Find out if you need a medical exam
If you are applying to become a temporary resident of Canada, you must have a medical exam if you:
- want to come to Canada for more than six months, and
- have lived or travelled for six 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 third column.
Country/Territory | Medical Office |
Immigration Medical Exam (IME) required |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | New Delhi | YES |
Albania | London | NO |
Algeria | London | YES |
American Samoa | Manila | NO |
Andorra | London | NO |
Angola | London | YES |
Anguilla | Ottawa | NO |
Antigua & Barbuda | Ottawa | NO |
Argentina | Ottawa | YES |
Armenia | London | YES |
Ascension | London | NO |
Australia | Manila | NO |
Austria | London | NO |
Azerbaijan | London | YES |
Azores | London | NO |
Bahamas | Ottawa | NO |
Bahrain | New Delhi | YES |
Bangladesh | New Delhi | YES |
Barbados | Ottawa | NO |
Belarus | London | YES |
Belau – Republic of | Manila | YES |
Belgium | London | NO |
Belize | Ottawa | YES |
Benin | London | YES |
Bermuda | Ottawa | NO |
Bhutan | New Delhi | YES |
Bolivia | Ottawa | YES |
Bora Bora | Manila | NO |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | London | YES |
Botswana | London | YES |
Brazil | Ottawa | YES |
Brunei | Manila | YES |
Bulgaria | London | NO |
Burkina-Faso | London | YES |
Burma (Myanmar) | Manila | YES |
Burundi | London | YES |
Cambodia | Manila | YES |
Cameroon | London | YES |
Cap Vert | London | YES |
Central African Rep. | London | YES |
Chad | London | YES |
Chagos Archipelago | London | NO |
Chile | Ottawa | NO |
China | Manila | YES |
Colombia | Ottawa | YES |
Comoros – Islamic Federal Republic | London | YES |
Congo – Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) | London | YES |
Congo – Republic (Brazaville) | London | YES |
Costa Rica | Ottawa | NO |
Croatia | London | NO |
Crozet Archipelago | London | NO |
Cuba | Ottawa | NO |
Cyprus | London | NO |
Czech Republic | London | NO |
Denmark | London | NO |
Desirade | Ottawa | NO |
Djibouti | London | YES |
Dominica | Ottawa | NO |
Dominican Republic | Ottawa | YES |
Ecuador | Ottawa | YES |
Egypt | London | NO |
El Salvador | Ottawa | YES |
Equatorial Guinea | London | YES |
Eritrea | London | YES |
Estonia | London | NO |
Ethiopia | London | YES |
Fiji | Manila | NO |
Finland | London | NO |
France | London | NO |
French Guiana | Ottawa | NO |
French Polynesia | Manila | NO |
Gabon Republic | London | YES |
Gambia | London | YES |
Georgia | London | YES |
Germany | London | NO |
Ghana | London | YES |
Gibraltar | London | NO |
Greece | London | NO |
Greenland | London | YES |
Grenada | Ottawa | NO |
Guadeloupe | Ottawa | NO |
Guam | Manila | YES |
Guatemala | Ottawa | YES |
Guinea – Republic of | London | YES |
Guinea-Bissau | London | YES |
Guyana | Ottawa | YES |
Haiti | Ottawa | YES |
Honduras | Ottawa | YES |
Hong Kong | Manila | YES |
Huahine | Manila | NO |
Hungary | London | NO |
Iceland | London | NO |
India | New Delhi | YES |
Indonesia | Manila | YES |
Iran | London | NO |
Iraq | London | YES |
Ireland | London | NO |
Island – Christmas | Manila | NO |
Island – Easter | Ottawa | NO |
Island – Lord Howe | Manila | NO |
Island – Niue | Manila | NO |
Island – Norfolk | Manila | NO |
Island – Pitcairn | Manila | NO |
Island – Truk | Manila | YES |
Island – Wake | Manila | NO |
Island – Yap | Manila | YES |
Islands – Admiralty | Manila | YES |
Islands – Austral | Manila | NO |
Islands – Balearic | London | NO |
Islands – British Virgin | Ottawa | NO |
Islands – Canary | London | NO |
Islands – Cayman | Ottawa | NO |
Islands – Cocos | Manila | NO |
Islands – Cook | Manila | NO |
Islands – Cooz | Manila | YES |
Islands – Falkland | Ottawa | NO |
Islands – Faroe | London | NO |
Islands – Gambier | Manila | NO |
Islands – Kerguelen | London | NO |
Islands – Loyalty | Manila | NO |
Islands – Marquesas | Manila | NO |
Islands – Marshall | Manila | YES |
Islands – Midway | Manila | NO |
Islands – New Guinea | Manila | YES |
Islands – Solomon | Manila | YES |
Islands – Tokelau | Manila | NO |
Islands – U.S. Trust Terr. of Pacific | Manila | YES |
Islands – U.S. Virgin | Ottawa | NO |
