The need for the medical exam has been waived for at least 180 000 applicants currently in Canada. Canada is adding over 1200 employees to process applications. https://blog.visaexperts.com/canada-temporarily-exempts-medical-exam-requirement-for-some-immigration-applicants/

1. Canada Temporarily
Exempts Medical Exam
Requirement for Some
Immigration Applicants
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2. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
(IRCC) has introduced a policy that exempts some
temporary and permanent resident applicants from
appearing for medical examination as part of the
Canada PR process. The need for the exam has
been waived for at least 180 000 applicants
currently in Canada.

3. Recently, IRCC officials also started to conduct
telephonic and video interviews for family class
applicants.
Despite the pandemic and public health challenges, the
department was able to invite over 69,000 spouses,
partners, and children by 2021. With Canada's service
modernization efforts and the necessary staff support,
the country can return to the pre-pandemic Canada PR
application process of 12 months for all new spousal
sponsorship applications. The IRCC plans to switch to
100% digital applications for most permanent residence
programs on September 23.

4. $85m Funding to Clear Application Backlogs
In 2021, the immigration authorities in Canada received funding
of $85 million from the Economic and Fiscal Update. With this,
Canada continues to direct its efforts on reducing the
application inventories accumulated during the pandemic.
The past few months have witnessed an impressive reduction
in the pile of applications by a few hundred thousand. However,
thousands of applicants are still awaiting a decision and are fed
up with the delays.
Canadian immigration officials are trying to assure people
through regular updates and feedback on their application
status.

5. In February 2022, the IRCC launched an application status tracker tool for permanent residence applicants, spouse
visa candidates, and dependent children. The tool allowed them to check their application status online and stay
updated with their visa process.
"By spring 2023, we will have expanded this application status tracker to include seven more permanent residence
and temporary residence programs," the IRCC wrote.
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