Do I need a valid medical exam after I got my work permit approval leter, to enter canada?

[workpermitapplicant]

Hi everyone.

I recently got my work permit approval letter and also my VISA. At the time I applied for my work permit I had a valid medical exam but it took so long to issue my visa and now the medical exam is expired.
Now I have my visa, my work permit approval letter and an expired medical exam, and I live outside Canada.
Do I need to take another medical exam?
Is it necessary to wait for any instruction letters from IRCC or can I just show take the exam without any instruction letters?

 

[wonderbly]

Hi everyone.

I recently got my work permit approval letter and also my VISA. At the time I applied for my work permit I had a valid medical exam but it took so long to issue my visa and not the medical exam is expired.
Now I have my visa, my work permit approval letter and an invalid medical exam.
Do I need to take another medical exam?
Is it necessary to wait for any instruction letters from IRCC or can I just show take the exam without any instruction letters?

Yes you need a new medical (I'm assuming you are outside Canada). You can go and do an upfront medical and send to IRCC via webform. You will not be allowed inside Canada until you receive approval from IRCC that you have passed your new medicals.

 

[workpermitapplicant]

Yes you need a new medical (I'm assuming you are outside Canada). You can go and do an upfront medical and send to IRCC via webform. You will not be allowed inside Canada until you receive approval from IRCC that you have passed your new medicals.

Thanks for your reply.
Yes, I live outside Canada.
How did you find out that you need a medical exam? The only useful information I found on canada.ca is this page : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...temporary-residents/country-requirements.html
Do you have any other official information about this issue besides the mentioned page?

 

[wonderbly]

Thanks for your reply.
Yes, I live outside Canada.
How did you find out that you need a medical exam? The only useful information I found on canada.ca is this page : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...temporary-residents/country-requirements.html
Do you have any other official information about this issue besides the mentioned page?

IRCC has been repeating this over and over on Twitter. You can check on their handle.