How to complete a crane operator medical certificate — and autofill 016-0279 with my-id.ca
Certify crane operator fitness without retyping operator and physician details
Physicians certifying crane operators at mines and mining plants repeat operator identity, employer particulars, and examination details on every annual medical certificate required under Regulation 854. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: File a mining notice — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Crane Operator's Medical Certificate — 016-0279
What this form is about
Form 016-0279 is the Crane Operator's Medical Certificate prescribed under section 195 of Regulation 854 for Mines and Mining Plants — confirm current requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Crane operator legal name and date of birth.
- Employer or mine name and workplace location.
- Physician name, clinic address, and contact details.
- Examination date and fitness findings — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your operator name, employer details, and physician contact information in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who completes the crane operator medical certificate?
- A physician after examining the operator — confirm mine and mining plant rules on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills operator name, employer details, and physician contact information.
- How does 016-0279 relate to form 016-0275?
- Form 016-0275 is the parallel certificate for hoist operators; 016-0279 is for crane operators.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.