Job prospects Primary Care Paramedic in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "primary care paramedic" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for paramedical occupations (NOC 32102) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Paramedical occupations, including primary care paramedics and ambulance attendants, continue to face good employment prospects in P.E.I., with shortages reported across the province. Demand is driven by the aging population, immigration growth, and government priorities to strengthen emergency health services. The province's Licensed Practical Nursing and Paramedic Support Program, which offers full tuition support, remains a key initiative to attract new entrants. The demand for these health professionals may be greater in rural and remote communities as it can be difficult to attract and retain these workers given the potential for more opportunities in urban areas. At the same time, high stress levels, irregular hours, and physically demanding tasks contribute to turnover, sustaining demand for replacements. For new graduates, this occupation offers secure employment and pathways to advancement through further training in critical care or advanced care paramedicine, while experienced paramedics with broad skills and specialization in emergency response enjoy the most favourable outlook. 

Here are some key facts about paramedical occupations in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Paramedical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 79% of paramedical occupations work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 61% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 39% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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