Medicals and Licensing

Last updated: December 05, 2023

Summary of the issue:

As part of its modernization process, Transport Canada is analysing its current process for medical certification.
Transport Canada created a consultation calling for comments and questions regarding the current process by September 01, 2023.
Transport Canada has been experiencing challenges with the processing of aviation medicals causing lengthy wait periods for many Canadian pilots.
The reduced number of Civil Aviation Medical Examiners (CAME) and reduced authority for regional CAME are one of the factors causing a delay to aviation medicals for certain regions of Canada.
As a result of these advocacy efforts, Transport Canada launched a form (in 2023) for pilots experiencing significant delays or issues with the processing of their aviation medicals to make an inquiry.
COPA feels the system needs to be revised and improved to meet the needs of the aviation community.

What COPA is doing:

COPA is advocating on behalf of our members on this issue, which includes regular communications and inquiries with Transport Canada, articles and updates in the COPA Flight magazine, as information becomes available and communication support for members experiencing significantly delayed medicals.
COPA created a response to the recent consultation, using information gathered from assisting members with the medical process, and comments gathered directly from members. This response can be found here.
COPA members who have not received a reply within 2 months of submitting their Transport Canada form are encouraged to complete COPA’s form below. Please do not submit to both Transport Canada and COPA’s medical form at the same time.

TRANSPORT CANADA AVIATION MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ENQUIRIES

Medical certificate issues/delays?

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TRANSPORT CANADA FORM

COPA Member Medical Form

COPA Member Medical Inquiries

Name | Nom(Required)

First | prénom Middle | deuxième prénom Last | nom de famille

Birthday | Anniversaire(Required)

COPA Membership Number | Numéro de membre de COPA(Required)

Email | Courriel(Required)

Phone | Téléphone

Date of Medical Examination | Date de l'examen médical(Required)

Please indicate the region of your medical exam | Veuillez indiquer la région où se déroule votre examen médical(Required)

If you reside internationally, please provide where your exam was completed | Si vous habitez internationalement, veuillez indiquer le lieu où vous avez passé votre examen

Name of CAME | Nom du MEAC(Required)

First | prénom Last | nom de famille

License Number | Numéro de licence(Required)

If you are a student, please write "student" in the lieu of a license number | Si vous êtes un étudiant, veuillez écrire "student" à la place du numéro de licence

Please select one of the following categories for your license | Veuillez sélectionner une des catégories suivantes pour votre licence(Required)

Category of medical certificate requested | Catégorie de certificat médical demandé

Are you inquiring about a first application or renewal? | Demandez-vous s'il s'agit d'une première demande ou d'un renouvellement ?

Please provide a brief description of the issue | Veuillez fournir une brève description du problème

Have you completed any follow up actions with Transport Canada? Avez-vous effectué des actions de suivi auprès de Transports Canada ?

If ‘Yes”, please provide a description of the follow up | Si "Oui", veuillez fournir une description du suivi

Consent | Consentement(Required)

I consent to have COPA share the information provided with Transport Canada | Je consens à ce que la COPA partage les informations fournies avec Transports Canada

Please note: Only COPA and Transport Canada will have access to the information shared | Veuillez noter que seulement la COPA et Transports Canada auront accès aux informations partagées

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