What are Canada Immigration Medical Examination Requirements and Regulations?

Taking a medical examination

Prior to Canadian citizenship, you and your accompanying dependents will be required to take a medical examination. The specific timing and procedure of the medical examination varies from office to office.

Pre-existing diseases or conditions

Medical inadmissibility is governed on a case by case basis, taking an applicant's full medical history into account. As such, it is not generally possible to determine if a specific disorder will be grounds for inadmissibility. The typical factors that are considered are the possible health risks of a specific disease/disorder to Canadians, or the possibility of undue burden to the health care system resulting from such.

Pregnant women

Medical examinations are generally delayed until pregnant applicants have delivered a child. At such time, a dependent child will also undergo medical examination.

Spouse taking the exam in another country

Medical examinations can generally be taken at any of numerous locations around the world outside of Canada. This may involve a Private Medical Center in the USA, or a Designated Medical Practitioner elsewhere.

Non-accompanying dependents

Non-accompanying dependents will be required to complete medical examinations.

Recently completed medical examinations for Canadian visitor visa/student authorization/employment authorization

If these medical examinations are still considered valid, and an M1 or M2 rating was obtained (indicating the assessment of the medical condition of the applicant), additional medical examinations may not be requested.