61 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
13 focus areas are represented. Compare the curriculum and supervision within your intended subspecialty.
Cerebrovascular comparison guide →Functional & epilepsy comparison guide →General & multi-subspecialty comparison guide →Intraoperative neuromonitoring comparison guide →Ask the selected host in Canada whether your qualifications fit this specific post, which patient-care activities are permitted, and who arranges registration and immigration documentation. Country coverage does not imply that every profile accepts international applicants.
International application checklist →Before committing, request the current cohort dates, supervisor, expected weekly activities and a breakdown of support and costs. Confirm whether the official source describes this programme, an institution-wide policy or an older intake.
Compare your shortlisted profiles →Clinical · Research pathways are represented. Country-level licensing, language and visa requirements are not inferred; confirm them with the host and the current national or regional regulator.
International applicant guide →Recorded information is not a guarantee of funding, eligibility or a currently open intake.
University of British Columbia / Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver · Canada
Listed lead Scott Paquette; John Street
Funding: The official page publishes CAD 100,000 plus benefits when applicable.
Exposure: Complex trauma, spinal cord injury, deformity, degeneration, oncology, intradural tumours, pain, navigation, minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy and robotics.
Eligibility: UBC-wide postgraduate-fellow policy: complete all training and examinations needed for specialist status in the home country, with an official specialty-college letter and proof of examinations. Programme selection and a signed training agreement are additionally required.
Still to confirm: Training level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official UBC fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Alberta Division of Neurosurgery
Edmonton · Canada
Listed lead Andrew Nataraj
Funding: Programme-funded salary of $70,000 per year unless self-funded; fellows able to bill as surgical assistants may also receive a share of billings.
Exposure: Four months each of neurosurgical spine and orthopaedic spine at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and combined spine surgery at the University of Alberta Hospital, 3–4 operating days a week and about 400 cases covering deformity and intradural pathology, optional Stollery scoliosis exposure, about 1-in-4 second call and CSORN research.
Eligibility: For applicants whose medical school instruction was not in English, minimum IELTS requirements apply; preference for candidates scoring over 7.0 in each IELTS segment or better than B in each OET segment. Visa and licensing not stated.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official University of Alberta Division of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University Health Network / University of Toronto
Toronto · Canada
Listed lead Paul Kongkham; Farshad Nassiri
Funding: Annual stipend of CAD 55,925.76 (1 July–30 June) under the Division of Neurosurgery policy, plus CAD 1,500 towards presenting fellowship work at a conference.
Exposure: Intra-axial tumours, metastases, awake craniotomy, functional imaging, mapping, pituitary, skull-base and endoscopic surgery across Toronto Western and Princess Margaret.
Eligibility: University-wide: international applicants who meet CPSO clinical-fellow licensure requirements may contact the fellowship director. Applicants from the six named Gulf-agreement countries must apply through their sponsoring agency, not directly.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Deadline · Training level · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official UHN Princess Margaret fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) / University of Ottawa Division of Neurosurgery
Ottawa · Canada
Application status: The division page says it has been able to support the fellowship; it does not publish a deadline or current vacancy.
Funding: Host-level rule: sponsorship by a home-country funder is expected, but for fellowship positions only, funding may be available through an Ottawa hospital so sponsorship is not mandatory.
Exposure: Paediatric neurosurgical unit at CHEO (established 1975) serving a catchment above 2 million, with about 1800 outpatient visits per year and a CHEO Concussion Clinic run with Paediatric Medicine.
Eligibility: Division page says the fellowship typically attracts international fellows.
Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Participation level · Medical registration · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: uOttawa Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurosurgery. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University Health Network / University of Toronto
Toronto · Canada
Listed lead Andres Lozano, MD, PhD (UHN-affiliated programme faculty lead listed with Mojgan Hodaie, Suneil Kalia and Taufik Valiante)
Funding: Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure: Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and epilepsy surgery case mix at Toronto Western Hospital, the largest neurosurgery service in Canada.
