Medical Requirements
Booking your Aviation Medical
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NEW AS OF APRIL 2025: You will be required to complete this question sheet and send it back to our office before an appointment can be scheduled for you; the sooner you can complete and email / mail / drop it off to us, the sooner we can schedule your appointment for you
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Please send all valid medical information with your questionnaire prior your appointment, including any additional forms the questionnaire may ask you to fill out
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At booking please identify your medical Category and inform the front staff whether you require an ECG, as we will send you a requisition to complete this 1 week prior to the appointment
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We wish to make your application as seamless as possible however we can only submit your medical once it is complete. The more information you bring to your medical the faster it will be completed
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Please do not call our office regarding processing times once your medical is submitted, applicants may wish to use the portal link provided by Transport Canada https://civavmedcert-certmedavciv.tc.canada.ca/guide
ECG
Should you need an Electrocardiogram (ECG), we kindly request that you complete this 1 WEEK prior to your Aviation Medical, as this substantially speeds up the processing of your case
ECGs are required as below:
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CAT 1: At first medical, within 2 years ages 30-40 and annually after 40
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CAT 2: At first medical, within 2 years ages 30-40 and annually after 40
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CAT 3: At first medical after 40 and every 4 years thereafter
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CAT 4: At first medical after 40, at first medical after 50 and then every 4 years
Our office does not have an ECG machine. ECGs may be booked through the Satellite Lab (BOOK HERE) or any LifeLabs location (BOOK HERE)
*NOTE: Extensive appointment booking times make it essential to plan your ECG ahead of time
Hearing
Hearing assessments will be required as follows:
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CAT 1: At first medical and at first medical after age 55 (if not tested within preceding 5 years)
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CAT 2: At initial medical and at age 55 (if not tested within preceding 5 years)
It is vital that any past hearing loss be assessed by pure tone audiometry at an audiologist
Hearing screening at first assessment will incur an additional charge
Cannabis
Please carefully review Transport Canada's cannabis policy HERE
Wellington Medical Clinic is not responsible for Federal Cannabis laws and legislation with regards to safety sensitive occupations, no abuse of Wellington Staff or Physicians will be tolerated
Blood pressure
Should you - like many people - have high BP in the doctor's office, please bring several community based readings from a pharmacy, home BP monitor or other community based assessment
Other
A summary of medical requirements for flying fitness can be found HERE
**Please review these requirements PRIOR to booking your medical
Responsibility for information access: Should more information be needed to complete your Aviation Medical, our office will make two attempts to access this information. Should this fail, then the Aviation Medical will be submitted with the information available. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the information needed to complete the medical be provided
At your medical exam
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Please bring all corrective eye wear should you use them
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Please arrive a few minutes early for your appointment as the doctor runs strictly on time - this will allow for biometric measurements, vision, colour vision and urine testing
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Urine testing is done to detect microscopic blood and glucose
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Menstruation affects the urine results and may require follow up testing; if you know you will be menstruating on the date of your appointment, it would be best to reschedule for when your cycle has ended
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All CAME assessments are now directly submitted on the Federal eMER system
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Should Transport Canada have you under surveillance for a medical condition, please bring all pertinent updates or letters from TC to your assessment
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Once all data has been gathered and an eMER record created - we will submit your case to Transport Canada. Should we not have the requisite data your case will remain un-submitted until you have provided us with the information still outstanding
Cost
Occupational medicals are charged a fee that is set by the BC section of Family Medicine. Should you require a hearing assessment an additional cost may be incurred. These fees are payable regardless of the outcome of the medical
Other
CAT 4 Medicals can be completed by any Family Doctor
Training: Should you require a CAT 4 for training purposes you must complete form 26-0297E "MEDICAL DECLARATION FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS REQUIRING CATEGORY 4 MEDICAL STANDARD"
Face Masks
As of March 28, 2025 masks are no longer mandated inside medical facilities, but are our office still requires the use of masks if you are having cold or flu symptoms.