Algoma District Services

What Algoma District Services does

Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) is a statutory government entity established under Ontario's District Social Services Administration Boards Act, serving as the designated service delivery body for the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, excluding the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Township of Prince, and the 31 unincorporated townships within the Sault North Planning Board area. The organization operates four core service lines: Paramedic Services (Algoma District Paramedic Services, or ADPS), Children's Services, Housing Services, and Ontario Works. Paramedic operations span approximately 48,000 sq kms — described as roughly the size of Switzerland and eight times the size of PEI — through eight ambulance stations and a 22-vehicle fleet comprising 18 Crestline and Demers Type III ambulances plus two Ford F-150 4x4 Emergency Response Vehicles, delivering around 6,000 emergency responses per year with an average response time of approximately 7 minutes for the most critical cases. Specialized programs include the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program (over 100 AEDs deployed since April 2014), Community Paramedicine, and First Response Teams in low-call-volume communities.

ADSAB is funded primarily through provincial government allocations from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, supplemented by municipal contributions. Housing Services generates a secondary revenue stream through rent-geared-to-income (RGI) payments, calculated as 30% of gross monthly household income for RGI tenants (with a rent scale used for Ontario Works or ODSP recipients), plus ancillary charges for parking, laundry, and air conditioning. Customer concentration is effectively a single payer — the Province of Ontario — with the resident population of the Algoma District acting as service recipients rather than paying customers. Service access is provided through four Ontario Works area offices (Blind River, Elliot Lake, Thessalon, Wawa), the eight ambulance stations, online portals linked to ontario.ca, and community-agency referral networks. The organization is governed by a board of directors with representation from the twenty incorporated municipalities and unorganized townships within the district, plus a TWOMO (Territory Without Municipal Organization) elected representative.

Recent strategic activity centers on workforce sustainability and clinical scope expansion: ADSAB, Sault College, and the Sault Ste. Marie DSSAB are jointly launching a Primary Care Paramedic diploma program in Fall 2026 to address a projected regional shortfall of approximately 450 paramedics within three years. Internal leadership development has been active, with multiple Commander-level promotions across Operations and Logistics between 2021 and 2025. Community Paramedicine has been formalized as a service line, and the PAD program continues to extend AED coverage throughout the district.

Name

Algoma District Services

Legal name

Algoma District Services Administration Board

Website

https://adsab.on.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) is a statutory Ontario government body delivering paramedic, children's, housing, and Ontario Works services across approximately 48,000 sq kms of Northern Ontario for residents of 20 municipalities and unorganized townships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Transportation Services (4700), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

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Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

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Autism (ASD) Support Childcare (HSAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Social housing services
• Paramedic ambulance services
• Childrens social services
• Public assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Thessalon

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: ADSAB is a District Social Services Administration Board funded through provincial government programs (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services) and municipal contributions. Services including Ontario Works, housing, children's services, and paramedic services are funded through government allocations rather than direct revenue from service recipients.
2. Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing: Housing services generate revenue through rent payments from tenants. Rent is calculated as 30% of gross monthly income for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) tenants, or using a rent scale for households receiving Ontario Works or ODSP. Additional charges may include parking, laundry, and air conditioner fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) is a government district social services administration board that delivers four core service areas to residents of the Algoma District in Northern Ontario: Children's Services (child care fee subsidies and early learning), Housing Services (rent-geared-to-income and homelessness programs), Ontario Works (financial and employment assistance), and Paramedic Services (emergency prehospital medical care and ambulance transportation across approximately 48,000 sq kms). Services are delivered directly through area offices and ambulance stations and funded by provincial government allocations.

