• Training and an EMR certificate from a school approved by the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACP) • Pass the ACP examination for EMR. The ACP Provincial Exam Fee is $647.00 and Partial Rewrite $336.00; • Registration as an EMR with ACP. The ACP Initial Administration Fee is $50.00. ACP Annual Registration is $425.00.  ACP fees listed were effective October 1, 2011.

• 350 hours of didactic including theory and lab/scenario training • Practicums start the month after the didactic is complete. • ESA arranges practicum placements for each EMT student: i. CHEMS (emergency room) - based on availability;  ii. Clinical or Hospital; iii. Interhospital ambulance transfer - based on availability; iv. Ambulance • Each practicum has minimum hours. • The total length of the EMT program is the equivalent of four months' of full-time training. The end date varies, based on the ambulance practicum call volume. In general, it takes 6 to 9 months to complete EMT training.

• ACP fees effective October 1, 2011, for Emergency Medical Technician Primary Care Paramedic (EMT/PCP) are ACP Provincial Exam Fee $747.00; ACP Partial Rewrites $386.00; ACP Initial Registration $50.00; ACP Annual Registration $425.00.

• Each fire class spends 14 days at the fire training grounds of Fire ETC, Lakeland College, Vermilion AB. Other sites used include Pick-n-Pull (vehicle extrication) on the west side of Edmonton, Strathcona County Emergency Services Stations 1 and 4 in Sherwood Park and Strathcona County, wildland locations in Strathcona County and an aquatic centre in Sherwood Park or Edmonton.

• EMR, EMT and Fire are eligible for various funding opportunities. Students should go to any Canada Employment Centre to pick up student loan forms, or to talk to a career counselor for funding options. 

• The EMR Program at ESA is not eligible for Canada Student Loans due to the length of the program. 

• The EMT/PCP Program at ESA is eligible for Canada Student loans. Applications may be made online at www.alis.gov.ab.ca. 

• The Professional Fire Fighter Program at ESA is a joint program with Lakeland College.  It is eligible for Canada Student loans.  Applications are made as a Lakeland College student, with the ESA start date of the desired program.  Applications may be made online. 

• Application fees (non-refundable) must be paid as part of your application • Textbook deposits (also non-refundable) are paid when you pick up your books in advance of the start date of the course. • All fees for EMR and Accessory Courses must be included with applications. • Any outstanding EMT tuition is due on the first day of class. • For the Professional Fire Fighter Program, a non-refundable deposit covering Course Materials must be paid upon acceptance to the program. Any outstanding fees must be paid by 4 PM on the Friday preceding the first day of classes. • If you have applied for funding for any classes at ESA, written confirmation must be provided to ESA. In this situation, tuition is not due as listed above, but when the funding is received. If the funding is not given, the student is personally responsible for covering any outstanding fees. • Final marks and transcripts are not released if there are any fees owing.

• Yes, except for the EMT/PCP Program.  We are not able to accept payment of tuition fees for this program until the first day of classes, due to Alberta Learning regulations.