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:
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Want to come to Canada for a span of more than six months and,
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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 |