Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)

Marginal note:Health grounds

• 38 (1) A foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their health condition

  • (a) is likely to be a danger to public health;

  • (b) is likely to be a danger to public safety; or

  • (c) might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply in the case of a foreign national who

  • (a) has been determined to be a member of the family class and to be the spouse, common-law partner or child of a sponsor within the meaning of the regulations;

  • (b) has applied for a permanent resident visa as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances;

  • (c) is a protected person; or

  • (d) is, where prescribed by the regulations, the spouse, common-law partner, child or other family member of a foreign national referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).