Postgraduate Training Licences

If you are taking postgraduate medical training at Dalhousie University, you must have a postgraduate training licence.

If you are a postgraduate trainee and want to moonlight outside of your training program, you must apply for a postgraduate practising licence.

Postgraduate Training Licence for PGY 1

Use this application if you graduated from a medical school and are coming to Dalhousie University for postgraduate training at the PGY 1 level.

Eligibility & How to Apply

To apply for the Postgraduate Training Licence for PGY 1 you must:

be enrolled in postgraduate training at Dalhousie Univeristy; and
have passed examinations as approved by the College Council (please read the policy Examinations Required for a Postgraduate Training Licence).

How to Apply

Step 1: You submit your completed application

Download and complete the Postgraduate Training Licence Application Package (PGY 1).
Send the completed application to registration@cpsns.ns.ca.

If you have questions about licensing, please contact College staff:
1-877-282-7767 or 902-422-5823
registration@cpsns.ns.ca

Step 2: We review your application

If you qualify, we will email you to request documents.
If you do NOT qualify, we will explain why.

It can take 4 to 6 weeks for you to collect and send all the documents needed.

Step 3: We notify you about your registration

If you qualify, we will send you instructions for outstanding documents and information to pay the applicable fees. Once we receive all required documents and payment, we aim to issue your licence within 10 business days.
If you do NOT qualify, we will explain why.

Step 4: You receive your licence to practise

If you are approved for a licence, we issue your licence to practise medicine in Nova Scotia. You will receive a notification by email outlining your responsibilities.

Postgraduate Training Licence (All Other Categories)

Use this application if you are completing a clinical traineeship, or for all other PGY levels:

Elective training: you are enrolled in a training program in another Canadian province but will be taking one or more courses at Dalhousie University. Please note there is a separate application link below.
Clinical Assessment: you are licensed outside of Canada but will be completing an elective at Dalhousie University.
All other PGY levels:
- you are taking postgraduate medical training at Dalhousie University at any level;
- you are enrolled in postgraduate training at a medical school in another province and are transferring to Dalhousie University; or
- you have graduated from a medical school outside Canada and are coming to Dalhousie University for postgraduate training at any level.
Clinical Traineeship: you are completing a period of medical training in a program at Dalhousie University that is not part of a postgraduate training program.