Amidst a worsening staffing crisis in Alberta’s emergency medical services, Edmonton paramedics are logging record amounts of overtime. Yet, dozens of shifts go unfilled each day and drops in service levels have become routine.

In 2024, Edmonton EMS staff worked 134,573 hours of overtime, an 81 per cent increase from 74,356 hours in 2021, according to data the IJF obtained through a freedom of information request.