Paramedic Association of Canada

Paramedic Association of Canada PAC is the professional association representing 40,000 Canadian paramedics coast to coast to coast. The CSAP was transformed into the PAC in 1997.

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The Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) is a voluntary professional organization of paramedicine practitioners. The PAC works to advance the profession throughout Canada and also promote collegiality and advocate for the professional interests of paramedic practitioners. Voice of Canadian Paramedics
Founded in June, 1988 as the Canadian Society of Ambulance Personn

el (CSAP), the PAC is the national voice of paramedicine which supports paramedicine practitioners in providing high quality health care to patients. The PAC has a voluntary membership of over 14,000 paramedicine practitioners across Canada. Each member belongs to a provincial chapter and/or the Canadian Armed Forces. Contact PAC here or use the contact form on our website: http://paramedic.ca/contact/

PACE is excited to announce that BC Emergency Health Services, together with Ascent Helicopters and Helimods Canada will...
08/25/2026

PACE is excited to announce that BC Emergency Health Services, together with Ascent Helicopters and Helimods Canada will be offering tours of their new AW169 aeromedical helicopter at PACE - Paramedicine Across Canada Expo / Paramédecine Au Canada Expo.

Attendees must be pre-registered by September 12th, as the tour will be off site at a CCG/DND site. Sign up for the tours on the main conference web page.

https://pac-expo.ca

Join paramedics from across Canada Sept 16-19th in Victoria, BC.

Canada's premier paramedic conference PACE - Paramedicine Across Canada Expo / Paramédecine Au Canada Expo is coming to ...
08/23/2026

Canada's premier paramedic conference PACE - Paramedicine Across Canada Expo / Paramédecine Au Canada Expo is coming to Victoria, BC. Come learn from our experts speakers, see the latest industry tech on the trade-show floor, and celebrate with us at the PAC Awards Gala. Join paramedics from across the country and beyond Sept 16-19, 2026.

Explore our large industry trade show, showcasing the latest tools, technology and innovations in paramedicine and public safety.

JUST ANNOUNCED! - PACE has two(2) FREE pre-conference workshops - open to conference registrants. POCUS for shock states...
08/23/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! - PACE has two(2) FREE pre-conference workshops - open to conference registrants. POCUS for shock states and MCI tabletop. These courses are in high demand, and space will be extremely limited. First come, first served. Register at: [email protected]

Lauréates et lauréats 2026 des Prix d’excellence de l’Association des paramédics du CanadaL’Association des paramédics d...
06/18/2026

Lauréates et lauréats 2026 des Prix d’excellence de l’Association des paramédics du Canada

L’Association des paramédics du Canada (APC) est heureuse de dévoiler les lauréates et les lauréats des Prix d’excellence 2026 de l’APC. La remise des prix aura lieu à Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, lors du gala de l’exposition nationale Paramedics Across Canada Expo (PACE), le 19 septembre 2026. Nous félicitons chaleureusement l’ensemble des lauréates et des lauréats et soulignons leur contribution exceptionnelle à la profession paramédicale, aux soins aux patients et aux populations qu’ils servent.

Nikki Little, BHSc, ACP – Winnipeg (Manitoba)
Paramédic de l’année de l’APC 2026

Nikki Little est paramédic depuis plus de 30 ans. Tout au long de sa carrière au sein du Service d’incendie et des services paramédicaux de Winnipeg, son engagement envers la sécurité des patients et l’amélioration de la qualité se reflète dans son travail soutenu visant à favoriser une plus grande équité dans les soins paramédicaux de première ligne. Son leadership a joué un rôle essentiel dans la transition vers une approche systémique de la sécurité des patients, s’éloignant des réponses traditionnelles aux erreurs médicales. Aujourd’hui, Nikki continue de servir la profession paramédicale à titre de registraire adjointe du College of Paramedics of Manitoba.

Michael Thomas, ACP – Whitby (Ontario)
Prix d’excellence de l’APC 2026 en éducation et formation

Michael Thomas est professeur et coordonnateur du programme de paramédecine du Centennial College. Il consacre depuis près de 20 ans sa carrière à façonner l’avenir de la paramédecine en Ontario. Il représente la profession au sein du comité consultatif médical de l’Ontario Base Hospital Group. Michael a également participé à la révision de manuels paramédicaux publiés en éditions canadiennes et a contribué à l’élaboration de la Norme professionnelle nationale des paramédics. Son implication dans toutes les sphères de la paramédecine permet de faire entendre la voix des paramédics aux plus hauts niveaux de gouvernance clinique.


