medical appt?

[TRKCKL11 0]

morning everyone i'm not sure if this question has been asked recently so it may be a repeat. is there any hard rule on when to get the medical done. do i have to wait till someone tells me to make an appt or can i just call and make my appt now,get it over with as there are 3 of us that need it and knowing how hard it is to even see a doctor here big doctor shortage in manitoba. can i just bring medical forms from downloads? now would be good time i'm due formy physical anyways, same as criminal record check is there a timeline also? thank you in advance terry

[Marilyn. 340]

morning everyone i'm not sure if this question has been asked recently so it may be a repeat. is there any hard rule on when to get the medical done. do i have to wait till someone tells me to make an appt or can i just call and make my appt now,get it over with as there are 3 of us that need it and knowing how hard it is to even see a doctor here big doctor shortage in manitoba. can i just bring medical forms from downloads? now would be good time i'm due formy physical anyways, same as criminal record check is there a timeline also? thank you in advance terry

being from Manitoba... you can go to either one of these doctors.... not sure if you know but you can't just go to any doctor to get your medical done....

MANITOBA

Dr. Ray Singer

95 Sherbrook St.

Winnipeg, MB

204-775-4471

Dr. Jerry Drexler

790 Sherbrook St.

Winnipeg, MB

204-774-6541

you would have to call the doctor to see what and if they need to anything before you can get the medical.... They sometimes won't give you a medical until you have the interview letter etc.. but like I said you have to call and find out...

I am not sure what you are talking about with the medical form downloads... you most likely will need proof of vaccanations though ... you can look here to find out what vaccanations you need for your age..

http://www.panelphysicians.com/Pages/Immunizations.htm

as for the criminal record check.. actually what you need is called a Canada wide Name check... you don't want to get that too early because from what I can remember they are only good for 6 months....

Edited September 14, 2006 by MarilynP

[jhags 0]

As far as the timeline to get the medical done for a K3 I couldn't give you any specifics.

However on the medical front there are 2 doctors in Manitoba...in Winnipeg to be exact that do the immigration medicals and they are easy to get into.

I dealt with Dr Singer and since you pay for the appointment they fit you in quickly. I could have had it down within the same week as making my call but had to wait to the following week to get there. They had all the results back in about 6 business days for me so its pretty quick there as well. The medical took all of about 30 minutes including the wait...about 5-10 minutes with the doctor and then a wait for a moment to get my blood tests. Of course you need to go get the chest X ray usually at a diffrent place though but that only takes a few moments!

Hope I could be of some help!