Hi guys,
I hope you can help me. So I was asked on schedule A if I had any serious mental disorder or whatever.
When I applied, I was fine but this process has taken a lot out of me and now I have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
I'm not sure if I should say yes or no, will it affect my application? Does it matter that my life being uncertain for the past year and a half led to this?
Please let me know
Thanks for your help
If you passed your Medical, which it looks like you have, the exam performed
at that time by a licensed doctor should be the basis going forward for determining Medical admissibility, unless a new exam is requested. I do not believe there is a requirement for you to offer up any new information because the IME is what they use to determine your admissibility. And even though its only my opinion, I do not think depression & anxiety would rise to the level of danger to public health & safety, or excessive demand on health & social services, but I wouldn't want to create uncertainty in the mind of an officer reviewing your file.
From IRCC's website:
"There are 3 possible reasons for medical inadmissibility:
In each of the 3 areas above, IRCC bases their decision on the results of your
immigration medical exam.
And some additional info from
https://www.temporaryresidentpermitcanada.com/medical-inadmissibility.php :
The definition of "excessive" demand "is generally considered anything that will be more expensive over a 5 to 10-year time frame than Canada's per capita health costs." And, "The Government of Canada has been discussing possible policy changes that would triple the annual cost threshold (currently about $7,000 per year) which could result in some potential immigrants, such as those with HIV, no longer being considered inadmissible to Canada due to the cost of their medication."
Anyone else with experience or additional advise in this area?