Will Johnston, MSc, BA, ACP – Ottawa (Ontario)
Prix d’excellence de l’APC 2026 en innovation et recherche

Will Johnston est paramédic en soins avancés au sein de l’Unité tactique des Services paramédicaux d’Ottawa ainsi que paramédic auprès de la Réserve des services de santé des Forces armées canadiennes (28e Ambulance de campagne). Éducateur et chercheur, il s’intéresse particulièrement à la médecine tactique préhospitalière. Il a dirigé l’élaboration du Cadre national de compétences des paramédics tactiques et milite activement en faveur des rôles spécialisés en paramédecine. Will a collaboré à de nombreuses publications et présentations qui ont contribué à faire progresser la paramédecine au Canada.

Tara Watson – Woodstock, Nouveau-Brunswick
Prix d’excellence de l’APC 2026 en leadership et mobilisation communautaire

Tara Watson est paramédic depuis plus de 30 ans. Elle travaille pour Ambulance Nouveau-Brunswick depuis 18 ans, où elle occupe actuellement le poste de gestionnaire des opérations. Depuis de nombreuses années, elle agit comme défenseure et leader de la profession paramédicale au Canada. Tara a occupé le poste de secrétaire-trésorière de l’Association des paramédics du Canada au cours des années fondatrices de l’organisation. Elle a également été membre active de l’Association des paramédics du Nouveau-Brunswick, où elle a successivement assumé les fonctions de secrétaire, de vice-présidente puis de présidente. Elle a été l’une des premières membres de la Paramedic Benevolent Society ainsi qu’une membre fondatrice de la Fondation commémorative des paramédics du Canada, où elle siège toujours au comité exécutif à titre de secrétaire. Tara est reconnue pour sa capacité à faire progresser les organisations et pour son soutien constant à ses collègues paramédics, avec discrétion et professionnalisme.

Lyle Renaud, ACP – St. Catharines (Ontario)
Prix d’excellence de l’APC 2026 en bénévolat et esprit communautaire

Lyle Renaud est paramédic en soins avancés et surintendant des opérations chez Niagara EMS. Défenseur engagé de la santé mentale, il est également membre de longue date de l’équipe de soutien par les pairs. S’appuyant sur son expérience personnelle, il offre des interventions de soutien entre pairs en personne ainsi que des séances de retour d’expérience à la suite d’incidents critiques. Son travail favorise la confiance, la sécurité psychologique, la cohésion en milieu de travail et la déstigmatisation des blessures de stress professionnel. Il œuvre également à renforcer la collaboration entre la direction et le personnel de première ligne afin de favoriser un milieu de travail plus cohésif et plus soutenant. Au sein de sa communauté, Lyle poursuit son engagement par l’entremise d’un organisme qui accompagne les anciens combattants et les premiers répondants vivant avec des blessures de stress post-traumatique (BSPT).

À propos de l’APC

L’Association des paramédics du Canada (APC) est un organisme sans but lucratif regroupant des cliniciens paramédicaux de partout au Canada. L’APC compte plus de 20 000 membres, chacun étant affilié à une division provinciale et/ou aux Forces armées canadiennes. La vision de l’Association est de faire reconnaître la paramédecine comme un service de soins de première ligne. La mission de l’Association des paramédics du Canada est de favoriser des soins de qualité à la population grâce à un leadership axé sur la professionnalisation de la paramédecine. L’Association favorise également la collégialité et la représentation des intérêts professionnels des praticiens paramédicaux dans les domaines des politiques publiques et de la pratique clinique.

