Institution
If the institution does not answer you within a reasonable time, or will not let you
see your file, you can:
- contact the Commission d’accès à l’information
(Commission on Access to Information) in writing. The Commission will
decide if the institution was right to refuse to let you see your file.
If the Commission decides the institution was not right, the Commission
can make the institution show you your file;
- ask the court to review the institution’s decision;
- ask the Tribunal administratif du Québec (Administrative Tribunal of Quebec)
to review the institution’s decision. You do not have to pay to have the
decision reviewed. Information on how to contact the Tribunal is provided in Section 6.3.
4.6 What if the information in my medical file is wrong?
[Student Manual, page 28]
If you find information in your file that is wrong, or if something is missing,
you must contact the institution or private clinic. You should tell them in
writing what is wrong or missing. The institution has thirty (30) days to respond.
The clinic has twenty (20) days to respond.
If the institution or clinic will not make the changes, or does not answer you
by the deadline, you can contact the Commission de l’accès à l’information
(Commission on Access to Information).
4.7 Can my family see my medical file withoutmy consent?
[Student Manual, page 28]
As a general rule, your family cannot see your medical file unless you consent.
However, if you are incapacitated, the mandatary or the person named
by the court to look after you can see your file.
4.8 Can my employer see my medical file?
[Student Manual, page 29]
As a general rule, your employer can only see your file if you say it is okay.
This may happen if you are sick for a long time and your employer needs
medical proof of your condition. Also, your employer will sometimes ask you
to take a medical exam to see if you can physically do the job. Your
employer will then see the medical report.
