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