sanjaymadan

My father was asked to undergo additional tests in Dec 2000 after first medicals and we
are anxiously waiting for the results.

Due to long term blood pressure his heart has enlarged and is functioning at 40% of
normal. There is no blockage and it does not need any surgical intervention, only
medication should be strictly followed.

Otherwise, he has never faced any medical problem(s) so far.

Is it an 'excessive demand' case? What are his chances of approval?

Thanks

WebImmigration.Com

Hi:

he most common reason for refusing applicants on medical grounds is that their admission
would result in "excessive demands" on Canadian health and social services. What
constitutes "excessive demand" is not defined in the Immigration Act, nor in its
Regulations. It is because of this that the opinions of medical officers are vulnerable to
legal challenge.

The Medical Officer's Handbook requires medical officers to consider:

The capacity in Canada to provide certain health and social services in relation to the
demand for those services - Shortages in budgets, equipment, supplies and qualified
personnel may create excessive demand should a disproportionate burden be placed by
immigrants on existing services. Excessive demand is interpreted to mean that the
admission of the immigrant will delay or hinder the provision of those services to
Canadians. The cost of utilization of health and social services - The Handbook
acknowledges, however, that it is impossible to estimate the probability that immigrants
will place a demand on health or social services that exceeds, equals or falls below
Canadian rates of use. Officers are therefore advised to identify and appraise those
medical conditions which will now, or in the foreseeable future, place a substantial
demand on medical services and then to arrive at a judgment as to whether or not that
demand should be considered "excessive" using their professional judgement. The Federal
Court of Appeal has provided some guidance on what constitutes "excessive demand".

Section 19 of the Immigration Act in referring to a medical condition that "would cause or
might be reasonably expected to cause excessive demands" speaks to a probability rather
than a mere possibility. Consequently, the mere possibility that illness might recur
within one or two years is not sufficient for a refusal. There must be a reasonable
probability that the illness will recur within that period. See Hiramen v. Canada
(Minister of Employment & Immigration) (1986), 65 N.R. 67 (Fed. C.A.)

For more information on medical issues go to http://www.webimmigration.com/medicadmis.html

Yours truly, Ingrid Y. Chen, B.A., LL.B.
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Webimmigration.com, Embrace Opportunity 688-287 Broadway Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3C 0R9
Tel: 1-204-943-3303 Email: [email protected]

> My father was asked to undergo additional tests in Dec 2000 after first medicals and we
> are anxiously waiting for the results.
>
> Due to long term blood pressure his heart has enlarged and is functioning at 40% of
> normal. There is no blockage and it does not need any surgical intervention, only
> medication should be strictly followed.
>
> Otherwise, he has never faced any medical problem(s) so far.
>
> Is it an 'excessive demand' case? What are his chances of approval?
>
> Thanks

Jim Humphries

It is not possible to get a substantive answer to your question here, unfortunately. Only
the Canada immigration doctor can make that decision. Jim Humphries, former visa officer

[email protected] wrote:
>
> My father was asked to undergo additional tests in Dec 2000 after first medicals and we
> are anxiously waiting for the results.
>
> Due to long term blood pressure his heart has enlarged and is functioning at 40% of
> normal. There is no blockage and it does not need any surgical intervention, only
> medication should be strictly followed.
>
> Otherwise, he has never faced any medical problem(s) so far.
>
> Is it an 'excessive demand' case? What are his chances of approval?
>
> Thanks