27% accept international graduates and 18% describe a visa route; typical length 1 year. 5 institutions, mostly in Hamilton, Calgary and Toronto. Each listing links to the official page; confirm dates there.
Frequently asked questions
How many pulmonary & critical care fellowships are there in Canada?
11 listings at 5 institutions.
Can international medical graduates apply?
3 of 11 say they accept international applicants and 2 describe a visa route (J-1, H-1B or work permit). Rules differ by programme and guarantee nothing.
When are the next application deadlines?
No upcoming deadline is recorded. Check each official source for the next intake.
Compare programme details
Fees are costs paid by applicants; salary, stipend and funding are separate. Evidence labels distinguish programme facts, institutional policy, historical information and unresolved conflicts. Source checks belong to each field.
| Programme | Duration | Eligibility | Apply and deadline | Participant costs | Pay and funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interventional Pulmonary FellowshipMcGill University | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Completed residency with Royal College or Board certification; graduate of a FAIMER-listed medical school; recognized as a specialist in Canada or abroad; proof of funding Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Open to physicians recognized as specialists in Canada or abroad (McGill PGME admissions) Recorded; not reverified | Application method McGill PGME online application (non-refundable fee $143.82); up to two programs per fee Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline 2027-2028 cycle: applications opened May 15, 2026; deadline September 1, 2026 Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Read full valueRecorded institutional requirement includes tuition/fees coverage. The tuition amount is not separately itemised in the existing record; the full funding requirement remains under Funding. Current terms have not been reverified. Evidence scopeEditorial separation of previously recorded financial text. This is not a new official-source check; original Funding, values, URLs and full evidence are retained. McGill affiliation and recorded non-profit support requirement inspected; institution policy is not a programme salary or an itemised tuition figure. Application fee Read full valueMcGill PGME online fellowship application fee: $143.82 as printed, non-refundable, payable by credit card; only one submitted application is charged. The source does not explicitly label the dollar currency. This does not establish a fee for the separate formation complémentaire route. Evidence scopeInstitution-wide PGME fellowship admission policy, not programme-paid compensation, a current vacancy or an academic-year salary table. Québec MD/residency applicants may need the separate formation complémentaire route. Not proof that a research-only appointment uses this PGME route. The sponsor-letter checklist explicitly names CAD for the R-1 amount; the application-fee dollar symbol is retained without inferring its currency. Earlier figures and policy wording remain in supersedes. | Stipend / salary Read full valueNot stated: the recorded non-profit sponsorship requirement does not establish programme-paid salary. Required external support and its original amount remain under Funding; this is not a guaranteed programme award. Evidence scopeEditorial separation of previously recorded financial text. This is not a new official-source check; original Funding, values, URLs and full evidence are retained. McGill affiliation and recorded non-profit support requirement inspected; institution policy is not a programme salary or an itemised tuition figure. Funding Read full valueMcGill PGME institutional admission policy: acceptable non-profit scholarship/sponsorship must meet at least the R-1 equivalent (minimum CAD 61,000 per year, explicitly identified as CAD in the sponsor-letter checklist) and additionally cover tuition and student services fees. Self-funding and unfunded training are refused. Some programmes may offer internal funding; pediatrics applicants may check bursaries. This is an admission support requirement, not a programme salary offer. Evidence scopeInstitution-wide PGME fellowship admission policy, not programme-paid compensation, a current vacancy or an academic-year salary table. Québec MD/residency applicants may need the separate formation complémentaire route. Not proof that a research-only appointment uses this PGME route. The sponsor-letter checklist explicitly names CAD for the R-1 amount; the application-fee dollar symbol is retained without inferring its currency. Earlier figures and policy wording remain in supersedes. Scholarship Not recorded Not stated in reviewed source · Source check: 2026-11-04Evidence scopeThis institutional policy states an acceptable sponsorship requirement and possible internal funding/bursaries, but does not establish an individual scholarship award for this programme. The empty award field is intentionally retained. |
| Interventional Pulmonology FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility PGY5 or greater in Respiratory Medicine and permitted to practise Internal Medicine in Ontario Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Read full valueInstitution policy: Yes - IMGs eligible for listed fellowship programmes; must be certified (RCPSC, CFPC or recognised international board) or residency-complete, meet English proficiency requirements and complete PEAP | Application method Contact Crystal Lameira; Fellowship Director Dr. Kayvan Amjadi Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline August 31 Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Read full valueInstitution policy: international fellows without Canadian status must be funded by an official home-country sponsor (government agency or health-related charity; private funds not accepted) unless fellowship funding is available through an Ottawa hospital Scholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| McMaster Airway Disease Fellowship (Firestone Institute)McMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) | Duration 1 year (clinical) or 2 years (clinical-research) Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Completed Adult Respirology or Allergy/Immunology specialty training; CV, letter of intent, three references and interview. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Open to both Canadian and international applicants. Recorded; not reverified | Application method Submit an application form and comply with McMaster PGME requirements for fellows; only applicants selected for interview are contacted. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Application period September 1 – December 1 Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Fellows should be funded at the level of a CIHR post-doctoral fellowship ($60,000 + $8,000 benefits annually) from their home institution or research grants. Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| McMaster Interstitial Lung Disease FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) | Duration 1 year (clinical) or 2 years (research-based) Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Current residents or recent graduates of respirology training programmes; GIM and medicine subspecialty residents may participate with Program Director approval. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Canadian and international trainees have trained in the programme since 2013. Recorded; not reverified | Application method Submit an application form and comply with McMaster PGME requirements for fellows; only applicants selected for interview are contacted. