{"id":105908,"date":"2022-10-14T15:09:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T19:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-implements-new-medical-exam-exemptions-for-certain-immigration-candidates\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T19:09:07","slug":"canada-implements-new-medical-exam-exemptions-for-certain-immigration-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-implements-new-medical-exam-exemptions-for-certain-immigration-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Implements New Medical Exam Exemptions For Certain Immigration Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-waives-need-for-medical-exams-for-180000-immigration-applicants\/\">medical exam exemptions<\/a> for certain immigrants in order to speed up application processing.<\/p>\n<p>The move covers candidates considered low-risk, who are already in Canada and previously completed a medical exam that has now expired.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) looks to tackle a massive backlog of applications that built up during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Temporary Public Policy was signed by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on October 5, and implemented on October 12 by IRCC. It will remain in place for two years, until October 6 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis supports faster processing of applications to help eligible foreign nationals quickly obtain temporary or permanent resident status,\u201d IRCC said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-waives-need-for-medical-exams-for-180000-immigration-applicants\/\">Canada Waives Need For Medical Exams For 180,000 Immigration Applicants<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-extends-immigration-medical-exam-exemption-until-march-31\/\">Canada Extends Immigration Medical Exam Exemption Until March 31<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/low-risk-applicants-for-immigration-already-in-canada-spared-extra-medical-exam\/\">Low-Risk Applicants for Immigration Already in Canada Spared Extra Medical Exam<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Candidates covered by the exemption are those who have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new or pending application for permanent or temporary residence or a permanent resident visa, made from within Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Completed an immigration medical exam within the last five years and posed no risk to public health or safety, or reported to public health authorities for monitoring, as required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To qualify, candidates must know the unique number of this previous exam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplicants who are not eligible under this temporary public policy are required to undergo an IME as per usual health screening procedures,\u201d IRCC said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIRCC will contact individuals who are not eligible for the exemption to discuss next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2WIqzzzTfYM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In announcing the implementation of the public policy, IRCC said it was seeing \u201cunprecedented interest in Canada from applicants all over the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis temporary public policy helps streamline processing for low-risk applicants, aims to provide better client service and supports faster processing of applications, while effectively managing public health risks,\u201d IRCC said.<\/p>\n<p>The latest public policy follows two similar policies implemented between May 2021 and March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>IRCC says the first two policies benefitted 85,000 immigration applicants, and the latest one is expected to benefit 180,000 candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has implemented medical exam exemptions for certain immigrants in order to speed up application processing. The move covers candidates considered low-risk, who are already in Canada and previously completed a medical exam that has now expired. 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