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If you are applying to visit, study, work or immigrate as a permanent resident to go to Canada, you might need to pass a Medical Exam, under one of the following programs for example:
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Find out below if you have to get a Medical Exam done.
Requirements for Temporary Residents (Visitors, Students, Workers)
- Visitors:
- If you are intending to stay for 6 months or less, you don't need to pass the Medical Exam.
- If you are intending to stay for more than 6 months, AND have lived 6 consecutive months or more in the last year in a country in the list below, you will need to pass the Medical Exam.
- If you are applying for a Super Visa, you will be required to pass the Medical Exam.
- Students:
- If you intend to study for 6 months or less, you do not need to pass the Medical Exam.
- If you intend to study for more than 6 months, AND have lived 6 consecutive months or more in the last year in a country in the list below, you will need to pass the Medical Exam.
- Workers:
- If you will be working in an occupation where public health is to be protected, you will need to pass the Medical Exam.
- If you intend to work for 6 months or less in a job not related to public health, you will not need to pass the Medical Exam.
- If you intend to work for more than 6 months, AND have lived 6 consecutive months or more in the last year in a country in the list below, you will need to pass the Medical Exam.
You can get your exam before you submit your application (before Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) asks you to). This is called an Upfront Medical Exam (For the Student Direct Stream for example).
If you intend to stay in Canada for more than 6 months, AND have lived 6 consecutive months or more in the last year in a country below where there is a “yes” in the second column, you will need a Medical Exam.
Country/Territory | Medical Exam Required |
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Afghanistan | YES |
Albania | NO |
Algeria | YES |
American Samoa | NO |
Andorra, Principality of | NO |
Angola | YES |
Antigua and Barbuda | NO |
Argentina | NO |
Armenia | YES |
Australia | NO |
Australian external territory: Christmas Island | NO |
Australian external territory: Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NO |
Australian external territory: Norfolk Island | NO |
Austria | NO |
Azerbaijan | YES |
Bahamas | NO |
Bahrain | NO |
Bangladesh | YES |
Barbados | NO |
Belarus | YES |
Belgium | NO |
Belize | NO |
Benin | YES |
Bhutan | YES |
Bolivia | YES |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | YES |
Botswana | YES |
Brazil | YES |
British Crown Dependency: Channel Islands | NO |
British Crown Dependency: Isle of Man, Mann | NO |
British Indian Ocean Territory: Chagos Archipelago | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Akrotiri and Dhekelia | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Anguilla | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Bermuda | NO |
British Overseas Territory: British Virgin Islands | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Cayman Islands | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Falkland Islands | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Gibraltar | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Monserrat | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Pitcairn | NO |
British Overseas Territory: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | NO |
British Overseas Territory: St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cuna | NO |
British Overseas Territory: Turks and Caicos | NO |
Brunei Darussalam | YES |
Bulgaria | NO |
Burkina Faso | YES |
Burundi | YES |
Cabo Verde | YES |
Cambodia | YES |
Cameroon | YES |
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) | YES |
Central African Republic | YES |
Chad | YES |
Channel Islands (British Crown Dependency) | NO |
Chile | NO |
Chile, Special territory of: Easter Island | NO |
China (PRC) | YES |
China (PRC), Hong Kong | YES |
China (PRC), Macao | YES |
Colombia | NO |
Comoros, Union of | YES |
Congo-Brazzaville | YES |
Congo-Kinshasa | YES |
Cook Islands (in association with New Zealand) | NO |
Costa Rica | NO |
Côte d’Ivoire | YES |
Croatia | NO |
Cuba | NO |
Cyprus | NO |
Czech Republic | NO |
Denmark | NO |
Denmark: Faroe Islands (country within the Kingdom of Denmark) | NO |
Denmark: Greenland (country within the kingdom of) | YES |
Djibouti | YES |
Dominica | NO |
Dominican Republic | YES |
Ecuador | YES |
Egypt | NO |
Eire | NO |
El Salvador | YES |
Equatorial Guinea | YES |
Eritrea | YES |
Estonia | NO |
Eswatini | YES |
Ethiopia | YES |
Faroe Islands (country within the Kingdom of Denmark) | NO |
Fiji | YES |
Finland | NO |
France | NO |
France: French Guiana - Overseas dept. and region of | NO |
France: French Polynesia collectivité | NO |
France: French Southern and Antarctic Territories | NO |
France: Guadeloupe/Desirade - Overseas dept. and terr. | NO |
France: Martinique. overseas department | NO |
France: New Caledonia collectivité | NO |
France: Réunion department | NO |
France: Saint Barthélemy collectivité | NO |
France: Saint Martin collectivité | NO |
