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Free FAF Template for British Columbia Employers
A clean, practical Functional Abilities Form for BC employers managing return-to-work, accommodation requests, and WCB claims. Designed to cut the back-and-forth between you, your employee, and their treating practitioner.
What is a Functional Abilities Form?
A Functional Abilities Form (FAF) is a structured document that tells you what an employee can and cannot do following an illness or injury. Instead of vague notes from a clinic, you get a clear picture of medical restrictions, abilities, and the practical implications for the role.
In British Columbia, employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities up to the point of undue hardship under the BC Human Rights Code. A good FAF makes that duty concrete: it documents the demands of the job, the employee's current capabilities, and the gap you need to bridge.
This template is built for the everyday BC employer — a small business owner, an HR manager at a mid-sized company, or a return-to-work coordinator. It's plain language, easy to fill in, and respects the practitioner's time.
What's in the template
Six clearly labelled sections — designed to be filled out together by the employer, employee, and treating practitioner.
Employee & job information
Captures role, employer contact, and the physical and cognitive demands of the position so the assessor has the full picture.
Medical restrictions & limitations
Structured prompts the treating practitioner can complete without writing an essay — lifting, sitting, standing, repetitive motion, cognitive load.
Functional abilities checklist
Plain-language abilities checklist mapped to common BC workplace tasks. Reduces ambiguity and back-and-forth with the clinic.
Return-to-work timeline
A simple framework for graduated return-to-work, expected review dates, and follow-up appointments.
Accommodation considerations
Space to record proposed accommodations and the employer's duty to accommodate up to undue hardship under the BC Human Rights Code.
Sign-offs & consent
Practitioner, employee, and employer sign-off plus a clean consent block for sharing medical information appropriately.
Who this is for
BC employers handling any of the following:
- An employee returning from a medical leave with restrictions
- A WorkSafeBC (WCB) claim where graduated return-to-work is planned
- An accommodation request you need to document properly under the BC Human Rights Code
- A long-term disability case where you need clearer information from the treating practitioner
- Internal record-keeping for occupational health and safety files
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Dealing with a more complex complaint?
If you're managing an HRT complaint alongside the return-to-work process, we can help. The Guide is built for exactly that.