provide an up-to-date list of local registered physicians and health care facilities, which may include:
hospitals
medical and dental clinics
laboratories for blood tests
sexual assault counsellors
mental health crisis services
substance abuse counsellors or support groups
help you to identify different options to obtain necessary medical care
help you in a medical emergency by offering appropriate assistance, subject to your consent to release personal information to a third party, unless there is a medical reason that makes this impossible
identify and contact your next of kin or another person designated by power of attorney to make decisions if you are incapacitated
act as an intermediary with local authorities and medical facilities abroad and provincial/territorial healthcare services and medical facilities in Canada
contact your health insurance company if you are unable to communicate and there is no designated family member or friend to take responsibility
contact your medical doctor in Canada
help you arrange for a medical evacuation and safe transfer, including liaison with service providers, if necessary treatment is not available locally
issue a temporary loan from the Distressed Canadian Fund, subject to consular fees and strict conditions, if you are in a situation deemed life-threating by a medical professional and all other financial options are exhausted
Consular officials cannot:
pay hospital or medical bills
pay for air ambulance or other aeromedical services
provide medical or legal advice
make a medical diagnosis, including mental illness
interfere in or make decisions regarding your medical care