First Aid Training
St. John Ambulance has been ensuring the health, safety and quality of life for Canadians for over 135 years. St. John Ambulance offers the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art first aid and CPR training programs.
Standard/Intermediate First Aid is for individuals requiring comprehensive information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
Essential First Aid Courses
Equip yourself with essential skills—comprehensive training for all levels of first aid and CPR.
Standard/ Intermediate First Aid
Standard/Intermediate First Aid is for individuals requiring comprehensive information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
16 hours
Emergency/ Basic First Aid
Emergency/Basic First Aid is for individuals requiring basic information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
8 hours
CNESST
This course is intended for Quebec companies wishing to evolve in a safer work environment and comply with the regulations of the CSST. The CSST subsidizes the course of First Aid in the Workplace in order to ensure that employers and main contractors...
16 hours
CPR & AED Training
CPR can help save the life of another person. While not a difficult skill to learn, a CPR course prepares participants to be as effective as possible while providing care to someone in need.
6 hours
Advanced First Aid
The Advanced First Aid course focuses on advanced-level skills for workplace first aiders and emergency response teams. Anyone wishing to take this course must have taken a Standard First Aid course within 1 year from an approved OHS program.
80 hours
Standard/ Intermediate First Aid Recertification
Standard/Intermediate First Aid is for individuals requiring comprehensive information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
8 hours
Emergency/ Basic First Aid Recertification
Emergency/ Basic First Aid is for individuals requiring basic information on First Aid and CPR for their workplace, school, or personal interest.
8 hours
CPR & AED Recertification
CPR can help save the life of another person. While not a difficult skill to learn, a CPR course prepares participants to be as effective as possible while providing care to someone in need.
3 hours
Online First Aid & Safety Training
Learn life-saving skills at your convenience—emergency basics, first aid awareness, and safety compliance.
Awareness Training Emergency/ Basic First Aid
This first aid awareness course provides learners with the knowledge to recognize and provide interventions for life-threatening emergencies until medical aid arrives.
3hr 15min
Awareness Training Standard/ Intermediate First Aid
This awareness course provides learners with the knowledge components included in the Emergency First Aid plus first aid for other injuries and illnesses including head and spinal injuries, fractures of the upper and lower limbs.
6.5 hours
WHMIS (GHS) Training Online
Danatec’s award-winning, industry recognized WHMIS online training course is for initial or re-certification training. This course meets all of Health Canada’s training requirements under the Hazardous Products Regulations, for all persons involved in...
90 minutes
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
This course is ideal for shippers, receivers and drivers. This online training courses is for initial or re-certification training. Our continually updated, current TDG course meets all of Transport Canada’s training requirements under the TDG...
Self-paced
Explore by Category
Find the right course for your needs, from school settings to industry-specific training, healthcare, and more.
Workplace
Most regions in Canada require that employees have First Aid training, and St. John Ambulance offers a variety of courses designed for the workplace. These courses cover what to do in an emergency situation at your workplace...
School & Education
St. John Ambulance offers a number of courses for work and school. Standard and Emergency First Aid are required by provincial regulations depending on the number of workers on a shift, distance to help, and danger of the work being performed.
Industry
St. John Ambulance offers many industry-specific courses in areas where such courses are required. This can cover such topics as mine rescue, working in confined spaces, H2S awarenes
Pre-Hospital & Health Care Providers
St. John Ambulance offers many advanced courses for people who work in the Health Care field, such as first responders, nurses, and paramedics. These advanced courses emphasize a team approach to First Aid, and include skills that are beyond what a...
Online Courses
Online training reduces your time away from work, has lower training costs, and you can learn at your own pace. We offer a variety of courses online for your convenience.
Mental Health
First Aid usually focuses on physical injury and illness; but when there is a mental health emergency most are not prepared to help. The mental health courses offered by St. John Ambulance, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada...
Home & Family
St. John Ambulance offers many courses designed for people who will find themselves needing to help someone in everyday situations. We offer courses for young people such as Babysitting, specialized courses for new parents, and we offer Pet First Aid...
Business Accounts
If you own or manage a workplace in Canada, First Aid isn’t an option for you; it’s the law. Most business know this; yet few understand exactly what they need to do to satisfy their requirements.
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Certificates/Certificate Replacement
St. John Ambulance certificates are numbered and electronically recorded in a centralized national database. Please contact your local office for a...
Certificate Recertification
All First Aid certificates are valid for 3 years with CPR/AED training recommended annually. Contact your local SJA Branch/Council to find out if...