Montreal - Neurosurgery
McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecRegular streamNew for 2027
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 6
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 3 Feb 2027
Montreal, 5 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Main training base is the Montreal Neurological Hospital & Institute, with access to its neuroscience research laboratories.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's neurosurgery residency is a 6-year integrated program based at the MNH-MNI, with rotations at the MGH, MCH and JGH.
- The first year of research is part of residency and can be extended by two years to obtain a graduate degree, including via the CIP.
- Instruction is primarily in English, and interviews are held by videoconference.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
- Training language
- English
By year
- PGY-1
- neurosurgery7 blocks
- critical care3 blocks
- vascular surgery2 blocks
- emergency medicine1 block
- PGY-2
- neurosurgery (including spine trauma and cranial neurotrauma)9 blocks
- Neurology2 blocks
- Radiology2 blocks
- PGY-3
- neurosurgery13 blocks
- PGY-4
- Research Program
- PGY-5
- neurosurgeryup to 13 blocks
Other rotations
- neurosurgery (PGY-6 · up to 10 blocks · Jewish General Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal Neurologic Hospital)
- neuropathology (PGY-6 · 3 blocks)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 5 teaching sites.
- Montreal Neurological Hospital & Institute (MNH-MNI)
- Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
- Montreal Childrens' Hospital (MCH)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH)
- Jewish General Hospital (JGH) (Montréal)
Record systems at the listed sites: TELUS at 4 of 5; 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
- TELUS (Oacis), since 2006, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Montreal Neurological Hospital & Institute (MNH-MNI)
- Licensed beds
- physical health 90
Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Montreal Childrens' Hospital (MCH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
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Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
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
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
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 3 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- 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.
4 Neurosurgery 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 |
| PGY-6 | $89,131 / 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.
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Judith MarcouxDirector
- Program office
Coordinator, Neurosurgery Training Program
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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.
Neurosurgery elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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