As the IRCC sees increased interest in immigration to Canada, it is responding to raise standards for acceptance and introduce measures to shorten processing times.

One such measure introduced today by the office of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is to no longer require Immigration Medical Examination (IME) from low-risk foreign nationals living in Canada if they have previously submitted IME with their applications.

To qualify for the exemption, the applicant must have completed an IME within the last five years, showing no threat to public health and safety or that appropriate monitoring is in place. They must also show unique medical identifying numbers from the previous IME. All other applicants must undergo an IME.

The move will benefit more than 180,000 applicants in low-risk categories. In addition, the temporary measures reduce the time and cost of processing applications and accelerate the realization of temporary or permanent resident status. This policy will remain in place until October 6, 2024.

Source: Streamlining immigration medical examination requirements for eligible applicants - Canada.ca