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Flexible, including the Robert Davidson Fellowship (Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation), national agencies or self-funding. Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| McMaster Interventional Pulmonology FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Current residents or recent graduates in respirology, pulmonology or critical care medicine. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Application method Submit an application form and comply with McMaster PGME requirements for fellows; only applicants selected for interview are contacted. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Flexible, including independent grants through programme partners. Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| McMaster Pulmonary Hypertension FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) | Duration Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Current residents or recent graduates of respirology, cardiology or rheumatology. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Application method Submit an application form and comply with McMaster PGME requirements for fellows; only applicants selected for interview are contacted. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Flexible, including independent research or industry-partner grants. Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Sunnybrook Advanced Pulmonary Procedures Fellowship (University of Toronto)Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre – University of Toronto Division of Respirology | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Successful completion of at least 2 years of adult respiratory medicine (respirology/pulmonology) training in a North American centre. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Application method Personal letter, CV, three reference letters and interview; prior elective encouraged; register via U of T PGME. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist) Recorded; not reverifiedDeadline Application window 1 September – 30 November (later if needed) Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary fellows may need to secure competitive salary support. Recorded; not reverifiedFunding Not guaranteed; fellows may need to secure competitive salary support. Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| University of Calgary Interstitial Lung Disease FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) | Duration 1–2 years Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Read full valueCandidates will have completed a 2-year Respiratory Medicine training program, will have obtained Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in Internal Medicine and be eligible for licensure in Alberta. Evidence scopeProgramme page for this fellowship (undated); states this item only and not other application details. International applicants Visiting observerships offered for international collaboration. Recorded; not reverified | Application method Contact the Division of Respiratory Medicine (see subspecialty fellowship page). Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| University of Calgary Interventional Pulmonary Medicine FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) | Duration 1 year (optional additional research year) Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Completed 2-year respiratory medicine training, Royal College certification in internal medicine, and eligibility for Alberta licensure (Canadian LMCC exams required). Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Trainees without the required Canadian certifications cannot be accommodated. Recorded; not reverified | Application method Letter of intent, CV and three references (one from the pulmonary program director) to Dr. Sarah Hosseini. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments CV; references (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist) Recorded; not reverifiedDeadline November 1 (for the following July) Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| University of Calgary Severe Asthma FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Completing or completed a Canadian respirology fellowship programme and eligible to work in Canada. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Must be eligible to work in Canada and have Canadian respirology training. Recorded; not reverified | Application method Send letter of intent, CV and three letters of support (one from your respiratory medicine program director) to the programme contacts listed on the page. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist) Recorded; not reverifiedDeadline October 31 Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Read full valueBase $15,000 from the UCalgary GSK Chair in Inflammatory Lung Disease; remainder of the $68,000 PGME fellowship remuneration through divisional locum work; external funding encouraged. Scholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| University of Toronto Asthma & Airway Diseases Fellowship (Mount Sinai)University of Toronto – Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine | Duration 1 year Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Eligible to take the Royal College written and oral examinations in Respirology. Recorded; not reverifiedInternational applicants Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverified | Application method Letter of goals, CV and 3 reference letters to the Asthma and Airway Disease Fellowship Supervisor. Recorded; not reverifiedDocuments CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist) Recorded; not reverifiedDeadline Application period 15 August – 15 October (interviews in November) Recorded; not reverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on the official page Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
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CANMcMaster Airway Disease Fellowship (Firestone Institute)McMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) · Hamilton, CanadaCANMcMaster Interstitial Lung Disease FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) · Hamilton, CanadaCANMcMaster Interventional Pulmonology FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) · Hamilton, CanadaCANMcMaster Pulmonary Hypertension FellowshipMcMaster University – Department of Medicine (Hamilton Health Sciences / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton) · Hamilton, CanadaCalgary 3
CANUniversity of Calgary Interstitial Lung Disease FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) · Calgary, CanadaCANUniversity of Calgary Interventional Pulmonary Medicine FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) · Calgary, CanadaCANUniversity of Calgary Severe Asthma FellowshipUniversity of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine (with Alberta Health Services) · Calgary, CanadaToronto 2
CANSunnybrook Advanced Pulmonary Procedures Fellowship (University of Toronto)Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre – University of Toronto Division of Respirology · Toronto, CanadaCANUniversity of Toronto Asthma & Airway Diseases Fellowship (Mount Sinai)University of Toronto – Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine · Toronto, CanadaMontreal 1
CANInterventional Pulmonary FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaOttawa 1
CANInterventional Pulmonology FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital · Ottawa, Canada