Congrats Philip!! It's fantastic to see that you made a successful switch!

Hi, welcome back to BE.

Just to caveat the above, I'd suggest anybody reading steers clear of their 'visa/immigration' section as it's pretty hopeless! Hopefully the rest of their info is more accurate. Edit.....I see why their info is incorrect, the immigration company they recommend aren't even licensed. That would explain it!

I've removed your email address from the above post btw, we ask that you don't post personal contact info on the forums please, people can contact you via the forum if they wish to.

Thx.

hi can you do a fast track in to paramedics of you a register nurse in the uk

I was surprised to learn that paramedics only get paid by the call. It seems new paramedics end up in the back of nowhere where call volumes are low, so don't get paid a whole heck of a lot. It is surprising we have anyone wanting to do the job!

hi there everyone,

does Canada have ECP paramedics and is the pay reasonable in Canada for paramedics. I would like to move over asap deff in the next 2 years. help would be appreciated.

Hi, welcome to BE.

I've just searched the NOC data, and seems the median salary for a paramedic is $32 an hour, so approx $66,000 a year (£40k). But depending on where you go and where you are coming from, cost of living may be higher in Canada, so there are other factors to look at as well as the salary.

This thread is quite old now, so you may not get any responses, I'd suggest that you start a new thread of your own with your questions on. If you've already got a visa allowing you to work in Canada, that's worth mentioning, or if you have a visa route in mind, as that needs to be the first step really.

Best of luck.

The FCP/ECP roles do not really exist here in Alberta where the equivalency would be Community/IRP (incident response paramedic) its really only practical for those with Non degree qualifications here right now, as the degree is not yet recognised.

You would have to Gain employment with AHS for those roles and a lot if it is seniority/union based

Please feel free to touch base on working here in Alberta

Hi just wondering how far you got with this? Just about to finish my bsc and wanting to move to Canada in the near future. Wanting to move to Ontario area (somewhere between Toronto and ottawa - frontenac?). Looking for more info on the move/what I need to be doing/job competition over there. Thanks!

Welcome to BE!

You can find out more about how to qualify as a paramedic in Ontario by using the links on this page; MOHLTC - EHS - Education - Equivalency
Standard Equivalency

Paramedics who have completed a paramedic training program from another country or do not meet the AIT Equivalency requirements and want to work as a paramedic in Ontario must undertake the Standard Equivalency Process.
There's also a useful section on this page: https://torontoparamedic.com/become-a-paramedic/ and Paramedic Association of Canada Home Page

HI All, Considering a move out with my family (Currently UK paramedic). Curious as to the time-frames and current opportunities in BC. Any info would be great. Thanks, Nick

Hi, welcome to BE.

Timeframes will depend on the visa route, which were you planning on going down?

No idea on paramedic opportunities, but others will be able to advise on that, and a search of the forum will reveal lots of info on previous threads as well as on this one.

Best of luck to you.

Thank you, amazingly quick response. I am still getting my head around the process. I believe (from the internet) that Degree Qualified Paramedics are in demand and I can apply for Express Entry to Permanent Residency Visa. Furthermore, my understanding is that I would have to get my PCP Licence in BC before applying for a visa/job.

You may well need your licence before applying for jobs, but it isn't a requirement for applying for a visa. So you're eligible to apply for PR under Express Entry which is great, have you checked your CRS score? That's the vital bit, as it's a two stage process - firstly, if eligible you enter the Express Entry pool of applicants, then once you're in the pool only those scoring the highest are selected and invited to apply for PR. You'll need to be scoring above approx 460-470 as a rough guide.

If you do score enough then expect it to take around 3-4 months to gather all of your paperwork before being able to apply, and if you're scoring high enough and get an invite to apply in the next draw, it then takes around 6 months after applying to get PR. So around a year in total as a rough guide.

HTH, best of luck.