Site Web : www.paramedic.ca
Site Web de l’exposition PACE 2026 : www.pac-expo.ca

2026 Paramedic Association of Canada Awards of Excellence RecipientsThe Paramedic Association of Canada is pleased to an...
06/18/2026

2026 Paramedic Association of Canada Awards of Excellence Recipients

The Paramedic Association of Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the Paramedic Association of Canada Awards of Excellence for 2026. These awards will be presented in Victoria, BC during the Paramedics Across Canada Expo (PACE) Gala, on Sept 19th, 2026. We congratulate the following recipients and recognize their outstanding contributions to the Paramedic profession, the patients and communities they serve:

Nikki Little, BHSc, ACP – Winnipeg, Manitoba
2026 PAC Paramedic of the Year

Nikki is a Paramedic with over 30 years of service. Throughout her career with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, her commitment to patient safety and quality improvement expressed themselves in her continuing work to improve equity in frontline paramedic care. Her leadership was essential in shifting toward a systems-based approach patient safety and away from traditional responses to medical error. Today, Nikki continues to serve the paramedic profession as the Deputy Registrar of the College of Paramedics of Manitoba.

Michael Thomas, ACP - Whitby, Ontario
2026 PAC Award of Excellence for Education and Training

Michael is a highly respected Professor and Program Coordinator at Centennial College’s Paramedic Program, has dedicated nearly 20 years to shaping the future of paramedicine in Ontario. He is a representative on the Ontario Base Hospital Group Medical Advisory Committee. Michael has reviewed paramedic textbooks for publication as Canadian editions, and was involved in the development of the National Occupational Standard for Paramedics. His participation in all aspects of paramedicine ensures that paramedics’ voices are heard at the highest levels of clinical governance.

Will Johnston, MSc, BA, ACP – Ottawa, Ontario.
2026 PAC Award of Excellence for Innovation and Research

Will is an advanced care paramedic with the Paramedic Tactical Unit at the Ottawa Paramedic Service and a paramedic with the Canadian Armed Forces, Health Services Reserves (28 Field Ambulance). Will is an educator and researcher, with a particular interest in prehospital tactical medicine. He led the development of the National Competency Framework for Tactical Paramedics (NCFTP) and is an advocate for specialist paramedic roles. Will has collaborated on numerous publications and presentations that have advanced paramedicine in Canada.


Tara Watson - Woodstock, New Brunswick
2026 PAC Award of Excellence for Leadership and Community Building

Tara has been a paramedic for over 30 years. Working with Ambulance New Brunswick for 18 years where she is currently an Operations Manager. She has long been an advocate and leader for the Paramedic profession in Canada. Tara was Secretary-Treasurer for the Paramedic Association of Canada during its foundational years. She was an active member of Paramedic Association of New Brunswick including roles as Secretary, VP and then President. Tara was an early member of the Paramedic Benevolent Society and a founding member of the Canadian Paramedic Memorial Foundation where she remains the on the Executive Board as Secretary. Tara is known for always moving organizations forward and supporting her paramedic colleagues, quietly and professionally.

Lyle Renaud, ACP – St Catherines, Ontario
2026 PAC Award of Excellence for Volunteerism and Community Spirit

Lyle is an Advanced Care Paramedic and Operations Superintendent with Niagara EMS, a dedicated mental health advocate, and a long-standing member of the peer support team. Drawing on lived experience, he provides face-to-face peer support interventions and timely post-incident debriefs that promote trust, psychological safety, workplace cohesion, and the destigmatization of occupational stress injuries. He works to strengthen collaboration between leadership and frontline staff, fostering a more cohesive and supportive workplace. Within his community, Lyle continues his advocacy through an organization that supports veterans and first responders learning to live with post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI).

About PAC

The Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) is the voluntary professional organization of paramedicine practitioners across the country. The PAC has a voluntary membership of over 20,000 paramedic members, each belonging to a provincial chapter and/or the Canadian Armed Forces. The Vision of the Paramedic Association of Canada is to have Paramedicine recognized in primary health care. The Mission of the Paramedic Association of Canada is to provide quality care for the public through leadership in the advancement of the profession of paramedicine. The association will also promote collegiality and advocate for the professional interests of paramedic practitioners across the spectrum of policy areas and practices.

PAC Website: https://www.paramedic.ca/

PACE 2026 Website: https://pac-expo.ca/

03/20/2026

Note: La version française suit la version anglaise.

