Next steps
What comes after Fridays: ride-alongs, your licence, and what it costs.
BCEHS Youth Observer program
Ride along with a paramedic crew and see real calls. Open to youth aged 17 and 18. Email BCEHS Youth Pathways to ask for an application package (it needs a criminal record check and parent signatures).
Email youthpathways@bcehs.caGetting your EMR licence
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Finish the course
Pass your class work, skills checks and the course exams (around June).
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Apply for your licence
Submit the Application for Licence form online. This also registers you for the provincial exams and lets you pick your practical exam location.
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Let your training provider send your certificate
Give them your consent to email it to emaexams@gov.bc.ca.
- 4
Get a basic BCeID
Use lowercase letters only in the username. Then make an account in the online exam system. Access can take up to 2 weeks.
- 5
Pass the jurisprudence exam
25 questions about the laws and rules for EMAs in BC. No time limit, 80% to pass.
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Pass the written exam
200 questions in 2.5 hours, online. 75% to pass.
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Pass the practical exam
Two scenarios: one medical call and one trauma call. It's booked for you after both online exams are done.
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Criminal record check and licence fee
Then your EMR licence is issued. It's valid for 5 years with a yearly continuing competence check-in.
Steps from the official exam guidelines (pages 83 to 85). Exact dates are set with your teachers near the end of the course.
What it costs
Placeholder amounts| Cost | SD42 covers | On your own |
|---|---|---|
| EMR course tuition (placeholder) | Yes | $1,200 |
| Textbook (placeholder) | Yes | $150 |
| EMR licence fee, written and practical exams (official) | Yes | $450 |
| Criminal record check | No | $0 |
| Total on your own | $1,800 | |
| You save with SD42 | $1,800 | |