OntarioParamedic.ca

Ontario has over 11,000 Paramedics, 1200 Communications Officers and more than 2000 Support Staff who handle 1.75 million emergency calls every year. 

Paramedics are very proud to offer seamless service to 14.8 million Ontario residents in 444 communities.

Paramedic Events

• May 01 - First Responders Day
• May 24 - Medal for Paramedic Bravery
• May 21-27 - Paramedic Week 2023

Ontario Paramedics Supporting Communities

Ontario's highly trained paramedics have stepped up to work in multiple contexts of health care throughout the pandemic:

1. Long Term Care settings (other provinces utilized the Canadian Armed Forces)
2. Community Paramedics (providing hospital-level treatments in private residences)
3. COVID vaccine teams  (putting more needles in arms than any profession)
4. Operation Remote Immunity (vaccinating communities in the far north)
5. Emergency Departments (due to staffing shortages in hospitals)

OPA Memberships

• Join the OPA
  
• Donations for Paramedics
• Paramedic Legal Protection (included with membership)
  
• Paramedic Malpractice Policy ($5M coverage for $69/year)

How to Become a Paramedic

• New! Paramedic Job Postings
• Becoming a paramedic in Ontario
• How to work as a paramedic in Ontario
• College Paramedic Programs

News & Events

• See our News and Events

Health Care Paradigm 

According to André Picard, Health Reporter and Columnist, from Paramedicine to the Hospitals, patients want health care that is:

1. Prompt
2. Necessary
3. Safe
4. Affordable
5. Respectful

Picard, A. (2019, September 20). Quirky Past, Uncertain Future: Where is medicare headed in the 21st Century? Paramedicine Across Canada Expo. from: www.PACExpo.ca

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