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Billing
Payment Options Available
Where to make (or send) payment
Bill types and information
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact us
City of Winnipeg ambulance service is not covered by the provincial health care system.
Payment for ambulance service is the responsibility of the user. In the past, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service has attempted to direct ambulance billings to various third parties (e.g., health insurance companies). Effective May 15, 2011, ambulance billings will be sent directly to the patient.
An exception to billing the patient directly will be made for the Province of Manitoba Family Services and Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.
Many insurance providers, government agencies and community programs offer ambulance coverage. After you have paid your bill and submitted your paid invoice receipt to them, your provider may reimburse you according to your individual plan’s coverage level. If you are unsure of your eligibility for coverage please call your provider directly.
Payment options available
- Cheque (payable to Fire Paramedic Service)
- Money order (payable to Fire Paramedic Service)
- Cash
- Interac
- Credit cards
- Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
Where to make (or send) payment
- By Mail (cheque or money order)
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
Main Floor, 185 King Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1J1
- In Person
- Monday to Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM
- Fire Paramedic Service, Main Floor, 185 King Street
- City Hall, 510 Main Street
- St. Boniface Bilingual Service Centre, 614 Des Meurons Street
- By Phone (credit card)
204-986-3001
Bill types and information
- Ambulance Service
There is a fee for Paramedic treatment and transport to hospital. There is also a fee for Paramedic treatment only, even though the patient was not transported to hospital.
- Fire Safety Inspections
In 2007 the Province of Manitoba introduced a new Provincial Regulation which requires a fire safety inspection of certain occupancies at a predetermined frequency. The intent of this Regulation is to provide an increased level of safety for the general public.
The new Regulation requires an annual inspection of every:
- Elderly Persons’ Housing Unit or Hostel
- Child Care Centre
- Personal Care Home
- Residential Care Facility
- Hospital
The new Regulation also requires an inspection once every three years of every:
- Licensed premise as defined in the Liquor Control Act
- Private and public schools including Universities and Colleges
- Recreation Centres including Arenas, Community Clubs and Curling Rinks
- Hotels and motels
- Restaurants located in residential buildings
In order for the Winnipeg Fire Department to meet the obligations of this Regulation, the costs associated with providing this service will be recovered (on a cost recovery basis) by means of inspection fees charged to the business owner and / or facility. These fees will take effect as of January 1, 2011. The inspection fee will be based on actual inspection time, the Fire Inspector’s report writing time, and travel time for all initial and follow-up inspections. Fees are currently set at $93.00 per hour or part thereof and will be subject to annual increases in accordance with the rate of inflation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact us
- By Phone
204-986-3001
We are open Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- By Mail
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service
Main Floor, 185 King Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1J1
- By Fax
204-986-2098
Please include your telephone number on the fax.
- By Email (fps-billinquiries@winnipeg.ca)
Please include your telephone number in the body of your message. You can expect a reply from us within two business days.
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