Apply to a Border Officer at a Point of Entry (PoE)* to Canada if:

*PoE can be an airport or land border crossing

•   you are a citizen of a country that is temporary resident visa exempt  and
•   you have a Labour Market Opinion/Letter of Confirmation or don't need a Labour Market Opinion because you are a CRC or CERC or Post-Doctoral Fellow, or are applying under NAFTA
• you do not require a medical

NOTE: Please read the section on Medicals

Apply at a Canadian Visa Post outside of Canada if:

•  you require a temporary resident visa 
•  you come from a country or have recently lived in a country for which a medical examination is required, unless valid medical examination results available at time of entry.

If one or both of the above applies to you, you must apply in your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least a year. A list of visa posts is available on the CIC web site. IMPORTANT: Different visa posts have different requirements and different processing times - be sure to check the web site of the visa post where you are entitled to apply.