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Return to Work Certificate in St. Catharines
If your employer in St. Catharines wants written confirmation that you are fit to return, start with a full assessment visit with a TelePlus Care provider by secure video or phone. The provider looks at your recovery and what your job asks of you before deciding. The assessment visit is $80, and the $60 certificate fee is charged only if you are cleared.
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In St. Catharines, 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.
- No certificate is issued without a full assessment visit with a provider first.
- The assessment visit is billed like a regular appointment: $80 for patients in St. Catharines.
- The $60 certificate fee is charged only on approval, through a secure link sent by email after your visit.
- Visits are by secure video or phone, Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, Mountain Time.
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Going back to work in St. Catharines
Around Niagara, a clinic wait can eat up most of a shift, and that is time you would rather spend getting back to work. If you have been off with an illness or injury and your employer in St. Catharines wants written clearance, a provider can assess you by secure video or phone. The visit covers your recovery and your duties, and you join it from home.
Employers often ask for this instead of a sick note. A sick note explains an absence, while the certificate confirms you can safely go back, names the date you return and can set out temporary restrictions, for example lighter work or reduced hours.
- 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 St. Catharines
Every certificate starts with a full assessment visit. The provider decides after hearing about your illness or injury, your recovery and your duties at work.
- 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 St. Catharines
Pricing comes in two parts. The assessment visit is billed like any other TelePlus Care appointment, and the certificate fee applies only when the provider clears you.
- 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 St. Catharines
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.
The St. Catharines Site of Niagara Health is one of the hospitals serving the city and the Niagara region, for when the provider wants you seen in person. For emergencies, call 911 or head to the nearest emergency department. Health811 (dial 811) gives free nurse advice if 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
With this information on hand, most decisions can be made in a single 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 St. Catharines and other Ontario communities, including Stratford, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Timmins, 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 St. Catharines
Meet a doctor
Speak with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video, Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 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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