Designated medical practitioner program

About the DMP program

Canadian legislation requires that all applicants for permanent residence, and some temporary residence applicants, have their health evaluated as part of the application process. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is responsible for overseeing immigration-related health management programs. This includes designating and managing the medical practitioners who perform immigration medical examinations, both in Canada and abroad.

Find out more about how Canada’s immigration law and privacy legislation relate to immigration medical examinations:

• Immigration Refugee and Protection Act (IRPA)
• Privacy Act
• Access to Information Act
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Designated medical practitioners (DMPs) play an important role in the immigration process and help CIC protect the health of Canadians by performing immigration medical examinations. All DMPs appointed by CIC to perform immigration medical examinations must accept certain responsibilities and adhere to standards of professional conduct.

Find out more about DMP responsibilities and duties, the professional life cycle, standards of service and conduct, and how CIC ensures that immigration medical examinations are completed in accordance with these standards:

• Responsibilities and Duties
• Professional Conduct, Ethics and Conflict of Interest
• The Professional Life Cycle of DMPs
• Standards and Guidelines for DMP Performance
• DMP Performance, Monitoring, Control and Evaluation
• Fraud Prevention
• DMP Communication Policies

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