Air ambulances in Canada

Most air ambulance services in Canada are operated by third parties including NGO's and private contractors working on behalf of a provincial health authority. There are a mix of fixed wing and rotary wing/HEMS fleets used in Canada.The two largest providers are Ornge Air Ambulance in Ontario which operates 12 bases across the province and STARS Air Ambulance which operates 6 bases across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

List of air ambulances in Canada by province

Alberta

British Columbia
  • Assurance Air Medical Inc. - operating out of base at Vancouver International Airport.[7]
  • BC Ambulance Service - Air Ambulance Program
  • Helijet- operated for British Columbia Ambulance Service
  • Life Flight International Inc. Worldwide Air Ambulance[8]
  • STARS - Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society - eastern BC only
  • Summit Helicopters - operated in partnership with British Columbia Ambulance Service to service the interior of British Columbia.
  • Lifespport Air Medical Services [9]

Manitoba
  • STARS - Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society[10]
  • Lifeflight Air Ambulance[11]

New Brunswick
  • Ambulance New Brunswick Air Ambulance Program - AirCare

Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Med Flight NL

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut
  • Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North (West)[13]
  • Nunavut Lifeline[14] - Kivalliq Air (East)

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec
  • Airmedic[16]
  • Fondation Helico Secours[17]

Saskatchewan

Yukon
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References
  1. "Alberta Central Air Ambulance Ltd. |". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  2. Halo Medevac
  4. Lifesupport Air Medical Services
  5. "HALO Rescue". www.halorescue.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  6. "Local Hero Foundation - Fort McMurray Emergency Helicopter Medevac". Local HERO Foundation. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  7. "www.assuranceairmedical.com". Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. www.lifeflight.ca
  9. Lifespport Air Medical Services
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North
  13. Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North (West)
  14. Nunavut Lifeline
  15. Lifespport Air Medical Services
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  17. www.helicosecours.ca]/
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