Our culture

Peel is one of the most diverse communities in Canada accounting for 18% of Ontario’s immigrant population, and where 69% of residents identify with a ‘racialized’ group.

Truth and reconciliation

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day, in Canada. Peel Regional Paramedic Services continues our commitment to conversations about Indigenous history with the release of our newest video, titled, Indigenous History is NOW: Truth and Reconciliation.

“My personal role and responsibility in understanding Truth and Reconciliation, would be listening first to understand and not listening to respond, and challenging my own beliefs that I grew up with to look at things from a different perspective. My responsibility is teaching and sharing the knowledge and resources that have been shared with me amongst my co-workers and my personal relationships such as my family, about the true Canadian history and Indigenous people that have been here and what their side of the history is.” - Melissa King, Peel Paramedic

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Honouring and celebrating diversity

In June 2024, to recognize National Indigenous History Month, we launched a video titled, Indigenous History is NOW.

“Indigenous History is NOW encapsulates the idea that Indigenous history is not confined to the past but is continuous and ongoing. The present influences the future. Indigenous history is a living, evolving narrative that includes the present day. This means recognizing that the stories, traditions, and experiences of Indigenous peoples are actively being created and recorded today, not just remembered from the past. Indigenous History is NOW means actively celebrating Indigenous cultures.” – Ally Hendriks, Peel Paramedic

Black history month

In February 2024, we celebrated Black History Month by inviting a sample of Black employees across PRPS to share some of their unique contributions to their work based on their diverse insights. The richness of experience that our diverse workforce brings to this organization positions us to best serve our communities in Peel.