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HISTORY OF THE PARAMEDIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

The Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC)  currently comprised of nearly 40,000 practitioners located in the following divisional chapters: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia Chapter of the Paramedic Association of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Paramedic Educator’s Chapter.

  • Canadian Society of Ambulance Personnel (CSAP), has been Canada’s only EMS organization of prehospital practitioners.

    JANUARY 1984

  • The concept of labour mobilty, as it applies to Paramedicine, was founded in interprovincial agreements

    JUNE 1999

  • The Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) introduced the National Occupational Competency Profile for paramedics along with the professional titles

    MARCH 2000

  • The review process for a new National Occupational Competency Profile for paramedics began

    2006

  • With support from Human Resource Skills Development Canada, several provincial regulators met to establish a national body of paramedic regulators to address national standards within the context of labour mobility.

    2008

  • The Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators was established

    2009

  • The Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators and the Paramedic Association of Canada to adopt the 2011 National Occupational Competency Profile

    2011

  • For the first time in the field of Paramedicine, there is a national perspective representing Education, Regulation, Operations and Professional Practice

    TODAY

“PAC is committed to leading the profession of paramedicine, through a spirit of collaboration, a commitment to the vision and strong leadership. We will demonstrate honesty, integrity and transparency in our affairs, be accountable to the Chapters, and fairly represent Paramedics with a national focus. We are committed to the Renewal of the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP), the development of a National Examination, and the development of a National Registry.”