An american paramedic said he was paid $9.00/hr during katrina rescue. His employer even attepted to with hold some paychecks. He had to go on CNN to complain about it. His employer was just plain greedy. The company received large government funding from the katrina relief effort but the workers never receive decent wages for overtime at all.

Canadian paramedics are paid $25-40/hr depend on size of city or overtime. They are well paid and received generous vacation time. Their jobs aren't threaten by Ilegal immigrants from mexico either. paramedics are paid by municipal government which in turn receive funding from provincial government.