Designated medical practitioner program

Designated medical practitioners (DMPs) play an important role in the immigration process and help Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) protect the health of Canadians by performing immigration medical examinations. CIC is committed to helping DMPs and their assistants perform this function well.

Below you will find information on the Designated Medical Practitioners (DMP) program, such as the revised Designated Medical Practitioners Handbook, policies and guidelines, stamp renewal procedures, how to change your contact information, new announcements and publications.

In addition, the What’s New section highlights new policies, procedures and updates, as well as new tools.

Table of Contents

• What’s new
• About the DMP Program
• Administrative procedures relating to the immigration medical exam
• Administrative procedures relating to the DMP life cycle
• DMPs operating in Canada
• Useful tools and information
• Fraud prevention
• Quality assurance
• Publications
• Contact us
• Related links