Who needs a Medical Examination to travel to Canada

Do I need Medical Examination to travel to Canada?

Medical exams are needed for certain immigration applications to verify good health and admissibility to enter Canada. See the chart below to make sure you will need a medical exam if you meet any requirements:

If you plan to have jobs that require you to come close to people:

• workers in the health sciences field
• clinical laboratory workers
• patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes
• medical students admitted to Canada to attend university
• medical electives and physicians on short-term locums
• teachers of primary or secondary schools, or other teachers of small children
• domestics
• workers who give in-home care to children, the elderly and the disabled
• day nursery employees and
• other similar jobs

You most likely will not need a medical exam if you intend on staying less than six months. If you stay more than 6 months, one will be needed.

You may also need a medical exam if you:

Applied for Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

Have lived temporally for 6 or more consecutive months:

• One year immediately before you enter Canada
• One or more of these countries or territories (See the chart below):

Country/Territory	Medical Office	Immigration Medical Exam (IME) required
A
Afghanistan	New Delhi	YES
Albania	London	NO
Algeria	London	YES
American Samoa	Manila	NO
Andorra	London	NO
Angola	London	YES
Anguilla	Ottawa	NO
Antigua & Barbuda	Ottawa	NO
Argentina	Ottawa	YES
Armenia	London	YES
Ascension	London	NO
Australia	Manila	NO
Austria	London	NO
Azerbaijan	London	YES
Azores	London	NO
B
Bahamas	Ottawa	NO
Bahrain	New Delhi	YES
Bangladesh	New Delhi	YES
Barbados	Ottawa	NO
Belarus	London	YES
Belau – Republic of	Manila	YES
Belgium	London	NO
Belize	Ottawa	YES
Benin	London	YES
Bermuda	Ottawa	NO
Bhutan	New Delhi	YES
Bolivia	Ottawa	YES
Bora Bora	Manila	NO
Bosnia-Hercegovina	London	YES
Botswana	London	YES
Brazil	Ottawa	YES
Brunei	Manila	YES
Bulgaria	London	NO
Burkina-Faso	London	YES
Burundi	London	YES
C
Cambodia	Manila	YES
Cameroon	London	YES
Cap Vert	London	YES
Central African Rep.	London	YES
Chad	London	YES
Chagos Archipelago	London	NO
Chile	Ottawa	NO
China	Manila	YES
Colombia	Ottawa	YES
Comoros – Islamic Federal Republic	London	YES
Congo – Democratic Republic (Kinshasa)	London	YES
Congo – Republic (Brazaville)	London	YES
Costa Rica	Ottawa	NO
Croatia	London	NO
Crozet Archipelago	London	NO
Cuba	Ottawa	NO
Cyprus	London	NO
Czech Republic	London	NO
D
Denmark	London	NO
Desirade	Ottawa	NO
Djibouti	London	YES
Dominica	Ottawa	NO
Dominican Republic	Ottawa	YES
E
Ecuador	Ottawa	YES
Egypt	London	NO
El Salvador	Ottawa	YES
Equatorial Guinea	London	YES
Eritrea	London	YES
Estonia	London	NO
Ethiopia	London	YES
F
Fiji	Manila	NO
Finland	London	NO
France	London	NO
French Guiana	Ottawa	NO
French Polynesia	Manila	NO
G
Gabon Republic	London	YES
Gambia	London	YES
Georgia	London	YES
Germany	London	NO
Ghana	London	YES
Gibraltar	London	NO
Greece	London	NO
Greenland	London	YES
Grenada	Ottawa	NO
Guadeloupe	Ottawa	NO
Guam	Manila	YES
Guatemala	Ottawa	YES
Guinea – Republic of	London	YES
Guinea-Bissau	London	YES
Guyana	Ottawa	YES
H
Haiti	Ottawa	YES
Honduras	Ottawa	YES
Hong Kong	Manila	YES
Huahine	Manila	NO
Hungary	London	NO
I
Iceland	London	NO
India	New Delhi	YES
Indonesia	Manila	YES
Iran	London	NO
Iraq	London	YES
Ireland	London	NO
Island – Christmas	Manila	NO
Island – Easter	Ottawa	NO
Island – Lord Howe	Manila	NO
Island – Niue	Manila	NO
Island – Norfolk	Manila	NO
Island – Pitcairn	Manila	NO
Island – Truk	Manila	YES
Island – Wake	Manila	NO
Island – Yap	Manila	YES
Islands – Admiralty	Manila	YES
Islands – Austral	Manila	NO
Islands – Balearic	London	NO
Islands – British Virgin	Ottawa	NO
Islands – Canary	London	NO
Islands – Cayman	Ottawa	NO
Islands – Cocos	Manila	NO
Islands – Cook	Manila	NO
Islands – Cooz	Manila	YES
Islands – Falkland	Ottawa	NO
Islands – Faroe	London	NO
Islands – Gambier	Manila	NO
Islands – Kerguelen	London	NO
Islands – Loyalty	Manila	NO
Islands – Marquesas	Manila	NO
Islands – Marshall	Manila	YES
Islands – Midway	Manila	NO
Islands – New Guinea	Manila	YES
Islands – Solomon	Manila	YES
Islands – Tokelau	Manila	NO
Islands – U.S. Trust Terr. of Pacific	Manila	YES
Islands – U.S. Virgin	Ottawa	NO
Israel	London	NO
Italy	London	NO
Ivory Coast	London	YES
J
Jamaica	Ottawa	NO
Japan	Manila	NO
Johnston Atoll	Manila	NO
Jordan	London	NO
K
Kazakhstan	London	YES
Kenya	London	YES
Kiribati	Manila	YES
Korea (North)	Manila	YES
Korea (South)	Manila	YES
Kosovo	London	YES
Kosrae	Manila	YES
Kuwait	New Delhi	NO
