Medical Examination
Every applicant for a Canada Immigration Visa and some applicants for temporary status in Canada are required to undergo a medical examination by a medical officer.
Though medical examinations are generally confined to a standard physical exam, including blood tests, urine tests, and X-rays, prior medical records and the applicant's mental state are also examined.
Applicants may be denied a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa solely on medical grounds, if:
- Their condition would endanger the health or safety of the Canadian population at large; or
- Their admission might cause excessive demand on existing social or health services provided by the government.*
When determining whether any person is inadmissible on medical grounds, the medical officer is obliged to consider the nature, severity, and probable duration of any health impairment from which the person is suffering as well as other factors, such as:
- Danger of contagion;
- Unpredictable or unusual behavior that may create a danger to public safety; and
- The supply of social or health services that the person may require in Canada and whether the use of such services will deprive Canadian nationals of these services.
Who needs a medical exam?
You generally don’t need a medical exam, unless you plan to work in certain jobs.
What to expect during your exam?
The panel physician or clinic staff will ask you for identification to confirm your identity. If you’re referred for an X-ray or other tests, you may be asked to present your identification again when you go for those tests. Your picture will also be taken for our records.
Physical examination
You’ll undergo a physical exam.
The doctor or medical clinic staff will:
- weigh you
- measure your height
- check your hearing and vision
- take your blood pressure
- feel your pulse
- listen to your heart and lungs
- feel your abdomen
- check how your limbs move
- look at your skin
For more information, Contact us.