Effective November 22, 2023, the Vacation Bidding Portal will open for the 2024 vacation booking process for all full-time Paramedic staff. Further details regarding the vacation booking process will be communicated through email, and posted to the Scheduling Portal and Staff Blog in the coming weeks.

Vacation Booking for Staff NOT Assigned to their Base Shift/Schedule

Staff currently working on a schedule other than their base shift/schedule assignment (e.g., temporarily assigned to a station on a different shift rotation) will be booking their 2024 vacation according to their temporary assignment. Any Paramedic who is currently in a long-term temp spot and wishes to book on their base assignment must send an email to PS-SchedulingMgmt@toronto.ca no later than November 14, 2023.

If an email notification is not received by the above date, it will be assumed that staff will book vacation based on their temporary assignment, and a vacation booking window will be assigned according to seniority within that schedule and colour grouping.

Preliminary staff lists, listed alphabetically, will be available by end of day on November 1, 2023. This list will be posted to the Scheduling Portal under 2024 OPS Vacation Employee Lists. Please ensure that you check the preliminary list to be sure you are listed on the correct Schedule, Colour, and District.  If there is a discrepancy between what is listed, and what you would like to book on, notify PS-SchedulingMgmt@toronto.ca no later than November 14, 2023.

Final lists will be available by end of day November 15, 2023, once any necessary adjustments are made.  These lists will be published on the Scheduling Portal, and will include your assigned booking date/window.  It is your responsibility to note your assigned date, and ensure that you log in to the Vacation booking portal during this assigned window to book your 2024 Vacation.

Special Teams

 Similar to last year, all Special Teams Paramedics will book 2024 vacation on the Vacation Bidding Portal. All members of CCTU, Marine, ESU, and ERU/ARU (30 Station and 54 Station) teams will be required to log into the Vacation Bidding Portal to book their 2024 vacation.

Ad Hoc Vacation

 Any staff requesting vacation between January 1 to 31, 2024, must continue to follow the current ad hoc vacation booking process. For more details, please visit the Staff Blog to read through the memorandum titled 2023 Ad Hoc Vacation Booking Process released on January 24, 2023.

 Training Material

Training and reference material regarding the Vacation Bidding Portal is available on the Scheduling Portal.

If you have any questions, please contact PS-SchedulingMgmt@toronto.ca or speak with your Superintendent.

Sincerely,
(Original signed by)
Kris Staley