Emergency medical services in Canada

In Canada, each Province and the Canadian Military has its own Ambulance Specifications. There are currently major revisions underway in Canadian Emergency Medical Services. The Paramedic Association of Canada has produced the National Occupational Competency Profile and many provinces are working toward meeting these standards. At the moment Alberta, Nova Scotia, parts of Ontario and Prince Edward Island are served by highly educated paramedics with skills and therapies similar to those of physicians, the major difference being the context in which they practise.

Some companies who specialize in non-emergency patient transfers are creating their own vehicles, which are similar to ambulances and carry ambulance type equipment, but lack emergency lights and sirens.