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Medical Examination Country-wise Checklist

A medical examination is not always required for a person to be granted entry into Canada. The requirement for medical examination stems from medical inadmissibility grounds, and is based on scientific facts, including but not limited to:

Diseases that are endemic in certain countries and which may pose health risks to Canadian citizens and permanent residents;
As a person continues to live in an environment, he or she may develop resistance to the pathogens that are prevalent in that area. However, when that person re-enters Canada, the Canadian citizen or permanent resident may not have developed that resistance to that specific pathogen, etc.

Individuals who have lived consecutively for 6 months or more, temporarily, in one (or more) countries listed as “Required” (in the below list) in the last 1 year must undergo a medical examination in order to be granted entry into Canada.

Country	Medical Examination
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Not Required
Algeria	Required
American Samoa	Not Required
Andorra	Not Required
Angola	Required
Anguilla	Not Required
Antigua & Barbuda	Not Required
Argentina	Not Required
Armenia	Required
Ascension	Not Required
Australia	Not Required
Austria	Not Required
Azerbaijan	Required
Azores	Not Required
Bahamas	Not Required
Bahrain	Not Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not Required
Belarus	Required
Belau – Republic of	Required
Belgium	Not Required
Belize	Not Required
Benin	Required
Bermuda	Not Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bora Bora	Not Required
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Required
Brunei	Required
Bulgaria	Not Required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burma (Myanmar)	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chagos Archipelago	Not Required
Chile	Not Required
China	Required
Colombia	Not Required
Comoros	Required
Congo, Democratic Republic	Required
Congo, Republic of	Required
Costa Rica	Not Required
Croatia	Not Required
Cuba	Not Required
Cyprus	Not Required
Czech Republic	Not Required
Denmark	Not Required
Desirade	Not Required
Djibouti	Required
Dominica	Not Required
Dominican Republic	Required
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Not Required
El Salvador	Required
Equatorial Guinea	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not Required
Ethiopia	Required
Fiji	Required
Finland	Not Required
France	Not Required
French collectivity of Wallis and Futuna	Not Required
French Guiana	Not Required
French Polynesia	Not Required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not Required
Ghana	Required
Gibraltar	Not Required
Greece	Not Required
Greenland	Required
Grenada	Not Required
Guadeloupe	Not Required
Guam	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Honduras	Required
Hong Kong	Required
Huahine	Not Required
Hungary	Not Required
Iceland	Not Required
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Not Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not Required
Island – Christmas	Not Required
Island – Easter	Not Required
Island – Lord Howe	Not Required
Island – Niue	Not Required
Island – Norfolk	Not Required
Island – Pitcairn	Not Required
Island – Truk	Required
Island – Wake	Not Required
Island – Yap	Required
Islands – Admiralty	Required
Islands – Austral	Not Required
Islands – Balearic	Not Required
Islands – British Virgin	Not Required
Islands – Canary	Not Required
Islands – Cayman	Not Required
Islands – Cocos	Not Required
Islands – Cook	Not Required
Islands – Cooz	Required
Islands – Falkland	Not Required
Islands – Faroe	Not Required
Islands – Gambier	Not Required
Islands – Kerguelen	Not Required
Islands – Loyalty	Not Required
Islands – Marquesas	Not Required
Islands – Marshall	Required
Islands – Midway	Not Required
Islands – New Guinea	Required
Islands – Solomon	Required
Islands – Tokelau	Not Required
Islands – U.S. Trust Terr. of Pacific	Required
Islands – U.S. Virgin	Not Required
Israel	Not Required
Italy	Not Required
Ivory Coast	Required
Jamaica	Not Required
Japan	Not Required
Johnston Atoll	Not Required
Jordan	Not Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Korea, North	Required
Korea, South	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kosrae	Required
Kuwait	Not Required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Required
Lebanon	Not Required
Lesotho	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not Required
Lithuania	Required
Luxembourg	Not Required
Macao	Required
Macedonia	Not Required
Madagascar	Required
Madeira	Not Required
Maio	Required
Makatea	Not Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Required
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Not Required
Martinique	Not Required
Maupiti	Not Required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not Required
Mexico	Not Required
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Not Required
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Not Required
Montserrat	Not Required
Moorea	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Namibia	Required
Nauru	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not Required
Netherlands Antilles	Not Required
New Britain	Required
New Caledonia	Not Required
New Guinea Mainland	Required
New Hebrides	Required
New Ireland	Required
New Zealand	Not Required
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
Northern Mariana	Required
Northern Sinai	Not Required
Norway	Not Required
Oman	Not Required
Pakistan	Required
Palau	Required
Panama	Required
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not Required
Ponape	Required
Portugal	Not Required
Puerto Rico	Not Required
Qatar	Required
Raiatea	Not Required
Reunion	Not Required
Romania	Required
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
Sabah	Required
Saharawi Arab Democratic Rep.	Required
San Marino	Not Required
Sao Tome e Principe	Required
Sarawak	Required
Saudi Arabia	Not Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not Required
Seychelles	Not Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Required
Slovakia	Not Required
Slovenia	Not Required
Society Archipelago	Not Required
Somali Republic	Required
South Africa – Rep. of	Required
Spain	Not Required
Sri Lanka	Required
St. Kitts & Nevis	Not Required
St. Lucia	Not Required
St. Martin	Not Required
St. Pierre et Miquelon	Not Required
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Not Required
Sudan	Required
Surinam	Not Required
Swaziland	Required
Sweden	Not Required
Switzerland	Not Required
Syria	Not Required
Tahaa	Not Required
Tahiti	Not Required
Taiwan	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Terre Australes et Antartiques	Not Required
Thailand	Required
Tibet	Required
Timor-Leste	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Not Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Not Required
Tristan Da Cunha	Not Required
Tuamotu Archipelago	Not Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Not Required
Turkmenistan	Required
Turks and Caicos	Not Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required
United Arab Emirates	Not Required
United Kingdom	Not Required
United States of America	Not Required
Uruguay	Not Required
Uzbekistan	Required
Vanuatu	Required
Vatican City State	Not Required
Venezuela	Not Required
Vietnam	Required
Wallis and Futuna	Required
West Bank/Gaza	Not Required
Western Sahara	Required
Western Samoa	Not Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required