At La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Canada, Diploma in Soins paramédicaux is offered as a diploma in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,539 per semester (CAD 1,385 per semester for local students).
Ce programme forme des paramédics en soins primaires : matériel spécialisé, techniques d'évaluation et d'intervention d'urgence, monitorage et défibrillation cardiaque, administration de médicaments et de solutés intraveineux. La première année pose les notions fondamentales des soins préhospitaliers; la troisième étape aborde les soins spécialisés avec des stages en hôpital et dans les services paramédicaux de la région, et la dernière étape est consacrée aux stages cliniques ambulanciers sous la supervision d'un précepteur. Le programme est conforme au profil de compétences professionnelles du personnel paramédical du Canada, et la capacité bilingue constitue un atout marqué.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry — Ontario: OSSD or an equivalent, or pass the mature-applicant test if you are 19 or over; Biology SBI3C or SBI3U or equivalent, plus two courses from Chemistry (SCH3U or SCH4C), Physics (SPH3U or SPH4C) and Mathematics (MCR3U, MCF3M, MAP4C or MCT4C). Quebec: Biology or science ST 055404, STE 058404 or Biologie 534, plus two of Chemistry 051504, Physics 053504 and Mathematics TS 064406 or SN 065406. New Brunswick: Biology 53411 plus two of Chemistry 52311, Physics 51411 and Mathematics 30321B. A chemistry course is recommended. La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026, does not list this programme, so it is not open to international applicants. International applicants must hold a secondary-school diploma or baccalaureate, or be in their final secondary year with proof of enrolment, must have passed Biology, and must hold an international driving permit or a licence issued by a Canadian province (G2/G, class 5 or equivalent). This is not listed among La Cité's quota programmes, but if eligible applicants outnumber the seats at 1 February the college ranks them on school test results or secondary marks with priority to Ontario residents; Présciences de la santé transfers also get priority. Before the school year: a level-C standard first aid and CPR-AED certificate (16 hours) valid throughout. Before the stage-3 ambulance and hospital placements: a class G or G2 Ontario licence (class 5 in Quebec or New Brunswick, and a learner's permit is not accepted), with proof supplied by 15 September before the winter placement; an up-to-date immunisation record; and a police record check for work with vulnerable people. Working English, spoken and written, is expected. For employment afterwards Ontario paramedic services require a class F licence and Quebec a class 4A.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts in autumn (September) — La Cité lists no other intake for this programme.
Application Deadline:No fixed cut-off published for this programme. La Cité classes it as a regular (non-quota) programme, which means it keeps taking applications while places remain and makes an offer once the file is complete. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry the online application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date. Many programmes carry on accepting applicants after that date on a first-come basis until they fill or open a waiting list, so check the college's programme-availability table before you apply. International applicants: this programme is not on La Cite's programme-availability table for international candidates, read 6 September 2026 - the college's complete list of the programmes international students may be admitted to - so it is not open to international applicants. Choose a programme that table lists before paying the non-refundable CAD 350 international application fee.
