Occupational Competency Standard for Paramedics

The Z1660 NOCP Standard will outline the competency requirements for paramedics in Canada. These requirements have a foundation in the following underlying guiding principles that apply to the practice of paramedicine in Canada:

a)    prioritizing patients and their communities;

b)    providing health care along a health and social continuum;

c)     practicing within an integrated health care framework, and partnering across sectors;

d)    being socially responsive;

e)    enacting professional autonomy;

f)     integrating the health of the professional;

g)    using quality-based frameworks;

h)    enacting intelligent access to, and distribution of services;

i)      enacting a continuous learning environment;

j)     being evidence-informed in practice and systems.

The Standard will include an overview of the role descriptions, role oversight, significance of the role, and information about practice settings, delegation, and diversity and inclusion.