Israel | London | NO |
Italy | London | NO |
Ivory Coast | London | YES |
Jamaica | Ottawa | NO |
Japan | Manila | NO |
Johnston Atoll | Manila | NO |
Jordan | London | NO |
Kazakhstan | London | YES |
Kenya | London | YES |
Kiribati | Manila | YES |
Korea (North) | Manila | YES |
Korea (South) | Manila | YES |
Kosovo | London | YES |
Kosrae | Manila | YES |
Kuwait | New Delhi | NO |
Kyrgyzstan | London | YES |
Laos | Manila | YES |
Latvia | London | YES |
Lebanon | London | NO |
Lesotho | London | YES |
Liberia | London | YES |
Libya | London | YES |
Liechtenstein | London | NO |
Lithuania | London | YES |
Luxembourg | London | NO |
Macao | Manila | YES |
Macedonia | London | NO |
Madagascar | London | YES |
Madeira | London | NO |
Maio | Manila | YES |
Makatea | Manila | NO |
Malawi | London | YES |
Malaysia | Manila | YES |
Maldives | Manila | YES |
Mali Republic | London | YES |
Malta | London | NO |
Martinique | Ottawa | NO |
Maupiti | Manila | NO |
Mauritania | London | YES |
Mauritius | London | NO |
Mexico | Ottawa | NO |
Micronesia | Manila | YES |
Moldova | London | YES |
Monaco | London | NO |
Mongolia | Manila | YES |
Montenegro | London | NO |
Montserrat | Ottawa | NO |
Moorea | Manila | YES |
Morocco | London | YES |
Mozambique | London | YES |
Namibia | London | YES |
Nauru | Manila | YES |
Nepal | New Delhi | YES |
Netherlands | London | NO |
Netherlands Antilles | Ottawa | NO |
New Britain | Manila | YES |
New Caledonia | Manila | NO |
New Guinea Mainland | Manila | YES |
New Hebrides | Manila | YES |
New Ireland | Manila | YES |
New Zealand | Manila | NO |
Nicaragua | Ottawa | YES |
Niger | London | YES |
Nigeria | London | YES |
Northern Mariana | Manila | YES |
Northern Sinai | London | NO |
Norway | London | NO |
Oman | New Delhi | NO |
Pakistan | New Delhi | YES |
Palau | Manila | YES |
Panama | Ottawa | YES |
Papua New Guinea | Manila | YES |
Paraguay | Ottawa | YES |
Peru | Ottawa | YES |
Philippines | Manila | YES |
Poland | London | NO |
Ponape | Manila | YES |
Portugal | London | YES |
Puerto Rico | Ottawa | NO |
Qatar | New Delhi | YES |
Raiatea | Manila | NO |
Reunion | London | NO |
Romania | London | YES |
Russia | London | YES |
Rwanda | London | YES |
Sabah | Manila | YES |
Saharawi Arab Democratic Rep. | London | YES |
San Marino | London | NO |
Sao Tome e Principe | London | YES |
Sarawak | Manila | YES |
Saudi Arabia | New Delhi | NO |
Senegal | London | YES |
Serbia | London | NO |
Seychelles | London | YES |
Sierra Leone | London | YES |
Singapore | Manila | NO |
Slovakia | London | NO |
Slovenia | London | NO |
Society Archipelago | Manila | NO |
Somali Republic | London | YES |
South Africa – Rep. of | London | YES |
Spain | London | NO |
Sri Lanka | New Delhi | YES |
St. Barthelemy | Ottawa | NO |
St. Helena | London | NO |
St. Kitts – Nevis | Ottawa | NO |
St. Lucia | Ottawa | NO |
St. Martin | Ottawa | NO |
St. Pierre et Miquelon | London | NO |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Ottawa | NO |
Sudan | London | YES |
Surinam | Ottawa | YES |
Swaziland | London | YES |
Sweden | London | NO |
Switzerland | London | NO |
Syria | London | NO |
Tahaa | Manila | NO |
Tahiti | Manila | NO |
Taiwan | Manila | YES |
Tajikistan | London | YES |
Tanzania | London | YES |
Terre Australes et Antartiques | London | NO |
Thailand | Manila | YES |
Tibet | New Delhi | YES |
Togo | London | YES |
Tonga | Manila | NO |
Trinidad and Tobago | Ottawa | NO |
Tristan Da Cunha | London | NO |
Tuamotu Archipelago | Manila | NO |
Tunisia | London | NO |
Turkey | London | NO |
Turkmenistan | London | YES |
Turks and Caicos | Ottawa | NO |
Tuvalu | Manila | YES |
Uganda | London | YES |
Ukraine | London | YES |
United Arab Emirates | New Delhi | NO |
United Kingdom | London | NO |
United States of America | Ottawa | NO |
Uruguay | Ottawa | NO |
Uzbekistan | London | YES |
Vanuatu | Manila | YES |
Vatican City State | London | NO |
Venezuela | Ottawa | YES |
Vietnam | Manila | YES |
Wallis and Futuna | Manila | YES |
West Bank/Gaza | London | NO |
Western Samoa | Manila | NO |
Yemen | New Delhi | YES |
Zambia | London | YES |
Zimbabwe | London | YES |