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Average Ambulance Attendants’ and Paramedics’ Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Ambulance Attendants and Paramedics.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 3234.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: ambulance attendant, emergency medical attendant (EMA), emergency medical responder and paramedic.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 – $65,000.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Toronto – Ontario at $37.08 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Prince Edward Island at $23.50 per hour.
Government data indicates that there will be enough job seekers for this profession for the near future.
Average (Median) Hourly Wages For Ambulance Attendants and Paramedics
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 21.96 | 39.37 | 39.37 | 2017 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 16.20 | 29.75 | 39.37 | 2017 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia | 17.00 | 26.78 | 39.66 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba(1) | 18.46 | 28.72 | 48.08 | 2016 |
| Fredericton – New Brunswick | 21.93 | 24.85 | 25.995 | 2016 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 21.50 | 25.05 | 31.68 | 2016 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 25.00 | 37.08 | 41.00 | 2016 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 25.00 | 36.50 | 41.50 | 2016 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula / Brantford – Ontario | 25.00 | 36.50 | 41.50 | 2016 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 25.00 | 36.50 | 41.50 | 2016 |
| Prince Edward Island | 20.70 | 23.50 | 31.00 | 2016 |
| Montreal – Quebec(1) | 20.51 | 30.00 | 32.80 | 2016 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar Region – Saskatchewan(1) | 20.50 | 27.00 | 39.55 | 2016 |
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The 2018 full-time average hourly wage rate for technical occupations in health, which includes ambulance attendants and paramedics, is $28.23. The 2018 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1005, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment sector of $52,000.
Paramedicine is provincially regulated. Requirements and issue of a licence to practice are set by the individual regulators.
The Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) is a voluntary professional organization of paramedicine practitioners. The PAC has a voluntary membership of over 14,000 paramedicine practitioners across Canada.
Currently, this occupation is an eligible occupation for express entry immigration with the federal skilled worker permanent resident visa.
There are over 20,000 paramedical operators working in Canada.
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