Laidlaw International Inc., a successor to Laidlaw Inc., is a holding company which through its operating subsidiaries, provides essential, specialized services dedicated to "getting people where they have to go", throughout North America. The company holds leading positions in school and intercity bus service, municipal transit, ambulance transportation and hospital emergency department management. Laidlaw also has a growing presence in the tourism busing sector. Laidlaw's 95,000 employees provide services to passengers and patients from nearly 4000 locations in the United States and Canada. Corporate headquarters are in Burlington, Ontario, Canada