Request
Request form
The form Request for access to a document or to personal information can be:
- filled electronically and printed, or
- printed and filled manually.
In all cases, you will need to sign and date the form, and send it to the Collège by fax or by regular mail.
Charges
Access to a document is given free of charge. However, the Collège may charge a fee for the transcription or reproduction of a document, in which case, you will be notified beforehand of the approximate cost.
Transmitting your Request to the Collège
You may address a request verbally to the person responsible for access to information, or you may do so in writing. However, under the terms of the law, only a decision on a written request may be reviewed by the Commission d’accès à l’information (Access to Information Commission).
Upon receiving the Request Form or any other written request, the person responsible will send you an acknowledgement of receipt, specifying the date on which you will receive a reply to your request. The waiting time for a reply, fixed by law, is 20 consecutive days. This waiting time may be extended by 10 days, if necessary.
Certificate of professional conduct
If this is an application for a certificate of professional conduct, follow the steps of the procedure.
Information
If you have difficulty identifying the document you are requesting, or if you want to obtain information concerning the Act respecting access to information held by public bodies and the protection of personal information, please contact the person responsible for access to information at the number mentioned below.
Dr. Yves Robert
Person responsible for access to information and the protection of personal information of the order
Collège des médecins du Québec
2170 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Québec, H3H 2T8
Telephone : 514 933-4441, ext. 5253 or 5254
Fax: 514 933-9112
E-mail: accesdocument@cmq.org
Communication of personal information to a third party
In the precise case where a physician (or a future physician) wishes that personal information concerning him is transmitted to a third party, he has to fill the Form of Consent and send it to the Collège by fax or by mail to the address mentioned above.