Migration | Health Care | Canadian Health Check | MiExpert |

Basic Medical Check

If you plan to stay in Canada for 6 or more months, and have lived in Hong Kong for at least 6 months in the past year, the Canadian authorities will send a letter to the visa applicant stating that the applicant must go to a designated clinic in Hong Kong for a medical examination within 30 days after receiving the letter. If you fail to attend the medical examination in time, your visa application may be rejected. The medical examination consists of four major items, which includes a basic physical examination, a lung X-ray, and a blood and urine test.

Special Conditions

• There are certain people who are exempted from particular items in the medical examination, as listed below:
• Urine test is only required for those aged 5 and above
• Chest X-rays only required for those 11 or older
• Blood test only required for those 15 or older
• Pregnant women can choose not to accept X-ray examination for the time being and apply to the Immigration Bureau for an extension
  1. Examination will be done after giving birth
  2. Will affect the progress of the application
• Genital and rectal exams not required unless doctor deems it necessary

Further Procedures

After completing the medical examination, the doctor or medical institution will send the medical examination report (including relevant X-rays and other results) to the Canadian Immigration Service. While waiting for verification by the Ministry of Medicine, the applicant should patiently wait for an interview notification. Counting from the day of the medical examination, the medical examination report is valid for one year. If the applicant fails to obtain a visa within one year, a new medical examination is required. The medical examination fee is approximately HK$1,000 to HK$2,200 (depending on the age group and the required medical examination items).

Updates as of May 20th 2022

Further amendments have been made to the health check as of this year, of which the details can be seen listed below:

• No symptoms of Covid-19
• Vaccinated individuals are exempt from the 14-day home quarantine, airport nucleic acid testing, etc.
  • Upload vaccination records to ArriveCAN to be apply for exemption
• Unvaccinated children between 5 to 11 are required to wear a mask in public places
  • Including schools and day camps
  • For 14 days after arriving in Canada
• Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds must follow a checklist of testing and quarantine requirements
• Passengers who have been vaccinated do not need to undergo airport inspection but will be randomly sampled
• Passengers who are randomly selected must complete the COVID-test on the day they arrive in Canada