Medical Question???

[dennisV]

My question concerns the Medical for Immigration (permanent residency).  My application is being processed in the Detroit CIC office.  It was submitted in 2006 and I had to go through an appeal process with CIC on October 16, 2008. The decision made was to allow me to go forward with the Immigration Process.  Since my original medical exam expired after 1 year I am now required to have another exam.  

Since the time of my first exam I had to have a prostatectomy because of the discovery of prostrate cancer.  The cancer was totally contained within the gland which was removed on November 4, 2008 and I have the pathology report stating this.  I will of course have to disclose this during my new medical exam and I am concerned how this may affect my entry into Canada for permanent residency.

What documentation must I submit during my new medical exam to show I am not a medical burden to Canada?  

I have US Medical for life as a Veteran and I was operated on in America.  I am 62 years an American Citizen from the State of Alaska and I am a Veteran of Vietnam.  I work for the Civil Service out of Elmendorf AF base in Anchorage six months of the year and I am home here in Canada from late September until mid March.  I have been married to my Canadian spouse since January of 2004.

Thank you...

[dennisV]

I just found information on the web that stated, "Under the new Immigration law, medical inadmissibility on the grounds of burden on the health care system has been removed."

Does anyone know if this is true or not?  

If it is true it answers my question.

[Leon]

Where did you find it, what context?

If you are being sponsored as a spouse, I do believe I heard at some point that spouses can not be refused for medical reasons but somebody please reply who knows anything about that for sure.

[PMM]

Hi

Where did you find it, what context?

If you are being sponsored as a spouse, I do believe I heard at some point that spouses can not be refused for medical reasons but somebody please reply who knows anything about that for sure.

Spousal applicants cannot be refused for excessive demand, they can be refused for diseases that are a danger to the public.

PMM

[dennisV]

Thank you both for replying to my question.

Leon, you asked where I found the info I stated earlier:  

Applicants may be denied a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa solely on medical grounds, if:

Their condition would endanger the health or safety of the Canadian population at large; or
Their admission might cause excessive demand on existing social or health services provided by the government. *


When determining whether any person is inadmissible on medical grounds, the medical officer is obliged to consider the nature, severity or probable duration of any health impairment from which the person is suffering as well as other factors, such as:

Danger of contagion;
Unpredictable or unusual behaviour that may create a danger to public safety; and
The supply of social or health services that the person may require in Canada and whether the use of such services will deprive Canadian nationals of these services.

* The excessive demand component is waived under the Family Sponsorship category of Canada immigration for the spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner and dependent children of the Sponsor. The Sponsored person(s) still may be refused if their condition is considered to be a danger to Canadian public health or safety.

http://www.canadavisa.com/immigration-medical-inadmissibility.html

[Leon]

Ok, but where did you find this one?

I just found information on the web that stated, "Under the new Immigration law, medical inadmissibility on the grounds of burden on the health care system has been removed."

[PMM]

Hi

Ok, but where did you find this one?

I just found information on the web that stated, "Under the new Immigration law, medical inadmissibility on the grounds of burden on the health care system has been removed."

OP2

5.20. Exceptions to medical inadmissibility
A38(2)(a) states that spouses, common-law partners and dependent children who are members of
the family class are not inadmissible even if they have a medical condition that will result in
excessive demand to health or social services.
R24 provides further exemption from medical inadmissibility that might reasonably be expected to
cause excessive demand on health or social services for conjugal partners and children to be
adopted

PMM