The exam does not have a pass or fail – but your results can lead to medical inadmissibility Technically, you cannot “fail” a Canadian immigration medical exam the way you might fail a driving test. The panel physician who conducts…
Tuberculosis is the primary public health condition IRCC screens for at the Canadian immigration medical exam — and the only condition that triggers a mandatory post-arrival monitoring requirement. This guide explains what the chest X-ray checks for, what each of the three possible TB-related results means for your application, and exactly what the medical surveillance process looks like if inactive tuberculosis is found.
IRCC updated its designated country list for immigration medical exams in November 2025 — adding Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela while removing Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, and Taiwan. More than 100 countries remain on the list. This guide explains how the country list works, which three situations trigger the IME requirement for temporary residents, and what to do if your country is on the list.