About Us
Mandate
Pursuant to The Paramedics Act, it is the duty of the College to serve and protect the public.
Our Mission
To serve and protect the public through registering, licensing, educating, and disciplining members of the college, providing a continuum of regulatory oversight, and exercising our powers and discharging our responsibilities in the public interest.
This is done through fostering:
- professional growth and support;
- competent, ethical practice from our members; and
- professional self-regulation for EMRs, EMTs, EMT-A's, and Paramedics
Our Vision
Collectively building a profession that is appropriately utilized by those we serve, using the trust, respect, and knowledge that we possess.
Our Strategic Plan
STRATEGIC GOALS
STAKEHOLDERS
- Click here to read the Strategic Plan.
SCoP has a constructive working relationship with key stakeholders.
The public understands the role of the profession and of the College.
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
SCoP members are competent, ethical practitioners who provide quality service to the public
SCoP processes are efficient, user-friendly and transparent.
INTERNAL
SCoP is appropriately resourced to accomplish its goals. SCoP has a stable, efficient work environment.
Why is Self-Regulation Important
Glen E. Randall BA, MA, MBA, PhD candidate, Founding Registrar of the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario has done a tremendous job to help us understand professional self regulation. Click here to view the article that he wrote (pdf).
A very informative Saskatchewan perspective on professional self-regulation has been written by Robert Schultze, MBA, AAAS, AACI, CAE, President of the Saskatchewan Assessment Appraisers’ Association at the time. It was published by the Journal of Property Tax Assessment & Administration • Volume 4, Issue 3. Click here to view the article (pdf).