Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic) fellowships in Canada

Institution policy (UBC PGME): fellows are not covered by the Resident Doctors of BC agreement; a written Training Agreement with the sponsoring Health Authority/University sets pay; $500 PGME administrative fee plus annual CPSBC licence fee; self-funded or unfunded postgraduate trainees are not eligible

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in orthopaedic surgery; Eligible for College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta registration; Meet programme appointment and liability-coverage requirements

Send a letter of intent, current CV and three supportive letters of reference by email to the Director of Education; successful applicants are interviewed in Nov/Dec with selection by Dec 31.

Orthopaedic training completed at an institution with Royal College certification or foreign equivalent; Knowledge of common orthopaedic conditions and ability to carry out the functions of an orthopaedic surgeon

Recorded 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.

McGill 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.

Not 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.

McGill 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.

Completed residency training and Royal College or equivalent Board certification; Medical degree from a school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools; Recognition as a specialist in Canada or abroad; Eligibility for a Collège des médecins du Québec training card; Acceptable proof of non-profit funding unless internal programme funding is confirmed

McGill explicitly describes one funded position per year in each of the separately listed clinical and clinical-and-research sports-medicine/arthroscopy routes. No salary amount is stated.

McGill explicitly describes one funded position per year in each of the separately listed clinical and clinical-and-research sports-medicine/arthroscopy routes. No salary amount is stated.

The host requires CPSM licensure eligibility and CMPA membership, and lists IELTS 7.0 in each component (valid for two years) or a letter confirming medical training entirely in English. Its overseas-applicant paragraph still cites MCCEE, which MCC stopped offering in January 2019; that exam reference is historical and does not establish a current registration pathway.

Institution policy: Completed residency with specialist certification (RCPSC/CFPC, ABMS or recognised specialist in home jurisdiction) and eligible for CPSO postgraduate education registration

Institution policy: Yes - international applicants with completed residency and specialty certification are eligible; sponsored-country citizens apply through their sponsoring agency, others apply directly to the programme

Institution policy: All clinical fellowships must be salaried at minimum CAD 65,000/yr from an approved source: sponsoring government (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen), department, or external institution

Institution policy: All clinical fellowships must be salaried at minimum CAD 65,000/yr from an approved source: sponsoring government (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen), department, or external institution; no personal/family funding; self-funding only for CPSO independent-practice-eligible fellows

Institution policy: McGill PGME fellowship applications for the 2027-2028 academic year opened 15 May 2026; deadline for a complete file for most fellowship programmes 1 September 2026 (see PGME list for exceptions)

Department of Surgery policy: international applications submitted by the sponsoring agency directly to the Queen's PGME office (sponsored visa trainees); deadline 31 July, 11 months before start

UBC PGME policy: must have completed all time and examination requirements to be registered as a specialist in home country (letter from home specialty college and proof of examinations required)

UBC PGME clinical fellow process: department submits application form, training plan, training agreement/offer letter and CV to PGME; applicant pays $500 non-refundable administrative fee

CV; Letter describing fellowship goals and career aspirations; Three reference letters; Academic English proficiency exam result when required; Foreign fellows may need external funding and PCRC credential verification

Applicants provide a CV, a letter of goals, three reference letters and an English proficiency exam result to the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery (page-level instruction, unless specified otherwise); once selected, a further application is made through the University of Alberta postgraduate medical education office.

Recurring timeline: applications open July 1 (two years before the proposed start date) and close by February 1 of the preceding year; incomplete or too-early applications are returned.

Completed or completing a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited orthopaedic residency or equivalent recognised training; Eligibility for an Educational or Independent licence from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Division-wide fellowship prerequisites listed on the page include CV, letter of good standing from the Program Director, medical and specialty degrees, proof of citizenship, proof of English proficiency, three reference letters, police and vulnerable sector checks, malpractice insurance and immunization requirements. The page lists Comprehensive Knee Preservation and Reconstruction among the Division's fellowships.

Application requirements are a fellowship type and year, CV, three reference letters and confirmation of any government or sponsor funding; applications are sent to Lisa Benvenuti (contact listed on the page). Division-wide instructions, not specific to the knee fellowship.

The University of Toronto Division of Orthopaedic Surgery states that its clinical fellows are surgeons from Canada or international countries who have already attained orthopaedic specialist status in their country of origin.

Email the full package (CV, three reference letters, MD copy, specialty certificate, funding letter if applicable, personal statement and application form) to the UTOSM fellowship email address.

Completed orthopaedic surgery residency and specialist qualification; Meet Western University PGME appointment requirements; Eligible for College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario registration and hospital privileges; Canadian Medical Protective Association coverage

Western PGME non-sponsored clinical fellow policy: statement; CV; medical degree and specialty/subspecialty certificate with certified English translations if needed; three references from last two years; passport photo page