Make sure you meet the specific admission conditions of the program (a completed Secondary School or High School Diploma (SSD/HSD/DES, candidates will be submitted to a sorting test and upgrading activities after analysis of their files).

Make sure you are admissible to a program that leads to an attestation of college studies (through possession of a DES or training deemed sufficient by the CEGEP) by meeting one of the following conditions. You:

• have interrupted full-time studies or pursued post-secondary studies full-time for at least two consecutive terms or a school year;
• are covered under an agreement between the college and an employer, or are benefiting from a government plan;
• have interrupted full-time studies during one semester and pursued full-time post-secondary studies during one semester or
• hold a diploma of vocational studies (DVS).

Make sure that you satisfy the following specific requirements. You

• are 18 years of age or older;
• reside in Quebec and will provide proof to this effect;
• have a valid Quebec Health Insurance Card (proof required);
• have a valid Status or Beneficiary card (status card: proof required) and
• a completed Secondary School or High School Diploma (SSD/HSD/DES). Candidates will be submitted to a sorting test and upgrading activities after analysis of their files

NOTE:

• Candidates who cannot provide valid proof of their Status or Beneficiary card or who do not have this card will automatically be put on a waiting list; there is no guarantee that they will be able to access the selection process of the program.
• Candidates who are put on the waiting list may be called on to undergo various additional tests if we invite them to the selection process.

Make sure that you satisfy all necessary criteria stipulated by Transport Canada to qualify for a category 1 medical certificate (obtention of the certificate is the first criterion to pursue the admission process).

Read medical fact sheets to ensure that you do not have a condition that makes you inadmissible to the medical certificate. A detailed medical briefing book will be send to the candidates eligible for the program.

Gather documents mentioned in the medical briefing book that you must provide and carry out steps in order to see a doctor. Fill out and sign the authorization form to release information collected in the Quebec Health Record (QHR). The data will be accessible to the civil aviation medical examiner (CAME) and authorized representatives of the CEGEP. All QHRs will be examined by the doctor. Failure to provide these documents will automatically exclude a candidate from the process.

Pass the necessary blood and urine tests during a medical examination after you have received a prescription to this end and signed the consent form.

Pass a medical examination by a medical examiner certified by Transport Canada and determined by the Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Submit to an eye examination with a specialist appointed by the Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Note

The CEGEP and its delegated medical examiner reserve the right to be stricter than standards, among others, for certain illnesses characterized as progressive that could make the candidate unfit for flying in the short term. The majority of medical examinations are at the candidate’s expense.

Submit to a series of tests that measure the abilities required for the program and the profession after you have been summoned.

Submit to a behavioural or situational type of selection interview that will be used to substantiate if the candidate has the abilities to succeed in and complete the program. (During this interview, the candidate will provide a filled-out criminal record research report that will be used to confirm if he/she is able to get access authorization to restricted airport zones and other certifications that will be necessary for work. Each file will be assessed individually, and the applicant may initiate steps that allow him/her to meet requirements to obtain the aforementioned certifications.)

*** To be admitted to the program, the candidate must go through the many steps of the selection process. The CEGEP will reject the candidate’s application if he/she fails one of the steps. The candidate must have succeeded the preceding step to move on to the next one.