Toronto panel physicians for immigration medical exams

What an IRCC panel physician does

An IRCC panel physician has one defined job: conducting the immigration medical exam to the standard set out in IRCC's panel member guide. The designation exists so that IRCC receives consistent, comparable medical information from every applicant, wherever in the world the exam takes place. It is a specific role — not a general medical practice with an immigration sideline.

The role is assessment, not treatment. Your panel physician takes your history, examines you, orders the required tests and records the findings — then transmits everything to IRCC through eMedical. If something turns up that needs attention, such as elevated blood pressure or an abnormal lab result, the physician will tell you and point you toward your own doctor for care. The exam is a snapshot for IRCC, not a substitute for regular medical care.

One more boundary worth knowing: the panel physician does not decide your application. The exam is one input — IRCC's own medical officers review the findings and make the assessment. For how results are weighed, IRCC's published requirements are the authority; we link to the official pages rather than summarize them.

What the immigration medical exam includes

The immigration medical exam has a defined set of components. Which ones apply to you depends on your age and on the instructions IRCC issued with your application — we confirm the exact requirements when you book.

Every component happens under one roof. The exam, the blood draw and the chest X-ray are completed in the same visit at the same clinic — there is no second appointment at an outside lab or imaging centre.

• Identity verification and photo — your original ID is checked and a photo is taken for the eMedical file
• Medical history — past surgeries, ongoing conditions, current medications and any previous tuberculosis or significant treatment
• Physical examination — vital signs, vision, heart and lungs, and a general head-to-toe assessment
• Laboratory tests — bloodwork and urinalysis, collected on-site
• Chest X-ray — taken on-site, screening primarily for tuberculosis

Seeing a panel physician in Toronto

Our clinics sit at TTC subway stations, and both run the full exam on-site. You can book ahead or walk in during any clinic hours — booked visits are seen first, and walk-ins are worked into the schedule as space allows.

At check-in, staff verify your identity, review your paperwork and open your exam in eMedical. From there the visit moves through history, examination, bloodwork and X-ray in sequence. The posted fee covers every required component of the exam — see the fee table for current pricing.

All panel physicians in Toronto work from the same IRCC designation and the same panel member guide — the exam itself is standardized. What varies from clinic to clinic is logistics: whether the X-ray is on-site, whether walk-ins are taken, which languages the staff speak. Those are fair questions to ask before you book. The full what-to-bring checklist is on our exam preparation page.

After the exam: your eMedical Information Sheet

Before you leave, you receive an eMedical Information Sheet — printed proof that your immigration medical exam is complete. It carries the unique identifier for your exam and the date it was done. Keep it with your application records; it is the document that connects your exam to your file.

The medical report itself goes to IRCC, not to you. Panel physicians transmit findings directly through eMedical, and the results become part of your application file with IRCC. That is by design — the system moves the report from examining physician to IRCC without paper in between.

Furtherance requests, explained

Sometimes IRCC's review of an exam needs more information before the medical assessment can be completed. That request is called a furtherance — a request for specific additional information; it is not a decision on your application.

A furtherance is usually specific and medical. Common examples: a repeat blood test, sputum collection after a chest X-ray finding, a specialist's report on a condition you disclosed, or records of treatment you have already had. The request tells the panel physician exactly which tests or documents IRCC wants.

If you receive one, bring the furtherance letter to your visit — it is the physician's instruction sheet. The follow-up results go to IRCC through eMedical the same way the original exam did, and the medical assessment picks up from there.