Paramedics. Families. Everyone. We need your voices — now. We have submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on Finance in the House of Commons. Every letter of support for the National Paramedic Monument from a Member of Parliament (MP) carries with it a tremendous amount of weight. Deliberations on the new budget are coming in April. This is an urgent request for you to join the CPMF in mobilizing our MPs to support the monument.

We’re asking paramedics — past and present — and their families across Canada to take one simple action:

📩 Send a letter (we provide it) to your Member of Parliament.

We’ll identify your MP and provide their email address — all you have to do is send it.

This is how we secure federal support for the National Paramedic Monument in Ottawa.

MPs listen when their constituents speak — especially when those voices come from those who have served on the front lines and the families who support them.

This is something we need to accomplish — together — right now.

👉 2 minutes
👉 National impact

Message us now via Messenger to get your letter — or email [email protected]

Join us. Help us build it.

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Paramédics. Familles. Tout le monde.

On a besoin de vos voix — maintenant.

Nous avons déposé un mémoire au Comité permanent des finances de la Chambre des communes. Chaque lettre d’appui au Monument national des paramédics signée par un député fédéral a un poids considérable.

Les délibérations entourant le prochain budget auront lieu en avril.

Il s’agit d’un appel urgent : joignez-vous à la Fondation commémorative des paramédics canadiens pour mobiliser vos députés en appui au monument.

On invite les paramédics — actuels et anciens — leurs familles, et l’ensemble de la population canadienne à poser un geste simple :

📩 Envoyer une lettre (fournie) à votre député.

On identifie votre député et on vous fournit son adresse courriel — vous n’avez qu’à l’envoyer.

C’est comme ça qu’on obtient l’appui du gouvernement fédéral pour le Monument national des paramédics à Ottawa.

Les députés écoutent leurs citoyens — surtout quand ces voix viennent de celles et ceux qui ont servi sur le terrain et des familles qui les soutiennent.

C’est quelque chose que nous devons accomplir — ensemble — dès maintenant.

👉 2 minutes
👉 Un impact national

Écrivez-nous dès maintenant via Messenger pour recevoir votre lettre — ou par courriel à [email protected]

Joignez-vous à nous. Aidons à le bâtir.

It's your last chance to get nominations in for the 2026 PAC Awards of Excellence. Hurry and get your nominations in by ...
02/14/2026

It's your last chance to get nominations in for the 2026 PAC Awards of Excellence. Hurry and get your nominations in by midnight Feb 15th!

Visit paramedic.ca for all the awards information and nomination documents.

The Paramedic Association of Canada recognizes a "Paramedic of the Year." This recipient is chosen out of all award nomi...
02/02/2026

The Paramedic Association of Canada recognizes a "Paramedic of the Year." This recipient is chosen out of all award nominations received for our Awards of Excellence program.

Visit Paramedic.ca and nominate someone for one of our Awards of Excellence. The strongest nomination from across all categories will be awarded the title of "Paramedic of the Year for 2026" at PACE - Paramedicine Across Canada Expo / Paramédecine Au Canada Expo in Victoria.

Note: direct nominations for Paramedic of the Year are not accepted. Please choose from any of the other categories and submit your nomination before Feb 15th, 2026.

The Paramedic Association of Canada wants you help to recognize an exceptional paramedic educator.  Please nominate a pa...
01/30/2026

The Paramedic Association of Canada wants you help to recognize an exceptional paramedic educator.

Please nominate a paramedic who has made an outstanding contribution to education and training in the field of paramedicine for the PAC Award of Excellence in Education and Training.

Nominations are due Feb 15th, and will be presented at PACE - Paramedicine Across Canada Expo / Paramédecine Au Canada Expo 2026 in Victoria, BC.

Visit paramedic.ca for nomination information.

Nominations are open for the Paramedic Association of Canada's Awards of Excellence. The Award of Excellence in Innovati...
01/29/2026

Nominations are open for the Paramedic Association of Canada's Awards of Excellence. The Award of Excellence in Innovation and Research recognizes a Paramedic who has made an outstanding contribution to research, innovation or improved the field of paramedicine.

Does this sound like someone you know?

Submit a nomination by February 15th! Visit paramedic.ca for more information about the PAC Awards of Excellence.

Awards will be presented at PACE 2026 in Victoria, BC.

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