The federal government will not process immigration documents from residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, including permanent and temporary resident visas, on a temporary basis because of the concern about the spread of Ebola.

The new measures, which take effect Wednesday, were announced on Tuesday after a meeting by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet.

The government is also imposing new screening measures, as of Sunday, for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and foreign nationals under the Quarantine Act who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in the past 21 days.