Ambulance fees are not an insured benefit under the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) or the Canada Health Act. However, people with valid BC medical coverage through MSP pay reduced, subsidized fees. People who do not have MSP coverage pay the full cost of ambulance services.
You may be charged this fee when an ambulance responds to a home or workplace, but you do not need transportation or choose not to be transported.
Fee: $50 flat fee (ground or air ambulance)
You may be charged this fee when an ambulance responds to an emergency and transports you to a medical facility.
Fee: $80 flat fee (ground or air ambulance)
This transfer occurs when a BC ambulance transports a patient from one hospital to another.
Fee: $0
This transfer occurs when an ambulance transports a patient between a health care facility, such as a residential care home, and a hospital.
These rates apply to people who do not have valid BC medical coverage, including:
