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A temporary medical exam exemption for some foreign citizens applying for immigration to Canada is being renewed by Canada’s immigration department.

The existing medical exam exemption for immigration candidates seeking from within Canada has been extended until March 31, 2022, by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The public policy was initially implemented in June and was supposed to expire on December 28.

When applying for permanent residency, foreign nationals must provide an immigration medical exam or a unique medical identifying number from a prior exam.

If they have already completed a medical exam and meet the following criteria: they have applied for permanent residency and have not completed a new immigration medical exam; they have completed a medical exam within the last five years and were found to pose no risk to public health or safety, or they have complied with a requirement to report to health authorities for monitoring, and they have completed a medical exam within the last five years and were found to pose no risk to public health or safety, or they have complied with a requirement to report

They have not lived in a nation on the federal government’s list of countries requiring an immigration medical exam for more than six months in the previous year.

If the applicant’s family members are also in Canada and match the following conditions, they may be eligible under this program.

Individuals who are not eligible for the public policy will be contacted by IRCC to discuss the next measures, according to a press statement from the immigration agency.

This policy, according to the IRCC, helps accelerate application processing for low-risk, in-Canada applicants while simultaneously controlling public health hazards.

The measure is also designed to facilitate the processing of immigration applications. Despite the fact that IRCC met its objective of admitting 401,000 new immigrants this year, the agency is currently facing a massive backlog. According to the latest recent statistics, approximately 1.8 million immigrants are awaiting permanent residency status.