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Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Branch

Last updated on January 7, 2025

The Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Branch provides administrative support to the Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board by:

  • reviewing  training programs;
  • administering examinations;
  • issuing and renewing licences;
  • ensuring continuing competence requirements are met;
  • managing complaint files; and
  • developing and implementing policy on behalf of the board.

The branch is the main contact for emergency medical assistants, employers or the public looking for information about licensing requirements, licence status, and complaints about emergency medical assistants.

The branch is led by the director, also referred to as the registrar. All branch staff are employees of the Ministry of Health, and branch funding is provided by the ministry.

Statistics

As of January 7, 2025, there are 17,146 EMAs licensed in British Columbia.

 
Licence Category 

# of EMAs

January 7, 2025
EMA First Responder (EMA FR) 7,290
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) 4,066
Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) 4,798
Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) 837
Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) 136
Infant Transport Team (ITT) 19
Total EMAs in BC 17,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislation and Regulations

The Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board and the Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Branch operate under the following legislation and regulations:

Section 11.1 of the Emergency Health Services Act relates to emergency medical assistants' obligations regarding advance directives. For more information, please read the EMA Special Bulletin (PDF, 525KB) on advance directives.

Other legislation and regulations that affect emergency medical assistant practice include:

BC EMA Licence Status Report

To request a letter of good standing for a licence, please email emalbgeneral@gov.bc.ca with your request.  Please be sure to include the EMAs full name, date of birth and licence number.

Contact Us

For Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Branch contact information, mailing address, and departmental contacts, see the Contact Us page.