安大略各州的辅助医务人员要求与警察和消防人员实行同酬,他们列举了类似风险、较高的创伤后精神紧张症发病率和较低的工资。 Paramedics in Ontario counties demand pay equity with police and firefighters, citing similar risks, higher PTSD rates, and lower pay.

Brant、Haldimand和Norfolk县的辅助医务人员正以类似的风险、责任和心理健康挑战为由,推动与警察和消防员的薪酬平等。 Paramedics in Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk counties are pushing for pay parity with police and firefighters, citing comparable risks, responsibilities, and mental health challenges. 她们的收入比同龄人少13%至29%,如果包括留任工资,差距为31%至41%。 They earn 13% to 29% less than their counterparts, with the gap reaching 31% to 41% when retention pay is included. 在Brantford,从2026年开始,辅助医务人员每年挣得约98 000美元,而警察为114 110美元,消防员为123 200美元。 In Brantford, paramedics make about $98,000 annually, compared to $114,110 for police and $123,200 for firefighters starting in 2026. 他们面临暴力病人和与芬太尼有关的侵略等危险,报告创伤后精神紧张症和自杀率较高,接受的心理健康支助较少。 They face dangers like violent patients and fentanyl-related aggression, report higher PTSD and suicide rates, and receive less mental health support. 在Brantford,有15名护理人员休了与创伤后精神紧张症有关的假,约超过三年;诺福克和哈尔迪曼德也有类似人数。 In Brantford, 15 paramedics have been on PTSD-related leave, some over three years; similar numbers are off duty in Norfolk and Haldimand. 尽管这是向当地纳税人提供的费用最低的紧急服务,但由省消防和警察工会出资的一半支持薪资公平,强调共同的前线作用和相互依赖。 Despite being the least costly emergency service to local taxpayers—half funded by the province—fire and police unions support pay equity, highlighting shared frontline roles and mutual reliance.