Ages 0–10
$150
Physician examination. Bloodwork and chest X-rays are not routinely required for this age group.
One Stop Immigration Medical
Settling into Cherrywood? Start your medical in Ajax.
For newcomers staying in or near the hamlet of Cherrywood in north Pickering, our Ajax clinic handles the immigration medical. Your exam and bloodwork are in our suite, and chest X-rays are in the same building.
Cherrywood newcomers, Ajax clinic
One appointment during a busy first stretch.
New arrivals often stay with relatives in a place like Cherrywood while they open bank accounts, apply for health cards and learn the area. Our Ajax clinic keeps the panel physician exam, on-site bloodwork and the chest X-ray in one building, so the medical is one item to tick off rather than a series of trips.
Your hosts may have been through an immigration medical before, but their experience may not match your file. The instructions for your application tell you which exam is needed. Our team will book it, explain what to bring and describe the visit so you know what to expect in an unfamiliar place.
Medicals for Cherrywood residents
- Canadian immigration medicals
- Newcomers and long-time residents of Cherrywood applying for permanent residence, or attending as workers, students, visitors or refugee claimants, can book here. Share any IRCC instructions with us.
- New Zealand medicals
- Heading on to New Zealand later? You can book either a full or a partial New Zealand medical with us. Pass on your examination instructions so we know which services to book.
- Embassy medicals
- Ask about embassy medicals for Saudi Arabia, Greece, Thailand and Taiwan. Send the destination's forms and testing list before arranging your visit.
Use your own instructions, not your host's.
It is natural to ask the family you are staying with what to do, but the details in your own file come first. Find out whether your file calls for an upfront medical or one that waits for IRCC's request. If IRCC has sent you a letter, tell our team about it and any deadline when you call from Cherrywood.
Review the official guidance for permanent residence applicants or visitors, students and workers.
What happens at the clinic
Your first visit, explained.
When you arrive at our Ajax clinic, the whole medical is completed in the same building. Ask about the likely length of the appointment before your host plans their day around the drive, since an extra report or test is sometimes requested.
Check in with your passport
At the Suite 403 desk, show your identification along with your medical paperwork. Tell staff if your name is written differently on travel documents, or if you received a new passport just before moving.
Meet the panel physician
The physician asks about your health, your medicines and treatment you received before coming to Canada. Ask any question you have, and mention support that would help you.
Finish your tests
Before anything starts, the team explains which tests your medical includes. Bloodwork is done in our suite and the chest X-ray in the same building, so you do not need to find a second location.
Leave with your information sheet
Keep the eMedical information sheet in your document folder. Check whether anything is still needed, and follow your application's instructions for providing proof that you completed the exam.
In your first days
Dig out the papers before anything else.
After a long journey, important papers may still be in a suitcase. Find your passport, any medical letter and your health records, and put them in one folder before the appointment. If you are sharing a home, keep your folder separate from your hosts' papers.
The clinic does not receive records from doctors abroad automatically, so bring any relevant reports with you. Let us know before the visit if you need language support, help with mobility or a companion. Wear comfortable clothing and follow any personal instructions you receive.
Read the full exam preparation guideFind these before the visit
- The passport or identification you will use for the immigration medical.
- Your medical request letter or form, if you have one, and the instructions from your application.
- Medicines brought from home, listed by name and dose.
- Recent medical reports, test results or specialist letters from before you moved.
- Any glasses or contact lenses you packed for the move.
- Valid documents for refugee claimant coverage, if they apply to you.
Fees for newcomers
Plan the cost early.
Standard fees are set by the age bands shown below. If your family members are attending too, their amounts may differ, so ask for the total when you book. Embassy medicals and any additional investigations are a separate conversation with the clinic team.
Ages 11–14
$200
Physician examination and chest X-ray. Bloodwork is not routinely required for this age group.
Ages 15+
$250
Physician examination, blood testing and chest X-ray are part of standard testing for this age group.
Payment options
You can pay by cash or debit. A $10 transaction fee is added to credit card payments. If extra testing is needed for your case, ask about its cost in advance.
Refugee claimant coverage
Refugee claimants who have just settled in Cherrywood should call with their Blue Cross coverage details before the appointment. Have those valid documents with you so staff can check your eligibility and which services are included.
Testing can vary with your medical history or IRCC instructions. The panel physician will confirm what is needed for your case.
After your visit
Staying on top of your file.
Your medical is not submitted the moment the appointment ends. When your examination and any required reports are finished, the clinic sends Canadian immigration medicals through eMedical. Keep the information sheet in the same folder as your passport copies.
Give it two full weeks before phoning to ask whether your medical has been submitted. That guideline is for follow-up calls only and is not an IRCC processing time. If an additional report or test is required, we will explain what is outstanding. If you move out of your host's home or get a new Canadian phone number, let us know.
Ask our team about the clinic's submission, and check your IRCC account for your application status. The panel physician supplies the medical findings, and IRCC makes the final decision about the exam and your application. Read IRCC’s medical exam guidance.
Starting your records here
Order a results copy?
Once your file has gone through, an electronic copy of your results is available on request. Ordering one is your choice and makes no difference to the clinic's eMedical submission.
$10 copy service fee
Allow up to one week after payment for electronic delivery.
It sets out the immigration tests you completed at the clinic. It can be a helpful first page in your Canadian health records when you register with a doctor.
Order your resultsComing from Cherrywood
Finding your way to Ajax.
Our clinic is at Suite 403, 300 Rossland Road East, Ajax, ON L1Z 0M1, inside Rossland Radiology. If your host drives you, parking at the building will not cost them anything. Save the suite number in your phone before you leave.
Cherrywood is in north Pickering, and the trip to Ajax is usually made by car. If you are new to the area, enter the full Rossland Road East address into a map app and look at the route the night before. Make sure your host or driver has the same address and knows when to collect you.
Durham Region Transit service is limited in north Pickering. Check what runs near you and how you would return before relying on transit. Check transit options with Durham Region Transit
Still finding your feet in English?
In a new country, it helps to speak about your health in a familiar language. Our team speaks English, French, Dari, Farsi, Filipino, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and Arabic. Call ahead to find out who is available, or to arrange for an interpreter to come with you.
Arrived with your family?
Tell us how many people need a medical and each person's age. If you are sharing a car with your hosts or waiting on school enrolment, explain this so the team can discuss times that work for you.
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Booking in your first week?
Our first-week guide covers setting up a dependable way to receive messages, unpacking a working document folder, describing medicines across countries and learning the whole journey.