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Nephrology mortgages, done right.

Nephrology blends consultation with dialysis oversight and often academic appointments. A lender that reads the combination protects your qualification.

The short answer

On the physician program's projected income of $300,000 for nephrologists in the final year of training and the first 36 months of practice, the debt-service ratios allow roughly $1,710,000 with 20% down and no student debt, or about $1,400,000 with 10% down and $150,000 of student debt. Established nephrologists qualify on actual income, and incorporated nephrologists on corporate income, which is usually higher.

$300K
Projected income
Program chart, final year and 36 months after
$1.4M-$2.3M
Typical qualification
Attending, before incorporation uplift
50-80%
Incorporation uplift
Versus personal T4 alone
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How nephrologists earn.

Nephrologists earn consultation income plus dialysis program oversight, frequently with academic or hospital appointments. Many attendings incorporate.

Projected income$300,000 projected income, final year and first 36 months of practice (program chart)
Typical qualificationRoughly $1,710,000 on projected income with 20% down
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The numbers, with sources.

Nothing on this page is a guess. The projected income comes from the program chart, the qualification figures are computed from it with the same ratios a lender applies, and the income data comes from public reporting.

$300,000Projected income the program uses
Program specialty chart, "Nephrology", final year of training and first 36 months of practice
Source: Physician projected-income program factsheet, September 2023 edition. Full schedule and rules
6 yearsResidency length
The final-year window, where the specialty figure applies, opens in the last of these years and runs 36 months past completion.
Source: Royal College: four years of internal medicine plus the subspecialty program; the subspecialty documents allow up to one year of overlap, so time to certification is often a year less. Source
CIHI reports nephrology inside its internal medicine group ($447,078 average in 2023-2024), so no separate figure exists.
766nephrologists in Canada, 2024
Active physicians, excluding residents and retired physicians.
Source: CIHI, Supply, Distribution and Migration of Physicians in Canada 2024, Table 1.0, physicians by specialty, Canada, as of December 31, 2024. CIHI table
What $300,000 qualifies for
20% down, no student debt$1,710,000
10% down, $150,000 student debt$1,400,000
Contract rate 4.49%, qualifying rate 6.49%, 39% GDS and 44% TDS, property tax 0.75% of price, heating $100 a month, student debt counted at 5.25% over 15 years, program insurance tiers when insured. Rounded to the nearest $10,000. Illustration, not a pre-approval.
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What matters for your mortgage.

Blended income
Consultation, dialysis oversight, and academic income should be combined, not reduced to one stream.
Stable program income
Dialysis program income tends to be steady and is read favourably by a physician-friendly lender.
Incorporation
Nephrologists with significant clinical income often incorporate and benefit from corporate-income qualification.
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Incorporation and your qualification.

Incorporated nephrologists are underqualified by standard lenders reading the T4 only. Corporate-income programs read the corporation, typically lifting capacity by 50-80%.

FAQ

Nephrology mortgage questions.

How much mortgage can a nephrologist qualify for in Canada?01

On the physician program's projected income of $300,000 for nephrologists in the final year of training and the first 36 months of practice, the debt-service ratios allow roughly $1,710,000 with 20% down and no student debt, or about $1,400,000 with 10% down and $150,000 of student debt. Established nephrologists qualify on actual income, and incorporated nephrologists on corporate income, which is usually higher.

Is dialysis oversight income counted for a nephrologist mortgage?02

Yes. A physician-friendly lender reads dialysis program oversight alongside consultation and academic income through the corporation.

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