Ritch91

Hello everyone,

If someone suffered from a mental health problem would this prevent them from being able to apply for residency in canada?

I have looked but can't find the answer

Thanks

Zoe Bell

as far as i understand the main medical criteria are "not likey to cause excessive demand" and " not likely to be a danger to public health"

the first of these is waived for spousal sponsorship.

Obviously mental health issues form a massive spectrum and without more details it would be impossible to give a certain answer as to whether a condition would fall into those two categories

Former Lancastrian

7. Medical inadmissibility
CIC has the policy responsibility with respect to medical inadmissibility [A38]. A38(1) bars entry into Canada to persons with three types of medical conditions:
 people with a health condition that is likely to be a danger to public health [A38(1)(a)]; see also R31.
 people with a health condition that is likely to be a danger to public safety [A38(1)(b)]; see also, R33.
 people with a health condition that might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services [A38(1)(c)]; see also R1 and R34.

See section 7 of this link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resourc.../enf02-eng.pdf