Get Tuberculosis Medical Certificate 2012-2024

People who apply to come to Canada temporarily and who lived in a country/territory with a high tuberculosis rate need an IME with their application. We use data from the World Health Organization to calculate the tuberculosis rate.

Your tests show that you have latent TB infection, also referred to as "LTBI." Latent TB infection means TB germs are in your body but it is like the germs are sleeping. The latent TB germs are not hurting you and cannot spread to other people. If the TB germs wake up and become active, they can make you sick.

Medical surveillance is required for anyone who was assessed as having inactive tuberculosis on their immigration medical examination (IME). Medical surveillance ensures that proper treatment can be provided, which in turn helps protect the health and safety of people in Canada.

Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance is the continuous and systematic collection, analysis and reporting of data related to TB infection and TB disease in the population.

Medical surveillance is the systematic assessment of employees exposed or potentially exposed to occupational hazards. This assessment monitors individuals for adverse health effects and determines the effectiveness of exposure prevention strategies.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) requires that individuals with previously treated TB and those with abnormal chest radiographs but without active TB detected in this program undergo TB surveillance after arrival. Canada are detected during the immigration post-landing surveillance program.

Diseases Not Allowed in Canada 2023 untreated syphilis. active pulmonary tuberculosis. organic brain disorders or paranoid states linked to violent behavior. substance abuse issues that can cause anti-social behavior such as impaired driving or violence. sexual disorders such as pedophilia.

In Canada, the incidence of active TB has remained unchanged over the last decade highlighting the critical need for key stakeholders to strengthen collaborative efforts to eliminate this treatable and curable disease. In 2021, 1,904 active TB cases were reported in Canada.

People who apply to come to Canada temporarily and who lived in a country/territory with a high tuberculosis rate need an IME with their application. We use data from the World Health Organization to calculate the tuberculosis rate.

Your tests show that you have latent TB infection, also referred to as "LTBI." Latent TB infection means TB germs are in your body but it is like the germs are sleeping. The latent TB germs are not hurting you and cannot spread to other people. If the TB germs wake up and become active, they can make you sick.

Medical surveillance is required for anyone who was assessed as having inactive tuberculosis on their immigration medical examination (IME). Medical surveillance ensures that proper treatment can be provided, which in turn helps protect the health and safety of people in Canada.

Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance is the continuous and systematic collection, analysis and reporting of data related to TB infection and TB disease in the population.

Medical surveillance is the systematic assessment of employees exposed or potentially exposed to occupational hazards. This assessment monitors individuals for adverse health effects and determines the effectiveness of exposure prevention strategies.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) requires that individuals with previously treated TB and those with abnormal chest radiographs but without active TB detected in this program undergo TB surveillance after arrival. Canada are detected during the immigration post-landing surveillance program.

Diseases Not Allowed in Canada 2023 untreated syphilis. active pulmonary tuberculosis. organic brain disorders or paranoid states linked to violent behavior. substance abuse issues that can cause anti-social behavior such as impaired driving or violence. sexual disorders such as pedophilia.

In Canada, the incidence of active TB has remained unchanged over the last decade highlighting the critical need for key stakeholders to strengthen collaborative efforts to eliminate this treatable and curable disease. In 2021, 1,904 active TB cases were reported in Canada.