What is considered severe disease?

[satmigs]

I am wearing hearing aids on both ears, would it affect my medical?

 

[bian07]

I doubt it would affect it. Things they look for are diseases that could be a "danger to public health, danger to public safety or put an excessive demand on health or social services".

Here is a link to ircc on medical inadmissibility: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...sibility/reasons/medical-inadmissibility.html

 

[LotusLeodis]

This should explain issues regarding hearing impairment that they'd be looking at. From what I read above, it would seem if the hearing impairment is managed and not seen to be a burden on health and social services, then it should be fine.

Canadian Panel Member Guide to Immigration Medical Examinations 2020
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...s/panel-members-guide.html#hearing-impairment

Crossposted with bian07

 

[bian07]

Exceptions
Medical inadmissibility rules for excessive demand reasons don’t apply to:

• refugees and their dependants
• protected persons
• certain people being sponsored by their family, such as dependant children, spouses and common-law partners

This is also said on the site I linked, so if that is true then even if it would get costly to take care of by canadian health services, it shouldn't matter if you're getting sponsored, but I'm not a 100% sure

 

[LotusLeodis]

Exceptions
Medical inadmissibility rules for excessive demand reasons don’t apply to:

• refugees and their dependants
• protected persons
• certain people being sponsored by their family, such as dependant children, spouses and common-law partners

This is also said on the site I linked, so if that is true then even if it would get costly to take care of by canadian health services, it shouldn't matter if you're getting sponsored, but I'm not a 100% sure

Hmm, that seems fairer for families, if that's the case.

 

[PrincessButtercup]

I am wearing hearing aids on both ears, would it affect my medical?

I just completed my medical exam (spousal) and they didn't even test hearing, just eyesight. They did ask me about surgeries and medications though, so if you've had surgery on your ears you will have to mention that. I don't think heading aids would be considered medication per se, but would probably be noticed by the physician, in which case they may ask you about them. I would definitely not worry about them!

 

[canuck78]

Hearing aids will be considered because they are a significant medical expense. They ysually need to be replaced every 5+ years so they won’t even be close to 100k. They range from 2-10k depending what type, how many and where you buy them.