Canada Requires Medical Exams for Specific Job Categories

Canada has announced that applicants for certain job categories must complete an immigration medical exam before being approved to work in the country. This requirement is aimed at protecting public health and applies to roles involving close, repeated contact with individuals who may be particularly susceptible to illness.

The eight job categories that trigger this medical exam requirement include: workers in healthcare settings, clinical laboratory workers, patient attendants in long-term care homes, medical students admitted to Canada, medical electives and physicians on short-term locums, workers in primary or secondary school settings or child-care settings, domestic workers, and in-home caregivers to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. Those falling outside these categories are generally not required to undergo the examination as part of their employment approval process.