Kyrgyzstan	London	YES
L
Laos	Manila	YES
Latvia	London	YES
Lebanon	London	NO
Lesotho	London	YES
Liberia	London	YES
Libya	London	YES
Liechtenstein	London	NO
Lithuania	London	YES
Luxembourg	London	NO
M
Macao	Manila	YES
Macedonia	London	NO
Madagascar	London	YES
Madeira	London	NO
Maio	Manila	YES
Makatea	Manila	NO
Malawi	London	YES
Malaysia	Manila	YES
Maldives	Manila	YES
Mali Republic	London	YES
Malta	London	NO
Martinique	Ottawa	NO
Maupiti	Manila	NO
Mauritania	London	YES
Mauritius	London	NO
Mexico	Ottawa	NO
Micronesia	Manila	YES
Moldova	London	YES
Monaco	London	NO
Mongolia	Manila	YES
Montenegro	London	NO
Montserrat	Ottawa	NO
Moorea	Manila	YES
Morocco	London	YES
Mozambique	London	YES
Myanmar – Union of	Manila	YES
N
Namibia	London	YES
Nauru	Manila	YES
Nepal	New Delhi	YES
Netherlands	London	NO
Netherlands Antilles	Ottawa	NO
New Britain	Manila	YES
New Caledonia	Manila	NO
New Guinea Mainland	Manila	YES
New Hebrides	Manila	YES
New Ireland	Manila	YES
New Zealand	Manila	NO
Nicaragua	Ottawa	YES
Niger	London	YES
Nigeria	London	YES
Northern Mariana	Manila	YES
Northern Sinai	London	NO
Norway	London	NO
O
Oman	New Delhi	NO
P
Pakistan	New Delhi	YES
Palau	Manila	YES
Panama	Ottawa	YES
Papua New Guinea	Manila	YES
Paraguay	Ottawa	YES
Peru	Ottawa	YES
Philippines	Manila	YES
Poland	London	NO
Ponape	Manila	YES
Portugal	London	YES
Puerto Rico	Ottawa	NO
Q
Qatar	New Delhi	YES
R
Raiatea	Manila	NO
Reunion	London	NO
Romania	London	YES
Russia	London	YES
Rwanda	London	YES
S
Sabah	Manila	YES
Saharawi Arab Democratic Rep.	London	YES
San Marino	London	NO
Sao Tome e Principe	London	YES
Sarawak	Manila	YES
Saudi Arabia	New Delhi	NO
Senegal	London	YES
Serbia	London	NO
Seychelles	London	YES
Sierra Leone	London	YES
Singapore	Manila	NO
Slovakia	London	NO
Slovenia	London	NO
Society Archipelago	Manila	NO
Somali Republic	London	YES
South Africa – Rep. of	London	YES
Spain	London	NO
Sri Lanka	New Delhi	YES
St. Barthelemy	Ottawa	NO
St. Helena	London	NO
St. Kitts – Nevis	Ottawa	NO
St. Lucia	Ottawa	NO
St. Martin	Ottawa	NO
St. Pierre et Miquelon	London	NO
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Ottawa	NO
Sudan	London	YES
Surinam	Ottawa	YES
Swaziland	London	YES
Sweden	London	NO
Switzerland	London	NO
Syria	London	NO
T
Tahaa	Manila	NO
Tahiti	Manila	NO
Taiwan	Manila	YES
Tajikistan	London	YES
Tanzania	London	YES
Terre Australes et Antartiques	London	NO
Thailand	Manila	YES
Tibet	New Delhi	YES
Togo	London	YES
Tonga	Manila	NO
Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa	NO
Tristan Da Cunha	London	NO
Tuamotu Archipelago	Manila	NO
Tunisia	London	NO
Turkey	London	NO
Turkmenistan	London	YES
Turks and Caicos	Ottawa	NO
Tuvalu	Manila	YES
U
Uganda	London	YES
Ukraine	London	YES
United Arab Emirates	New Delhi	NO
United Kingdom	London	NO
United States of America	Ottawa	NO
Uruguay	Ottawa	NO
Uzbekistan	London	YES
V
Vanuatu	Manila	YES
Vatican City State	London	NO
Venezuela	Ottawa	YES
Vietnam	Manila	YES
W
Wallis and Futuna	Manila	YES
West Bank/Gaza	London	NO
Western Sahara	London	YES
Western Samoa	Manila	NO
Y
Yemen	New Delhi	YES
Z
Zambia	London	YES
Zimbabwe	London	YES

If you are still not sure whether you need a medical exam, you can contact any visa office near you to confirm. If you need to take an exam, the visa officer will tell you what to do and how procedure is.

How Long Are Medical Examinations Valid For?

Your medical results are only valid for 1 year. After 1 year, if you do not come to Canada, you will have to take a new exam. This 12 Months Validity Period starts from the last medical assessment date.

Can My Dependents Undergo The Medical Examination In Another Country?

Yes. You can book your medical examination with designated medical practitioners (DMP). Your dependents can have medical exams wherever there is service of DMP.

Will my Non-Accompanying Dependents be required to complete Medical Examination?

Depends, those who apply for permanent residence must have an immigration medical examination. Not only you, if you have any dependants, they must have a medical examination done even if they are not coming with you.

However, under the circumstances, if you decide not to proceed with your non-accompanying dependents undergo the medical exam, then those non-accompanying dependents will not be able to be sponsored as a member of the Family Sponsorship category at a later date.

Contact Akrami and Associates

If you have any questions regarding medical examination such as where to get it done, if you require one, how much it cost etc. Feel free to contact us at 416-477-2545 and will be glad answer your questions.

At Akrami & Associates there is always a way!