Place of Residence

Entrance to the Dalhousie Medicine MD program is currently 164 students annually. The 164 positions are categorized into 4 applicant categories: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Other Canadian residence which includes all other Canadian provinces and territories. Applicants are assigned to a category as determined by their place of residence history entered on their application. 

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents (valid and non-expired) at the time of application deadline.  International students are not eligible for these positions.

Residency Policy

For the purpose of applying to Dalhousie Medical School, you are considered a resident of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island if you meet at least one of the three following criteria: 

1.    Within [twelve (12) years] of the date of application, the applicant has completed four (4) years of junior high/high school between grade 7 and grade 12 in the same Maritime Province (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or PEI). This includes those students who are deemed to have met Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or PEI junior high/high school requirements through other equivalent means (e.g. homeschooling) in the same Maritime Province. Proof of completion of high school in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or PEI via an official government-issued or local school transcript may be required. 

2.    At the time of application to the Faculty of Medicine, and for at least the immediate 6 prior years, the permanent** address for the applicant is located in the same province (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or PEI) for the purpose of attending high school and/or post-secondary study and/or employment. 

3.    At the time of application to the Faculty of Medicine and, for at least the immediate three prior years, the permanent address** for the applicant is located in the same province (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or PEI) while NOT attending a post-secondary institution on either a part-time or full-time basis, in-person or virtually. 

Applicants may be required to provide evidence of permanent home address in the Province in the form of government-issued documents. 

**An applicant's 'permanent address' is defined as:

• the address where one physically resides for at least 10 months each year for the last 3 consecutive years immediately prior to application while not attending a post-secondary institution on a full-time or part-time basis, in person or virtually; 

OR

• the address where one physically resides for at least 10 months each year for the last 6 consecutive years immediately prior to application while attending high school and/or post-secondary institution and/or actively employed; 

OR

• the address within 100km of one's employment for the last 3 years immediately prior to application while not attending a post-secondary institution on a full-time or part-time basis, in person or virtually. 

If you do not meet any of the criteria above but believe your application should be considered in the Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or PEI pools for other reasons (including but not limited to having recently acquired Canadian Permanent residency or Canadian Citizenship and have lived only in the same Maritime province prior to application deadline), applicants can submit a brief letter providing your rationale within Section 1 of the online application which is due by July 31. 

Applications may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Admissions Committee for evidence of substantial connection to Maritime communities such as, but not limited to, birthplace, location of educational study, extended periods of lived experience in Maritime Communities, total number of years lived in the same Maritime province. Additional documentation (such as but not limited to birth certificate, high school diploma, academic transcripts, utility bills with address over the designated time period, residential lease or mortgage, payroll documents and redacted tax returns) may be requested. 

Applicants are required to give complete information on their residency status and residency history in their application.

If you do not meet any of the criteria above, your application is allocated to the Out of Province pool.