Recipient-first sick note guidance for eligible acute short-term illness.
Report your absence promptly and confirm the recipient’s current requirements, requested dates, deadline, and any required form before submitting.
An Alberta-registered physician independently decides whether a sick note is clinically appropriate for an eligible acute short-term illness. Further assessment may be needed.
Review timing varies with the request and clinical information. Documentation does not guarantee a recipient outcome.
Report the absence promptly, check the recipient’s current policy and deadline, and confirm the requested dates or any required form. A sick note request may be appropriate for an eligible acute short-term illness, but recipients make their own decisions.
Review timing varies with the clinical information and any need for follow-up. Do not rely on a fixed review or delivery time when planning for work, school, or another recipient deadline.
No. A physician independently decides whether documentation is clinically appropriate after reviewing the request. Further assessment may be needed.
No. Workplaces, schools, and other recipients set their own requirements and make their own decisions. Check their current policy before submitting documentation.
New sick-note requests are temporarily paused while we review our service. We are not accepting new orders at this time.