In June 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an exemption from the immigration medical exam (IME) for eligible applicants already within the country until December 28. Recently, IRCC announced that this exemption policy has been extended to March 31, 2022, which will benefit more applicants currently residing in Canada.
As part of the immigration application process, the medical exam is a very important step. When foreign nationals apply for permanent residence in Canada, they must provide their immigration medical exam results or the Unique Medical Identifier (UMI) number from their last exam to IRCC. However, if they have already completed a medical exam and meet the following criteria, the current exemption policy allows them to skip an additional exam:
Have applied for permanent residence and have not completed a new immigration medical exam;
Completed a medical exam within the last five years, pose no risk to public health or safety, and have not received a request to report to health authorities for monitoring;
Have not left Canada and resided in a country requiring an immigration medical exam for more than six months within the past year.
Family members of the applicant who are already residing in Canada as temporary residents and meet the above criteria may also be exempt from the immigration medical exam.
IRCC states that launching this exemption policy helps streamline the application process for low-risk applicants already in Canada while effectively managing public health risks. This policy also contributes to faster immigration processing, helping foreign nationals already in Canada transition to permanent resident status more quickly. Furthermore, IRCC noted in its statement that it will contact individuals who do not meet the exemption criteria to discuss next steps.
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