Does Transport Canada Doctor have access to my medical history?

[glideraddict]

I had a doctor that was really nasty to me and whenever my doctor pulls up my medical history it says drug abuse at the top. I still get opiates to control my pain but I wouldn't fly when I need those meds.
My doctor is fine with signing a class 4 medical but I'm worried that if I go for my class 3, there is a possibility I'd be refused based on that drug abuse on my file.
What do you think?

[photofly]

Yes, per 6.5(6) of the Aeronautics Act, TC can see your medical history.

Past substance abuse isn't a disqualifying item, per se. The idea of medical certification is to avoid the risk of future incapacitation in the air, not to punish people for their past. You can also read the Handbook for Civil Aviation Medical Examiners if you want to know more:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/publications/EN/TP1 ... 13312E.pdf

Not withstanding whether you do or don't meet any strict standard, that document states:

CAR 424.05 permits the Civil Aviation Medicine Branch to exercise flexibility in medical certification of pilots and air traffic controllers who technically do not meet the standard, but for whom accredited medical conclusion is such that the failure to meet the standard is such that the exercise of the privilege of the licence is not likely to affect air safety.

But it's the medical examiner's decision to make (in consultation with TC - and you can appeal), not yours to influence by withholding medical information from the examiner.

Do what's right, and good luck!