On May 14, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that due to the current COVID-19 situation in India, effective May 16th,2021, panel physicians will temporarily stop providing upfront medical exams for Canadian immigration as the pandemic requires panel physicians to focus on critical medical services.

This will not affect up front medical appointments already scheduled. If you arrive at a client without an IMM 1017 form with IME number, the Panel Physician will not complete your medical exam.

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