Functional & epilepsy fellowships in Canada

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.

Funding: Candidates must secure funding in order to apply.

Exposure: Advanced epilepsy-surgery assessment and operative training.

Eligibility: International medical graduates not sponsored under McGill contracts may train in Quebec for a maximum of three years; IMGs without Canadian citizenship or permanent residence must sign an affidavit to return to their country of origin after training (McGill PGME admissions page).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official McGill PGME neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Candidates must secure funding unless the official programme entry states a different award route.

Exposure: Advanced neurosurgical pain assessment and procedural management.

Eligibility: International medical graduates not sponsored under McGill contracts may train in Quebec for a maximum of three years; IMGs without Canadian citizenship or permanent residence must sign an affidavit to return to their country of origin after training (McGill PGME admissions page).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official McGill PGME neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Candidates must secure funding unless the official programme entry states a different award route.

Exposure: Clinical research training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.

Eligibility: International medical graduates not sponsored under McGill contracts may train in Quebec for a maximum of three years; IMGs without Canadian citizenship or permanent residence must sign an affidavit to return to their country of origin after training (McGill PGME admissions page).

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official McGill PGME neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Funded fellowships (amount not published).

Exposure: Stereotactic and functional neurosurgical training under UBC PGME and provincial registration policy.

Eligibility: Open to neurosurgeons from other countries. Under UBC PGME rules, Postgraduate Fellows must have completed all time and examination requirements for specialist registration in their home country, evidenced by a letter from the home specialty college and proof of examinations (notarised translations if applicable).

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Examinations · Benefits · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UBC neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Funded position: stipend of CAD 75,000 per year with departmental benefits.

Exposure: Epilepsy-surgery fellowship training under UBC PGME and provincial registration policy.

Eligibility: Applicants must have passed the medical licensing examination in their home country, be able to obtain a training visa for Canada if applicable, obtain a CPSBC Educational Licence and meet CPSBC English language proficiency requirements

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UBC neurosurgery fellowship directory. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Movement disorder surgery, pain procedures, stereotactic radiosurgery and psychosurgery, with limited epilepsy and spasticity surgery, working alongside neurologists, pain physicians and radiation oncologists.

Eligibility: Calgary PGME provides an international-fellow route for overseas medical graduates requiring work permits. Clinical fellows must be recognised specialists and have an approved funding source; individual programme selection remains necessary. A fellowship does not itself provide Canadian certification or permanent-practice eligibility.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official ASSFN fellowship directory listing. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): fellowships must be funded by an approved source, either the home institution or the fellowship programme where available; personal or family funds are not accepted, and self-funding by locums/moonlighting is only possible for those eligible for a CPSO independent-practice or provisional licence.

Exposure: Movement disorder surgery, pain surgery, spasticity surgery and neuromodulation at University Hospital, with limited epilepsy exposure and clinical or basic science research through the Robarts Research Institute.

Eligibility: Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): international applicants who completed residency outside Canada are eligible if residency and specialty certification are complete before appointment; no additional exams are required. Sponsored applicants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE apply through their sponsor.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official ASSFN fellowship directory listing. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): fellowships must be funded by an approved source, either the home institution or the fellowship programme where available; personal or family funds are not accepted, and self-funding by locums/moonlighting is only possible for those eligible for a CPSO independent-practice or provisional licence.

Exposure: Adult epilepsy surgery including stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), resective and disconnective procedures and neuromodulation such as vagus nerve stimulation.

Eligibility: Institution-wide (Western Schulich PGME): international applicants who completed residency outside Canada are eligible if residency and specialty certification are complete before appointment; no additional exams are required. Sponsored applicants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE apply through their sponsor.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official ASSFN fellowship directory listing. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: One funded fellowship position; the amount is not published.

Exposure: Deep brain stimulation (the only programme in the Atlantic Provinces), spinal cord, peripheral and vagus nerve stimulation, resective and disconnective epilepsy surgery with invasive electrodes, trigeminal neuralgia procedures and intrathecal pumps, at QEII and the IWK Health Centre, plus research.

Eligibility: Eligible candidates include those licensed to practice neurosurgery in Canada (FRCPSC) or licensed to practice neurosurgery in their home country (Clinical Fellow); oral and written English proficiency required

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Dalhousie University Division of Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

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.