Originally Posted by
bflyer
Hello
what about the medical check?...is a class 1 FAA medical automatically accepted or do I have to get a Canadian medical
Here ya go:
12. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE TO CONVERT AN FAA PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR A TCCA PILOT LICENSE.
a. Medical Certificate. An applicant is required to obtain a Canadian Medical Certificate, either Category 1 or Category 3, appropriate to the license to be requested. The medical certificate can be requested as follows:
•The applicant may submit either the original or certified copies of the FAA medical examination reports directly to the Civil Aviation Medicine Branch of Transport Canada, Headquarters in Ottawa for processing and assessment (see paragraph 8 for the full address);
or •The applicant may complete an aviation medical examination with a delegated Canadian Civil Aviation Medical Examiner.
https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/...AC_61-135A.pdf