Product overview

Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB) is a government social services organization that provides a portfolio of interconnected services to the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada. The organization operates four core service areas: Paramedic Services (emergency medical care and ambulance transport across ~48,000 sq km), Children's Services (child care management and early learning), Housing Services (social housing and homelessness programs), and Ontario Works (financial and employment assistance). These services are delivered through a network of local offices, stations, and community partnerships, with Paramedic Services also including specialized programs such as the PAD Program for public defibrillators, Community Paramedicine, and First Response Teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paramedic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Median emergency response time of 6:16 (min:sec) in 2014 for most critical patients (CTAS SCA, CTAS I, and CTAS II)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sault CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026Sault College is launching a new two-year Primary Care Paramedic diploma program in Fall 2026, in collaboration with ADSAB and the Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board. The program addresses paramedic shortages across Northern Ontario, with workforce projections indicating the North will need roughly 450 new paramedics within three years. Students receive classroom, laboratory, simulation, and clinical training aligned with provincial standards.
• Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026The Sault Ste. Marie DSSAB is collaborating with ADSAB and Sault College on the new Primary Care Paramedic diploma program to address regional paramedic shortages across Northern Ontario.
• Northeastern Ontario Prehospital Care Program (Sudbury)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe delivery of pre-hospital care in the District of Algoma is medically directed by a licensed emergency physician with the Northeastern Ontario Prehospital Care program based in Sudbury. The Medical Director collaborates with emergency physicians in the Provincial Base Hospital community through a Medical Advisory Committee.
• Sault Ste. Marie Central Ambulance Communication Centre (CACC)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe CACC, operated by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's Emergency Health Services Branch, controls the movement of ADSAB vehicles and assignment of calls. ADSAB provides its deployment strategy to the CACC, which makes decisions on resource allocation.
• Back in Motion Physiotherapy (Sault Ste. Marie)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBack in Motion Physiotherapy in Sault Ste. Marie performs Physical Capacity Testing for Paramedic candidates for ADSAB. Candidates are responsible for a testing fee of approximately $150-200.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB): Northwestern Ontario DSSAB delivering social services and land ambulance under the same District Social Services Administration Boards Act, with comparable paramedic workforce and remote-service-area operating dynamics.
• Timiskaming District Social Services Administration Board: Northern Ontario DSSAB administering Ontario Works, social housing, child care, and land ambulance under the same provincial legislation, operating at a comparable scale and facing similar workforce and geography challenges.
• Nipissing District Social Services Administration Board: Ontario DSSAB operating Children's Services, Housing Services, Ontario Works, and emergency medical services for the Nipissing District under the same statutory framework as ADSAB.
• Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board (DSB): Ontario district services board providing integrated paramedic, social housing, Ontario Works, and children's services across a similarly large rural service area, making it a structurally identical peer to ADSAB.
• District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board: Ontario DSSAB that delivers an equivalent integrated portfolio of social services and paramedic services to a sparsely populated district, sharing the same governance framework and statutory mandate as ADSAB.
• Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board: Neighboring Ontario DSSAB that is co-developing the Sault College Primary Care Paramedic diploma program with ADSAB and operates the same four service pillars (paramedic, children's, housing, Ontario Works) across an adjacent catchment — a direct operational peer.
• Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (CDSSAB): Northern Ontario DSSAB delivering land ambulance and social services (Ontario Works, housing, childcare) under the same District Social Services Administration Boards Act as ADSAB, with comparable vast geography and small-population realities.

Broad incumbents

• CITY OF SUDBURY Community Paramedicine Program: Municipal paramedic service in Northeastern Ontario whose community paramedicine program functions as a comparable regional peer to ADPS for advanced practice models and cross-jurisdiction service design.

Regional players

• Renfrew County Social Services: Eastern Ontario consolidated social services and paramedic provider operating under related but provincial-east legislation, useful as a structural comparator for ADSAB's integrated service delivery model.

Others

• Algoma Ontario Health Team: Regional Ontario Health Team coordinating health and social-service providers in the Algoma District, including ADSAB, around shared patients — directly relevant as an ecosystem partner and integration counterparty to ADSAB's paramedic and community paramedicine services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/algoma-district-services-administration-board

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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