France: St. Pierre and Miquelon collectivité | NO |
France: Wallis and Futuna collectivité | NO |
Gabon | YES |
Gambia | YES |
Georgia | YES |
Germany | NO |
Ghana | YES |
Greece | NO |
Greenland (country within the Kingdom of Denmark) | YES |
Grenada | NO |
Guatemala | YES |
Guernsey (Channel Islands) | NO |
Guinea, Equatorial Rep. of | YES |
Guinea, Rep. of | YES |
Guinea-Bissau | YES |
Guyana | YES |
Haiti | YES |
Holy See | NO |
Honduras | YES |
Hong Kong: SAR of the PRC | YES |
Hungary | NO |
Iceland | NO |
India | YES |
Indonesia | YES |
Iran | NO |
Iraq | YES |
Ireland, Southern (Eire) | NO |
Israel | NO |
Italy | NO |
Ivory Coast | YES |
Jamaica | NO |
Japan | NO |
Jersey (Channel Islands) | NO |
Jordan | NO |
Kazakhstan | YES |
Kenya | YES |
Kiribati | YES |
Korea, North (Democratic People’s Republic of) | YES |
Korea, South (Republic of) | YES |
Kosovo | YES |
Kuwait | NO |
Kyrgyzstan | YES |
Lao, People’s Democratic Republic | YES |
Latvia | YES |
Lebanon | NO |
Lesotho | YES |
Liberia | YES |
Libya | YES |
Liechtenstein | NO |
Lithuania | YES |
Luxemburg | NO |
Macao, SAR of the PRC | YES |
Macedonia, Rep. of | NO |
Madagascar | YES |
Malawi | YES |
Malaysia (Peninsular and East) | YES |
Maldives | YES |
Mali | YES |
Malta | NO |
Man, Isle of (British Crown Dependency) | NO |
Marshall Islands | YES |
Mauritania | YES |
Mauritius | NO |
Mexico | NO |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | YES |
Moldova, Republic of | YES |
Monaco | NO |
Mongolia | YES |
Montenegro, Rep. of | NO |
Morocco | YES |
Mozambique | YES |
Myanmar | YES |
Namibia | YES |
Nauru | YES |
Nepal | YES |
Netherlands | NO |
Netherlands: Aruba, constituent country of the | NO |
Netherlands: Bonnaire, special municipality of the | NO |
Netherlands: Curaçao, constituent country of the | NO |
Netherlands: Saba, special municipality of the | NO |
Netherlands: Sint Eustatius, special municipality of the | NO |
Netherlands: Sint Maarten, constituent country of the | NO |
New Zealand | NO |
New Zealand: Cook Islands (in free association with NZ) | NO |
New Zealand: Niue (in free association with NZ) | NO |
New Zealand: Tokelau (territory of NZ) | NO |
Nicaragua | YES |
Niger | YES |
Nigeria | YES |
Niue (country in free association with New Zealand) | NO |
Norway | NO |
Oman | NO |
Pakistan | YES |
Palau | YES |
Palestinian Authority (West Bank/Gaza) | NO |
Panama | YES |
Papua New Guinea | YES |
Paraguay | YES |
Peru | YES |
Philippines | YES |
Poland | NO |
Portugal | NO |
Portugal: Azores, autonomous region of | NO |
Portugal: Madeira, autonomous region of | NO |
Qatar | YES |
Romania | YES |
Russia | YES |
Rwanda | YES |
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of | NO |
Saint Lucia | NO |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NO |
Samoa, American | NO |
Samoa, Independent State of | NO |
San Marino | NO |
Sao Tome and Principe | YES |
Saudi Arabia | NO |
Senegal | YES |
Serbia | NO |
Seychelles | NO |
Sierra Leone | YES |
Singapore | YES |
Slovakia | NO |
Slovenia | NO |
Solomon Islands | YES |
Somalia | YES |
South Africa | YES |
South Sudan, Rep. of | YES |
Spain (and Balearics) | NO |
Spain: Canary Islands, autonomous community of Spain | NO |
Sri Lanka | YES |
Sudan, South | YES |
Sudan. Republic of (North) | YES |
Suriname | NO |
Sweden | NO |
Switzerland | NO |
Syria | NO |
Taiwan (Republic of China) | YES |
Tajikistan | YES |
Tanzania | YES |
Thailand | YES |
Timor-Leste | YES |
Togo | YES |
Tokelau (territory of New Zealand) | NO |
Tonga | NO |
Trinidad and Tobago | NO |
Tunisia | YES |
TürkiyeTurkiye | NO |
Turkmenistan | YES |
Tuvalu | YES |
Uganda | YES |
Ukraine | YES |
United Arab Emirates | NO |
United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | NO |
United Kingdom: British Crown Dependency: Channel Islands | NO |
United Kingdom: British Indian Ocean Territory: Chagos Archipelago | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: British Virgin Islands | NO |
United Kingdom: British Crown Dependency: Isle of Man, Mann | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Akrotiri and Dhekelia | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Anguilla | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Bermuda | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Cayman Islands | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Falkland Islands | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Gibraltar | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Montserrat | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Pitcairn | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cuna | NO |
United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: Turks and Caicos | NO |
Uruguay | NO |
USA (Continental USA and Hawaii) | NO |
USA: Guam | YES |
USA: Midway Island, territory of the USA | NO |
USA: Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the USA | YES |
USA: Puerto Rico, unincorporated territory of the USA | NO |
USA: Virgin Islands of the USA | NO |
USA: Wake Island | NO |
Uzbekistan | YES |
Vanuatu | YES |
Vatican City | NO |
Venezuela | NO |
Viet Nam | YES |
Virgin Islands (British) | NO |
Virgin Islands (of the United States) | NO |
Yemen | YES |
Zambia | YES |
Zimbabwe | YES |