List of EMS Services in Ontario

This is a list of Emergency Medical Services providers in the Canadian province of Ontario.

In 1999 The Government of Ontario downloaded responsibility for the provision of Land Ambulance Services. In the southern half of the province, the responsibility fell onto Upper Tier Municipalities, such as county or regional governments as well as some larger cities and townships. In the north, it became the responsibility (for the most part) of District Social Service Boards. In both cases, UTMs/DSSBs may choose to operate the service directly, or, contract provision of service out to a third party provider, be it neighbouring service or private operator.[1]

Land Ambulance Service Providers in Southern Ontario

South Western Ontario

Central Ontario/Golden Horseshoe

Eastern Ontario
  • Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services
  • Lanark County Paramedic Service
  • Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service
  • Lennox & Addington Ambulance Service
  • Frontenac Paramedic Services
  • County of Renfrew Paramedic Service
  • Ottawa Paramedic Service
  • Cornwall SD&G Paramedic Services
  • Prescott-Russell Paramedic Service

Land Ambulance Service Providers in Northern Ontario

Central/North
  • Muskoka Paramedic Services
  • Parry Sound District EMS
  • Nipissing Paramedic Services

Sudbury/Algoma
  • Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services
  • Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB Paramedic Services
  • Algoma District Paramedic Services
  • Sault Ste. Marie EMS

Timiskaming/Cochrane
  • Timiskaming EMS
  • Cochrane District EMS

Thunder Bay/Kenora/Rainy River
  • Northwest EMS
  • Rainy River District EMS
  • Superior North EMS

First Nations Ambulance Services

Operators that provide service to first nations communities are directly funded by the provincial government.

Air Ambulance Providers
Main article: Ornge

Ornge (formerly Ontario Air Ambulance) is the statutory provider of air ambulance services in the province of Ontario. Ornge provides rotary and fixed wing coverage across the province. Where assets are unavailable or when additional capacity is required, Orgne has contracted with a number of providers to provide supplemental fixed wing coverage. These flights operate almost exclusively in the northern part of the province in order to facilitate access to specialized facilities available in more urban areas in the south. Services under contract include:[2]

  • Air Bravo
  • Northern Air Solutions
  • Sky Care
  • Thunder Air
  • Wabusk Air

Several other companies in the province offer air medical services as well, generally as repatriation flights for private insurance companies, however these services are not covered by OHIP.

See also

References
  1. "MOH-LTC Emergency Health Services: Land and Air Ambulance". Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. "Air Ambulance Service Providers" (PDF). Ambulance Transition Archive. Ontario MOH-LTC EHSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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