Paramedical occupations in Laurentides

The employment outlook will be Moderate for paramedical occupations (NOC 32102) in the Laurentides region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this occupation depends primarily on demand and public funding for ambulance transport.

To improve response times and provide better working conditions, standby shifts (on call) are being replaced by hourly shifts in many regions.

In addition, the role of emergency medical attendants is changing with the development of community paramedicine and regulatory paramedicine. These practices aim to assess patients on site in collaboration with nurses to prioritize ambulance transport for urgent cases and reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.

To enter this occupation in Québec, you must have a college diploma in pre-hospital emergency care and a Class 4A driver’s licence (emergency vehicles). In addition, you must be registered with the Registre national de la main-d’œuvre des techniciens ambulanciers du Québec and complete the Programme national d’intégration clinique.

Here are some key facts about paramedical occupations in the Laurentides region:

• Approximately 580 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Paramedical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%