Find out if you need a medical exam for your temporary resident application
If you’re applying to become a temporary resident of Canada, you must have an immigration medical exam (IME) if one of the following conditions apply:
- you want to come to Canada for more than 6 months and have lived in, or travelled to, certain countries or territories, for 6 months or more in a row, in the year before you come to Canada, or
- you are applying for a parent and grandparent super visa, or
- you want to work in a job in which public health must be protected (for example: health care or child care)
- If public health must be protected you need an exam. It doesn’t matter which countries or territories you’ve visited or how long you plan to stay in Canada.
Countries and territories where an IME is required
The list of countries and territories where an IME is required was updated on November 3, 2025
An IME is now needed if you have lived in or visited:
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
An IME is no longer needed if you lived in or visited:
- Armenia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Iraq
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Taiwan
These changes don’t affect applications submitted before November 3, 2025.
You need an IME if there is a “yes” in the second column. Countries and territories 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 | yes New: As of November 3, 2025 | Ottawa |
| Armenia | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | yes New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | London |
| Lebanon | no | London |
| Lesotho | yes | London |
| Liberia | yes | London |
| Libya | yes | London |
| Liechtenstein | no | London |
| Lithuania | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 |
| Palestine | no | London |
| 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) | no New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | yes New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 | yes New: As of November 3, 2025 | 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 |