Primary care
Physicals, driver’s medicals and forms
The paperwork side of a family practice. None of it is covered by OHIP, and you will know the fee before anything is filled in.
Why this page leads with cost
These are uninsured services. OHIP does not pay for a form for your employer, your insurer, your gym or your landlord — anywhere in Ontario. That is not a policy of ours.
The previous version of this service, on the sites this replaces, described everything in detail and published no price at all. That is the single most resented thing about uninsured services: you find out at the desk, after the work is done, with no way to decide differently.
The fee schedule will be published on this page before we open, and you will be quoted before anything is completed. We are not going to invent numbers here in the meantime.
What we will do
- Periodic health reviews and general physical examinations
- Driver’s medical examinations to Ministry of Transportation standards
- Pre-employment and occupational health forms
- School, camp and sports participation forms
- Insurance and disability forms
- Sick notes, where an employer insists on one
- Fitness-to-work and return-to-work letters
- Letters supporting accommodation requests
Driver’s medicals
Required for commercial licence classes and their renewals, for some rideshare and taxi licensing, and whenever the Ministry requests one. It covers vision, blood pressure, cardiovascular and neurological assessment, a medication and condition review, and a general examination against the Ministry’s standards.
Bring your glasses if you wear them, a list of what you take, and any letter you were sent. It usually takes twenty to thirty minutes.
A note on letters for gender-affirming care
Some processes ask for a letter from a clinician — changing a gender marker on certain documents, workplace accommodation, or a school. Where a letter is genuinely required, we will write it.
What we will not do is treat a letter as a hurdle. You do not need a letter from anyone to start hormone therapy here, and if an organisation is demanding documentation that seems disproportionate, say so — sometimes the honest answer is that they are asking for more than they are entitled to.
Common questions
Why isn’t a sick note covered?
Because OHIP funds medical care, not administrative documents for third parties. Ontario doctors have argued for years that employers should stop demanding notes for short absences, and we agree — but while an employer insists, we can write one.
Do I have to be a patient here?
For most of these, no. Some forms need a clinician who actually knows your history to complete honestly, and where that applies we will say so rather than fill in something we cannot stand behind.
Will my private insurance cover the fee?
Sometimes, particularly for forms the insurer itself requested. Keep the receipt — we will give you one itemised properly.
Can I get a physical as part of a regular visit?
A periodic health review for an existing patient is different from a form-driven examination for a third party. We will tell you which one you actually need, since people frequently book and pay for the wrong one.