** Please Note **:
EHS is currently responsible for registering & re-registering paramedics in Nova Scotia. Registered paramedics with other provinces / countries must meet all EHS competency requirements to be granted a Nova Scotia license. Please refer to the list below to learn more about EHS approved programs. ** Paramedic competencies and approved programs may change once the College of Paramedics of Nova Scotia (CPNS) is operating.
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EHS Approved Paramedic Education Programs
Canadian Paramedic Education Programs
All Paramedic Education Programs that have been accredited by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) using the 2001 National Occupational Competency Profiles are EHS approved. (Refer to CMA Web site for a current list - www.cma.ca - under Accreditation - Paramedicine).
Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)/P1:
- Université Sainte Anne (PCP Program), Meteghan River, NS (2001)
- Maritime School of Paramedicine/St. John Ambulance (PCP Program), Dartmouth, NS (2005)
- Holland College (PCP Program), Charlottetown, PE (2001)
- Centennial College (PCP Program-2 yr), Scarborough, ON
- Atlantic Paramedic Academy/St. John Ambulance (PCP Program), Fredericton, NB (2001)
- Canadian Career College/(PCP Program)/Ontario
Intermediate Care Paramedic (ICP)/P2:
Effective October 1, 2001 EHS is no longer registering new ICP's/P2's.
Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)/P3:
- Holland College/Nova Scotia Community College (HC/NSCC ACP Extension Program), Charlottetown, PE (2001)
- Maritime School of Paramedicine/St. John Ambulance (ACP Program) Dartmouth, NS (2006) - on site & distance programs
- Atlantic Paramedic Academy/St. John Ambulance (ACP Program), Fredericton, NB (2004)
- Université Sainte Anne (ACP Program), Meteghan River, NS (2004)
Critical Care Paramedic (CCP):
- Health Care Corporation of St. John's (PCP Program), (Programs after September 2001) St. John's, NF (2001). Needs Inservice on IV Pumps & Topical Eye Drops
Paramedic Education Programs that have not been accredited by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) must be evaluated against the 2001 National Occupational Competency Profiles. These programs will be evaluated when a Paramedic or Education Program applies for approval for registration with EHS based on their education/training. Once a program has been accredited by the CMA using the new NOCP's their graduates will be eligible for registration in NS.
USA Paramedic Education Programs
Applicants applying for Registration as an ACP who have successfully completed a Paramedic Education Program, must provide documentation that they are eligible to write the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic Exam,(NREMT US Exam) in order to be eligible to write the Nova Scotia ACP Exam.
These Paramedics will be registered temporarily as an ICP until they can sit the NS ACP Registration Exam. Once the Paramedic is successful in completing the ACP Registration Exam they will then be re-registered as an ACP. If they are unsuccessful in completing the ACP Registration Exam they will be re-registered as a PCP with no endorsements. Temporary ICP Registration can last a maximum (1) year. If by that date the Paramedic has not taken the ACP Registration Exam or has been unsuccessful, (s)he will be registered as a PCP with no endorsements.
Applicants with other designations applying for registration based on their education/training will have their Education Program evaluated against the EHS Essential Competencies for the level they are applying for.
Non Canadian/Non-USA Paramedic Education Program
Applicants applying for registration as an ACP based on their education/training will have their Education Program evaluated against the EHS Essential Competencies for the level they are applying for. If their Education Program is approved these Paramedics will be registered temporarily as an ICP until they can sit the NS ACP Registration Exam.
Once the Paramedic is successful in completing the ACP Registration Exam they will then be re-registered as an ACP. If they are unsuccessful in completing the ACP Registration Exam they will be re-registered as a PCP with no endorsements. Temporary ICP Registration can last a maximum (1) year. If by that date the Paramedic has not taken the ACP Registration Exam or has been unsuccessful, (s)he will be registered as a PCP with no endorsements.
Applicants with other designations applying for registration based on their education/training will have their Education Program evaluated against the EHS Essential Competencies for the level they are applying for.
EHS Paramedic Education Programs NOT APPROVED:
- All U.S. EMT-B programs following the Department of Transport.
- Red River Community College, MB Emergency Medical Responder Course
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