- Superior Financial Programs
- Yes
- Teaching Premium
- $240/28 days
- Wedding leave
- 7 days paid + 7 days without pay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 27–28 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 21–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The McGill Adult Neurology Residency Training program is a 5-year comprehensive program designed to produce neurologists who can effectively diagnose and manage neurological diseases.
- The program offers a unique blend of clinical training across multiple hospitals, strong neuroscience research opportunities, and a supportive, collegial learning environment.
- Research
- Residents complete 6 months of research in areas like basic neuroscience, clinical neurology, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, education research, or epidemiology.
- Training setting
- University-wide program with five participating hospitals in Montreal, including Montreal Neurological Hospital, McGill University Health Centre sites, Jewish General Hospital, and Montreal Children's Hospital.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) focusing on progressive skill development, frequent formative assessments, and targeted learning outcomes across four training stages.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
- Interpersonal skills
- Motivation and interest in Neurology
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Stuart Lubarsky
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Coordinator, Neurology Program
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Neurology elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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