Paramedic Training Bursaries

Training bursaries will be available to students and new graduates of paramedic programs who commit to joining Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Saskatchewan.

Approximately 58 bursaries will be provided to support paramedic training for EMS providers within the province. Bursaries will range from $5,000 to $10,000.

To qualify for bursaries, candidates need to meet the following criteria:

• Be accepted into or are a new graduate of a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) or an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) program;

• Be eligible for licensure with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics upon completion of the program;

• Pass pre-employment screening process through the Saskatchewan Health Authority or a Saskatchewan contracted EMS provider;

• Sign a return for service agreement for a minimum of two years employment with ground EMS in Saskatchewan, operated by the SHA or a contracted EMS provider.

• ACP candidates will need to sign the agreement with services currently designated as, or prioritized for future Advanced Life Support designation.

Primary Care Paramedic training seats at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Saskatchewan’s regional colleges were recently increased by 100 from 152 to 252. These seats are part of a major expansion of health care training opportunities with more than 550 new training seats in 18 high demand health occupations announced earlier this year. All new Primary Care Paramedic training seats will be available in fall 2023.

Click link below for the bursary application through Blaine Lake Ambulance