Paramedic

A day in the job

You check your ambulance and equipment, then answer calls: chest pain, falls, crashes, breathing problems. You assess, treat, decide where the patient should go and hand over at the hospital. Rural services also cover long transfers.

Where you could work: Urban, rural and remote EMS, interfacility transport

How to get there

1. Complete a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) program approved by the college
2. Approved programs include Red River College Polytechnic, University College of the North, Criti Care EMS and the Manitoba Emergency Services College

Manitoba schools: Red River College Polytechnic (opens in a new tab), University College of the North (opens in a new tab)

Licence and registration

1. Pass the COPR entry-to-practice exam
2. Register with the College of Paramedics of Manitoba
3. Employers also ask for a Class 4 driver's licence

Official starting point: College of Paramedics of Manitoba (opens in a new tab)

Trained outside Canada?

Paramedics trained elsewhere apply to the College of Paramedics of Manitoba, which compares your training with Manitoba's.