Hepatitis B

[AustoCan]

Would someone with Hep B be turned down from being able to migrate to Canada - if their spouse lives in Canada?

 

[bigredmoose]

Would someone with Hep B be turned down from being able to migrate to Canada - if their spouse lives in Canada?

Currently spousal approvals do not hinge on medical results. You can come to Canada under the spousal class regardless of medical condition.

 

[canadianwoman]

If your spouse is a Canadian citizen or PR and sponsors you, the fact you have Hepatitis B will not prevent you from being approved.

 

[bml1981]

The spousal application consists of two application 1) the sponsorship (seeing if your sponsor has the financial means to support the person they are sponsoring) 2) the PR application. The PR application is just like any other application and is evaluated on the exact same grounds. You cannot be a medical burden on the society of Canada.If CIC feels Hep B is a significant communicable disease, then that person would be inadmissible and thus not eligible to be a PR.

 

[Applechunks]

The spousal application consists of two application 1) the sponsorship (seeing if your sponsor has the financial means to support the person they are sponsoring) 2) the PR application. The PR application is just like any other application and is evaluated on the exact same grounds. You cannot be a medical burden on the society of Canada.If CIC feels Hep B is a significant communicable disease, then that person would be inadmissible and thus not eligible to be a PR.

This is not accurate in the case of the Family class sponsorship (In this case, spouse). The excessive burden clause is not applicable.
Taken directly from CIC:
Some groups of permanent resident applicants are exempt from the excessive demands assessment:
•family class sponsored spouses, common-law partners and dependent children
•convention refugees or people in similar circumstances and
•protected persons.

 

[Applechunks]

The spousal application consists of two application 1) the sponsorship (seeing if your sponsor has the financial means to support the person they are sponsoring) 2) the PR application. The PR application is just like any other application and is evaluated on the exact same grounds. You cannot be a medical burden on the society of Canada.If CIC feels Hep B is a significant communicable disease, then that person would be inadmissible and thus not eligible to be a PR.

Spousal sponsorship applicants are not exempt from the "danger to public health" clause but Hep B is highly unlikely to be categorised as such. Therefore the OP should not have any difficulties with their application.