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Return to Work Certificate in Thunder Bay
A return to work certificate, also called a fitness for work or medical clearance note, confirms you are well enough to go back to your job. From Thunder Bay, you can have the full assessment by secure video or phone with a Canadian licensed provider. The assessment visit is $80, and the $60 certificate fee is charged only if you are cleared.
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In Thunder Bay, a TelePlus Care return to work certificate is issued only after a full assessment visit with a Canadian licensed provider. The assessment visit is $80. If the provider clears you to return, the certificate is $60. If not, there is no certificate fee.
- A full assessment visit with a provider is required first. We do not issue a return to work certificate without one.
- The assessment visit is billed like a regular appointment: $80 for patients in Thunder Bay.
- The certificate fee is $60, charged only if the provider approves your return to work, through a secure payment link emailed after the visit.
- Visits are by secure video or phone, 8 AM to 7 PM daily, Mountain Time.
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Going back to work in Thunder Bay
Across northwestern Ontario, distances make a virtual visit the practical choice, and that holds when you are getting ready to return to work. If your Thunder Bay employer wants written confirmation that you are fit after an illness or injury, a provider can assess you by secure video or phone. You avoid a long drive while you are still recovering.
A return to work certificate is not the same as a regular doctor's note. A note explains why you were away. The certificate confirms you are fit to go back, gives your return date and, when needed, lists temporary limits on your duties, such as lighter work or shorter shifts.
- After a longer illness or an injury
- After surgery or a hospital stay
- Before going back to safety-sensitive work, such as driving, operating equipment or heavy lifting
- When your employer or benefits plan sends its own fitness for work form
How the assessment works from Thunder Bay
The certificate is never issued on request alone. A provider first needs to understand what happened, how you are recovering and what your job involves.
- Step 1: Book a visit online and choose "Return to Work Certificate".
- Step 2: Meet the provider by secure video or phone. They review your illness or injury, your recovery and your job duties.
- Step 3: The provider decides whether you are fit to return, and whether any restrictions are needed.
- Step 4: If you are approved, we email you a secure link to pay the $60 certificate fee.
- Step 5: Once it is paid, your signed certificate is emailed to you.
What it costs in Thunder Bay
There are two separate charges, and you only pay the second one if you are cleared. The assessment visit is billed like a regular TelePlus Care appointment.
- Assessment visit: $80.
- Return to work certificate: $60, charged only if the provider approves your return to work.
- Not approved: no certificate fee. The provider explains why and what to do next.
If you are not cleared yet, or need to be seen in person near Thunder Bay
Sometimes it is too early to go back, or the provider needs more information first, such as a specialist report, test results or an in-person exam. In that case you are not charged the $60 certificate fee, and the provider explains the next step. That may be more time off, a follow-up visit, or seeing a doctor in person.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre serves the city and northwestern Ontario if the provider wants you seen in person. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Health811 (dial 811) provides free nurse advice when you are not sure where to go.
- Call 911 for chest pain, trouble breathing, signs of a stroke or heavy bleeding
- Online visits are not for emergencies or for injuries that need a hands-on exam
What to have ready for your visit
Having these ready helps the provider make a decision in one visit.
- The reason you were off work and when it started
- Any hospital, specialist or test reports you have
- A short description of your job duties, especially physical or safety-sensitive tasks
- Your employer's form, if they gave you one
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TelePlus Care is not an urgent care clinic. If you have an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest urgent care facility.
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Virtual care in Ontario: coverage & licensing
TelePlus Care offers patients in Thunder Bay and other Ontario communities, including Timmins, Toronto, Vaughan, and Waterloo, a full return to work assessment by secure video or phone with a Canadian licensed provider. The $60 certificate fee applies only if the provider clears you to go back.
Licensed in Ontario
You are seen by a Canadian licensed doctor authorized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to care for patients in Ontario.
Public insurer: OHIP
Health care in Ontario is administered through Ontario Health Insurance Plan. The $80 return to work assessment visit is a private fee and is not billed to OHIP. The $60 certificate fee is charged only if you are cleared.
Free health advice
For free, publicly funded non-urgent health advice in Ontario, you can also call Health811.
Emergencies: call 911
Online care is not for emergencies. For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
What to expect from a TelePlus Care virtual visit in Thunder Bay
Meet a doctor
Speak with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video, daily from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Mountain Time.
Leave with a plan
When clinically appropriate, you can receive a prescription, a note, a lab requisition, or a referral.
Know when to go in person
Virtual care is not for emergencies. Call 911 for an emergency, or 811 for free nurse advice.
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