Candidates may take an Intermediate First Aid Recertification course within 36 months of completing an Intermediate First Aid Full Course (16 hours). Recertification for Intermediate First Aid covers the essential workplace first aid competencies, including CPR-C with AED certification for adult, child and infant, emergency scene management, recognition and management of life-threatening airway, breathing, circulation, and bleeding emergencies, identification and response to medical emergencies, and management of soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
Prerequisite: Current Standard or Intermediate First Aid with any WSIB approved agency.
Instruction & certification: Current First Aid Instructors certified after June 22, 2026, teach candidates. Or Current Standard First Aid Instructors who are 18 years of age or older and have successfully completed the First Aid Update Course may also teach.
Current First Aid Examiner certified after June 22, 2026 certify candidates. Or Current Standard First Aid Examiners who are 18 years of age or older and have successfully completed the First Aid Update Course may certify candidates.
Note: Examiners must be present throughout the entire course for continuous evaluation.
After June 22, upon recertification of leadership awards, “Standard” will be removed from all First Aid Instructor and Examiner award titles.
Candidate recognition: Certification card.
Required reference material: Canadian First Aid Manual. (Note that some affiliates provide materials to candidates, and some require candidates to purchase materials on their own. Double check before you purchase.)
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Recertification: No recertification available. After completing an Intermediate First Aid Recertification, candidates must take a full 16-hour Intermediate First Aid course within 36 months to maintain currency.
First Aid Prerequisites
When a first aid certification from an agency other than the Lifesaving Society is used as a prerequisite for a Lifesaving Society award, a photocopy of the certification card must accompany the Lifesaving Society test sheets. The Society will not issue awards if this proof of prerequisite is missing.
For prerequisite purposes, the Lifesaving Society accepts first aid certifications from approved training agencies for the following:
- Emergency First Aid
- Standard First Aid
- Basic First Aid (CSA Z1210)
- Intermediate First Aid (CSA Z1210)
Accepted training agencies are approved by the Workplace Safety Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB).