Bringing Parent Over - Stargardt's Disease

[kdsheils]

Hi everyone!

I am a Canadian citizen who is married to my significant other - British national who currently has PR in Canada. We live in Ontario. We would like to bring his mother over but she has stargardt's disease - essentially juvenile macular degeneration. She is partially sighted and cannot drive a vehicle but lives completely independently and does not require our help day to day. She has a job and has had this condition since she was 15 (she is now 60).

My question is: would she be denied right from the get go due to her medical exam?

I don't think she puts any extra strain on the Canadian healthcare system as she does not require any treatments/specialist appointments. She has lived with this for so long, it's her normal!

I would appreciate any feedback as I know decisions are made on a case by case basis but I can't find ANYTHING about any inadmissible conditions online!

Best wishes.

 

[Rob_TO]

Hi everyone!

I am a Canadian citizen who is married to my significant other - British national who currently has PR in Canada. We live in Ontario. We would like to bring his mother over but she has stargardt's disease - essentially juvenile macular degeneration. She is partially sighted and cannot drive a vehicle but lives completely independently and does not require our help day to day. She has a job and has had this condition since she was 15 (she is now 60).

My question is: would she be denied right from the get go due to her medical exam?

I don't think she puts any extra strain on the Canadian healthcare system as she does not require any treatments/specialist appointments. She has lived with this for so long, it's her normal!

I would appreciate any feedback as I know decisions are made on a case by case basis but I can't find ANYTHING about any inadmissible conditions online!

Best wishes.

You can read info on medical inadmissibility due to excessive demand here. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/medic/admiss/excessive.asp
IRCC would be looking at the potential healthcare costs during her first 10 years as a PR in Canada. So while a condition may be stable now, if there is reason to believe she will develop complications as she gets older, it may be a problem.

An applicant is never denied immediately due to a medical condition. In all excessive demand cases, you would get a procedural fairness letter first in all cases, giving you the opportunity to address the cost concern with your own doctors/specialist opinions and to show any evidence that the costs should be minimal or non-existent, to counter IRCC's opinion.

 

[kdsheils]

Rob - Thank you so much!! This is very helpful. I appreciate your detailed answer and for pointing me in the right direction.