The Lifesaving Society’s First Aid Instructor course is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and resources required to organize, plan, and deliver Lifesaving Society First Aid awards up to and including Intermediate First Aid and CPR -A and -C.
Current First Aid Instructors may teach and certify CPR -A and -C and Anaphalaxis Rescuer. Current First Aid Instructors may teach Basic and Intermediate First Aid, but only First Aid Examiners can certify candidates in those courses.
Current First Aid Instructors who hold the Society's Airway Management may teach (but not certify) Airway Management as only current First Aid Examiners who hold the Society's Airway Management can certify candidates.
Prerequisites: Minimum 18 years of age, Lifesaving Society Intermediate First Aid or Standard First Aid (need not be current) from the Society or another approved agency. Do you have the prerequisites to take this course?
Instruction & certification: Current First Aid Trainers certified after June 22, 2026 or current Standard First Aid Trainers who have successfully completed the First Aid Update Course may teach and certify candidates.
Candidate recognition: Certification card.
First Aid Instructor course: 20 hr. classroom instruction. This checklist identifies the learning outcomes that you must achieve in order to be successful on the course.
Required references: First Aid Award Guide, Canadian First Aid Manual, and Teaching First Aid Instructor Resource. First Aid Instructor candidates should also have the Society’s Instructor Manual for on-course reference. (Note that some affiliates provide materials to candidates, and some require candidates to purchase materials on their own. Double check before you purchase.)
Costs: In addition to the required reference materials, a certification fee is payable to the Lifesaving Society. Course organizers charge a fee to cover the costs of running the course.
Recertification: First Aid Instructors remain current for 24 months from the date of certification. Only current First Aid Instructors may teach the Society’s programs as detailed above. Recertification is through the Society's professional development point system. Is it time to recertify?