Before your application can be accepted, you and your family members mustundergo a medical examination. You must also undergo a security check to make sure that you have not committed serious crimes in the past and that you are not a security risk to Canada. A Canadian official will then decide ifyou may come to Canada.
Before your application can be accepted, you and your family members mustundergo a medical examination. You must also undergo a security check to make sure that you have not committed serious crimes in the past and that you are not a security risk to Canada. A Canadian official will then decide ifyou may come to Canada.
It could take several months after your selection before you are asked to havea medical examination.
• Canadian visa officers will review your application to determine if you passthe medical, security and criminality examinations.
• If you do not pass your medical, security and criminality examinations, you may not be chosen for resettlement to Canada.
• Canada will inform the International Organization for Migration (IOM) oranother organization hired by the Canadian government when you have beenaccepted to be resettled to Canada and cleared for travel.
• The IOM or another organization will help you prepare to travel to Canada.
• In some countries, you will be invited to attend a Canadian OrientationAbroad (COA) pre-departure orientation session. The COA project is fundedby Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and implemented throughout theworld by IOM. These sessions are free of charge. In these sessions, you will learn about Canada and the post-arrival resettlement services.