Eligibility: Applicants must provide proof of completion of a neurosurgery residency and eligibility for Canadian licensure
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official UHN education page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa · Canada
Listed lead Fahad Alkherayf
Funding: Salaried position (contact the programme director for details); about four nights of call a month may be used for general neurosurgery coverage and income.
Exposure: About 150–200 operative skull base cases a year (80–90% of workload) across open cranial base, endonasal, temporal bone and retrosigmoid approaches plus CyberKnife radiosurgery, covering schwannomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, sinonasal malignancies and CSF fistulae, with laboratory research.
Eligibility: Foreign medical graduates (outside the US and Canada) are accepted; US or Canadian residency training is not required.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official NASBS fellowship registry listing. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Section of Neurosurgery
Calgary · Canada
Listed lead Dr. John Wong
Application status: Listed on the University of Calgary PGME fellowship programmes page with director and administrator contacts only; no further detail published there.
Funding: Fellows need an approved funding source for the whole fellowship; approved fee-for-service arrangements under the Fellowship Framework may be accepted.
Exposure: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Eligibility: UCalgary has a separate route for international trainees who obtained their medical degree outside Canada.
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route
Source: University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine PGME - Fellowship programs. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Section of Neurosurgery
Calgary · Canada
Listed lead Dr. John Kelly
Application status: Listed on the University of Calgary PGME fellowship programmes page with director and administrator contacts only; no further detail published there.
Funding: Fellows need an approved funding source for the whole fellowship; approved fee-for-service arrangements under the Fellowship Framework may be accepted.
Exposure: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Eligibility: UCalgary has a separate route for international trainees who obtained their medical degree outside Canada.
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route
Source: University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine PGME - Fellowship programs. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Section of Neurosurgery
Calgary · Canada
Listed lead Dr. Yves Starreveld
Application status: Listed on the University of Calgary PGME fellowship programmes page with director and administrator contacts only; no further detail published there.
Funding: Fellows need an approved funding source for the whole fellowship; approved fee-for-service arrangements under the Fellowship Framework may be accepted.
Exposure: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Eligibility: UCalgary has a separate route for international trainees who obtained their medical degree outside Canada.
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route
Source: University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine PGME - Fellowship programs. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
University Health Network / University of Toronto
Toronto · Canada
Listed lead Ivan Radovanovic, MD, PhD (fellowship supervisor)
Funding: Funded fellowship posts are available (the stipend is not stated on the fellowship page); additional fellows need external funding.
Exposure: Complex aneurysm and AVM surgery, bypass, minimally invasive vascular approaches and research.
Eligibility: University-wide: international applicants who meet CPSO clinical-fellow licensure requirements may contact the fellowship director. Applicants from the six named Gulf-agreement countries must apply through their sponsoring agency, not directly.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official UHN education page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Toronto · Canada
Listed lead Taufik A. Valiante, MD, PhD, FRCS, Co-Director, Epilepsy Program (as listed on the page)
Funding: The page does not describe funding; applicants must provide details of any self-funding for the fellowship.
Exposure: Pre-surgical evaluation including video-EEG monitoring and functional imaging; resective epilepsy surgery, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), vagus nerve stimulation and other neuromodulation; multidisciplinary case conferences; optional research at Krembil Research Institute.
Eligibility: Applicants must provide proof of completion of a neurosurgery residency and eligibility for Canadian licensure
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official University of Toronto Department of Surgery epilepsy neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Université Laval Neurosurgical Innovation Laboratory (ULNIL)
Québec City · Canada
Listed lead Pierre-Olivier Champagne, MD, PhD, FRCSC (ULNIL director)
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Surgical-laboratory skull-base research with microscopic and endoscopic dissection equipment and circulation models (blood, CSF); clinical involvement alongside the research is possible for candidates with the necessary prerequisites.
Eligibility: North American and international candidates are welcome.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
Source: Official Université Laval ULNIL page. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
