Temporary public policy for Canada immigration medical exams (IMEs) extended until October 5, 2029.

Manan Gupta
2024/10/07

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The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the temporary public policy for immigration medical exams (IMEs) until October 5, 2029.

The temporary public policy exempts certain low-risk, in-Canada, foreign nationals from submitting an immigration medical examination (IME) as part of their application when their previous IME has expired. This supports faster processing of applications to help eligible foreign nationals quickly obtain temporary or permanent resident status.

Reasons you may be exempt

You may be exempt from completing another IME if you meet all of these conditions:

you applied or are applying for either permanent residence or temporary residence
you already live in Canada
you completed your previous IME in the last 5 years
your previous IME indicated a low risk or no risk to public health or public safety

If you completed an IME within 5 years of submitting your new application, include the IME number (or the unique medical identifier number) from your previous IME in your current application.

Applicants who are not eligible under this temporary public policy are required to undergo an IME as per usual health screening procedures. IRCC will contact individuals who are not eligible for the exemption to discuss next steps.

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/medical-police/medical-exams.html

Manan Gupta is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC - IRB) and the CEO of Skylake Immigration. He is a licensee in good standing of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) and a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC). He frequently gets quoted and appears as a media commentator on CBC News/Radio, Prime Asia TV, 101.3 FM radio, Global News, Omni TV, Truck News and others to discuss matters related to Canadian immigration, public safety, transportation amongst others.

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