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Hi all
My sister and her family did received medical request early october 2026
They did apply for H&C in summer of 2023
Recived AIP in April 2025.
They did have medical exam back home in 2022 just before coming to Canada .
Same here and 3 other person from same timeline recieved medical request in early October,is there any new update they got?
 
https://www.instagram.com/indicate_immigration/reel/Defqt85N99K/?hl=en
based ircc processing time what they posted on their website still 28 months left but as always canuck says we do NOT have to believe whatever IRCC saying or posted, they got FD while IRCC internal system still shows need to wait for over 2.4 years
isn't IRCC's inconsistency?

Estimated time left​

28 months left

stage 2 approval recently so

Many of these
https://www.instagram.com/indicate_immigration/reel/Defqt85N99K/?hl=en
based ircc processing time what they posted on their website still 28 months left but as always canuck says we do NOT have to believe whatever IRCC saying or posted, they got FD while IRCC internal system still shows need to wait for over 2.4 years
isn't IRCC's inconsistency?

Estimated time left​

28 months left

stage 2 approval recently so

We are trusting an instagram post with almost no detail and where applicant’s faces are blurred out? These posts are often just advertisements for their immigration services.
 
Under IRCC’s temporary public policy (extended until October 5, 2029), you are exempt from completing a new Immigration Medical Exam (IME) if you satisfy all of the following requirements:

Do You Qualify for the Exemption?

To reuse your expired or old medical results, your situation must match these official criteria:
1. Physical Presence: You must be actively and physically living inside Canada. (IRCC explicitly clarified that if you have moved outside Canada, you can no longer use this policy, even if your last exam was done here).
2. The 5-Year Window: You must have completed your previous IME within the last 5 years from the date you submit your new application.
3. Low Health Risk: Your previous medical exam results must have been assessed as low risk or no risk to Canadian public health or safety.

There are more requirements if you read the whole policy and most of H&C applicants these days have either never had status in Canada or had a period without healthcare coverage in Canada. Many H&C applicants are seniors so health can change over time or are claiming H&C based on health need of one of the applicants so changes in health over time are extremely relevant. PGP applicants are also typically required to do another medical even if they have been visiting Canada for multiple years. The public policy is really meant for young people who have been working or studying in Canada over the past up to 5 years and have qualified to access to the provincial health system throughout that period and are now applying for PR.
 
Submitted application in January 2024
AIP May 2024
Sent all required documents and medical was done by August 2024
And nothing new


What was your grounds for H&C. This timeline is for urgent processing although now even urgent processing take much longer than a few months.
 
Same here and 3 other person from same timeline recieved medical request in early October,is there any new update they got?

Would be too early to see a change. We don’t know how long the backlog is for AIP applicants. Given the quotas are so low it is tough to determine how fast people will move from AIP to PR. IRCC also likes to approve people over the full year so although there may be enough of a backlog to land everyone on January 1 2027, IRCC will typically only approve a certain amount of people per month. Think the quota for general H&C may be around 1000 people per year so IRCC would aim to land around 85 people per month. Would be interesting to see what the H&C backlog is although IRCC doesn’t typically break it down as pre-AIP and with AIP. Typically IRCC posts information about applications in process around this time of year.
 
Under IRCC’s temporary public policy (extended until October 5, 2029), you are exempt from completing a new Immigration Medical Exam (IME) if you satisfy all of the following requirements:

Do You Qualify for the Exemption?

To reuse your expired or old medical results, your situation must match these official criteria:
1. Physical Presence: You must be actively and physically living inside Canada. (IRCC explicitly clarified that if you have moved outside Canada, you can no longer use this policy, even if your last exam was done here).
2. The 5-Year Window: You must have completed your previous IME within the last 5 years from the date you submit your new application.
3. Low Health Risk: Your previous medical exam results must have been assessed as low risk or no risk to Canadian public health or safety.
Eligibility depends on IRCC’s specific policy and the applicant’s circumstances. It’s best to check the official IRCC guidance before relying on the exemption.