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To protect the health and safety of Canadians, as well as reduce and prevent
excessive demand on Canada's health and social services system permanent or
temporary resident applicants may be required to undergo a medical exam. Your dependants must also pass a medical examination if they are coming with you
or even if they are not coming with you.
Applications for permanent residence will not be accepted if that person's
health:
- is a danger to public health or safety; or
- would cause excessive demand on health or social services in Canada.
Medical Examination Instructions
Instructions on how to take the medical examination will normally be sent to you
after you submit your application to the visa office.
Validity
You can only use your examination results in your application for 12 months from
when you had the examination. If you are not admitted to Canada as a permanent
resident within this time, you will be required to undergo the medial
examination again.
Authorized Doctors
Not all doctors can do the medical examination. The medical exam must be
completed by a Designated Medical Practitioner designated by Citizenship and
Immigration Canada. You must see a physician on
Canada's list of Designated
Medical Practitioners.
Medical Report Procedures
Medical reports and x-rays for the medical examination become the property of
the Canadian Immigration Medical Authorities and cannot be returned to you.
The doctor will not tell you the results of the medical examination. The
doctor will let you know if you have a health-related problem.
The designated medical practioner does not make the final
decision. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will make the final decision on
whether or not you have passed your medical examination for immigration
purposes.
The visa office will tell you in writing if there is a problem with your
medical examination.
Note: Medical exam instructions on this page are for permanent or
temporary resident applicants to Canada only. This information is not for
applicants of tourist, student, or temporary foreign worker visa.
