Third on Car
Your ride along for every exam!
Third on Car
Your ride along for every exam!
COPR is the Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators. It administers entry-to-practice examinations used in many Canadian jurisdictions. If your province uses a COPR exam, start on COPR's site, not here. Third on Car is independent exam prep. It can sit alongside official material. It cannot replace it.
On 13 November 2026, COPR's entry-to-practice examinations page stated: "We at COPR administer three Entry to Practice Examinations: The emergency medical responder (EMR) examination is used in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The primary care paramedic (PCP) and advanced care paramedic (ACP) examinations are used in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador." That page also said provincial regulators grant registration, licensure or certification, and that you must confirm requirements with the appropriate provincial regulator. If you are not sure which exam you write, ask your regulator and check COPR, because the list can change.
Use these COPR pages for eligibility, application, study guides, blueprints, proctoring and official preparatory tests:
On 13 November 2026, COPR stated that the EMR and PCP examinations have now fully transitioned to the Canadian Paramedic Competence Framework (CPCF) from the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP), and that "The ACP designation will not have an overlap, and the first ACP exam testing to the CPCF is scheduled for June, 2027." The same page said: "The ACP CPCF Examination is not yet available." Confirm those points on COPR's site before you plan around them.
Once you know which exam you are writing, Third on Car is for the day-to-day work: lectures and summaries, a question bank with explanations, flashcards, ECG strips and drug cards, custom timed practice exams, a notebook, and streaks and accuracy by course and topic. Spaced repetition is built in. Pages you have already visited also work offline.
If you are on Pro, you can record a lecture for up to six hours a month and get audio reviews and podcasts made from those recordings. Pulse is an AI tutor that can help you work through a question you got wrong. Pulse is an AI-generated mascot, not a real paramedic.
A custom timed practice exam is a practice exam you set a time for. It is not a COPR exam, and it is not a substitute for COPR's own preparatory tests. Do not treat Third on Car as an official exam.
Third on Car is an independent study tool. It is not a substitute for your program's instruction, your medical director's protocols or clinical judgement. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any school, health authority, COPR, NREMT, the American Heart Association, Heart and Stroke, or Alberta Health Services. Read the full medical disclaimer at /disclaimer.
Create an account at /signup. See prices at /pricing: Core is C$10.99 a month or C$105.99 a year, and Pro is C$21.99 a month or C$214.99 a year. Get the Android app on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.thirdoncar.app
You can also start from the level pages: /guides/emr-exam-prep, /guides/pcp-exam-prep and /guides/acp-exam-prep.
COPR. Use the official pages linked above. This guide does not restate those details, because they belong on COPR's site and they can change.
No. Third on Car is an independent study tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by COPR or any school or health authority.
Pro includes lecture recording, for up to six hours a month, and audio reviews and podcasts made from those recordings. Core is C$10.99 a month or C$105.99 a year. Pro is C$21.99 a month or C$214.99 a year.
No. Pulse is an AI tutor. Pulse is an AI-generated mascot, not a real paramedic.
The Android app is on Google Play. You can also study in the browser at thirdoncar.ca. An iOS listing is not public yet.