Temporary Residents by Country or Territory

Appendix A – The Temporary Residents by Country or Territory

Under the terms specified in Canada’s immigration law, applicants would need to give a medical examination if they:

Want to come to Canada for a span of more than six months and,
Have lived or travelled for six months in a country or territory listed below in the year before they come to Canada

It is worth highlighting that the above-mentioned conditions apply in case 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

Colin R. Singer

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