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About Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics

Coast2Coast First Aid and Aquatics Inc is founded by two experienced Canadian Red Cross First Aid and Water Safety instructors. We are an official partner of the Canadian Red Cross as well as Heart & Stroke and our teaching guidelines are approved by WSIB Ontario and OHS Alberta. Coast2Coast is based in Toronto; although we offer First Aid and CPR/AED training throughout Ontario, specifically the GTA and in Alberta.

Through our Canadian Red Cross training program, we currently provide various life-saving training courses such as CPR & First Aid, Re-certification and Basic Life Support (BLS). Many of these courses are available in an Online Blended format, making it quick and easy to get certified!

We also offer Professional Responder courses such as First Responder (FR) and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR). These courses have been designed to train those in first responder roles such as paramedics, firefighters, etc.

Not only can adults learn important life-saving skills, but children can as well! Register them for one of our Youth programs such as Babysitting or Stay Safe!

As a Heart & Stroke partner, we also provide our students in healthcare professions Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS).

Join us in Ontario at our Toronto, North York, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Aurora, Newmarket, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Markham, Ottawa, Nepean, Hamilton, Burlington, Kitchener, Guelph or London locations. Or attend one of our Alberta locations in Calgary or Edmonton. We believe, in order to have a safe community, we must have a prepared & well-educated community.

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Ashkon Pour-heidary, who has completed his Neuroscience degree from the University of Toronto, became a First Aid and CPR/AED instructor from when he was only 19. He decided to become a first aid instructor simply because he wanted to help promote life-saving skills and increase awareness in the community. As of his passion to impact the community, Ashkon Pour-Heidary took initiative and became an instructor in order to shape the new generation of first aid and CPR instructors.

Currently, he heads the operations for Coast2Coast First Aid, most notably by recruiting top-notch First Aid instructors in the GTA. Over the past few years, both Ashkon and Aryan have assembled a highly dedicated and talented team of managers, staff and instructors to ensure high quality of the programs offer by Coast2Coast. With multiple locations and experienced instructors, Coast2Coast First Aid and Aquatics offer the most complete and flexible line of First Aid and CPR programs in the form of public and corporate training.

Ashkon strongly believes that everyone, from children to adults, need to learn the life saving skills of CPR and first aid. He, along with his team of trusted and experienced instructors, constantly work hard to develop interactive and suitable teaching strategies to maximize the learning experience of the students.

He heavily emphasizes on the importance of hands-on training to Coast2Coast instructors and ensures classes have minimal lecture component. He believes that in case of an emergency, the muscle memory created during the training is absolutely critical to performing skills such as CPR. His main goal is to ensure everyone completing the training at Coast2Coast, leaves with confidence and skills necessary to act in case of an emergency situation.

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We consider swimming an art & who doesn’t love art?

Aryan Sekhavati is the Co-Founder and Director of Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics Inc. Aryan has obtained his swimming credentials from Iran as well as the Life Saving Society and the Canadian Red Cross in Toronto. His enthusiasm for swimming began at an exceptionally young age which led him into being a member of the Iranian National Water Polo team. He has worked for many of the local swim schools in the GTA and multiple municipalities teaching and ultimately supervising other instructors.

Aryan’s aquatics knowledge and his drive to educate led to the creation of Coast2Coast Swim School. Coast2Coast Swim School offers a premier swimming program in the area, offering best in class instructions, state of the art training facilities, and providing the opportunity for individuals, including children, to become elite athletes in a safe and enjoyable environment. At Coast2Coast, he has developed a unique aquatics program which establishes a genuine relationship between the swimmer and the water, along with instructors trained to approach each student one-on-one.

Coast2Coast offers a variety of aquatics classes & courses. We provide Private, Semi-Private & Group courses. We currently hold swimming classes in two of best public pools in the city & hopefully we will be able to provide these services to more communities!

According to many researchers, swimming is one the best workouts one can possibly commit to and we are here to make sure you have all the right tools to have a great experience every time you swim. When the right techniques are not precisely used, swimming can be both dangerous & very tiring. It is believed that swimming is all about the techniques and having the right technique is what we are all about.

Coast2Coast insists on a fun and professional atmosphere in order to get the best results. We make sure our students are happy to be in the water and we spend the necessary time with them to ensure they practice the right technique. It’s an awesome feeling when your students master something which they were afraid of not so long ago!

Make sure you check out our Testimonials. Now let our customers do the talking.

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Testimonials!

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Videh Sharma
Videh Sharma
I did the course here and the instructor EZZ was great. Took 9-5 (8 hours) to finish in person training and the day before i finished Theoretical part!
Cy
Cy
Selina was an amazing instructor for First Aid and CPR. She shared many stories from her career to make the lessons entertaining and relevant. Her sense of humour made the material more interesting, and she made everyone in the class feel involved. A great experience overall.
Geetha Arun
Geetha Arun
W Tariq
W Tariq
The coast to coast Red Cross Standard First Aid & training was both comprehensive and engaging. The instructor demonstrated exceptional expertise, blending clear instruction with hands-on practice, ensuring every participant felt confident and capable. Their professionalism and enthusiasm made the learning experience truly outstanding.
Hendra Iriawan Oey
Hendra Iriawan Oey
Anne is a very good trainer. Very knowledgeable and clear in giving the explanation.
Salah Mehdawi
Salah Mehdawi
Dr. Adel at Mississauga office is very knowledgeable and an amazing teacher. I had First Aid/ CPR and it was a fruitful session. Thank you very much.
Ragheda Karoony
Ragheda Karoony
I will thanks Mr Ali for amazing information he shared with us, we learned a lot from him.
Response from the owner: Hey Ragheda! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Eman Ibrahim
Eman Ibrahim
Great class instructed by Adel. The instructor did a wonderful job at keeping the class very engaging and interactive. Learned a lot from the class.
lamya abraham
lamya abraham
Dixita Rawal
Dixita Rawal
Madeeha Khawaja
Madeeha Khawaja
I enjoyed the session. Our instructor , Adil was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Lovepreet Singh
Lovepreet Singh
Great experience and great place to learn about first aid related information. Great teacher mr. Adil
Jennifer Wildsmith
Jennifer Wildsmith
I’ve been doing this course for 23 years and this has, by far, been the most engaging and enjoyable. Scott was amazing and really had a way of teaching the material in a relevant and educational way. Will definitely be doing my recert with Coast to Coast/Red Cross.
Response from the owner: Hey Jennifer! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We can’t wait to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Luna Hamade
Luna Hamade
I had my recertification CPR with an experienced instructor Selina Rawe her class was full with useful information that enriched my practice I love her way of learning she is really amazing and I will remember her class and information always.Thank you Selina
Diem Baldry
Diem Baldry
Selina was the best instructor I ever had for this course. Her work experience as a search and rescue volunteer made the course very engaging. She was enthusiastic, took her time explaining the answers to my questions. I highly recommend her. She made it fun.
shahzad ahmad
shahzad ahmad
They are the best. My instructor was excellent. She explained everything in detail. We also had a lot of time to practice. Thank you so much.
Response from the owner: Hey Shahzad! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Harleen Kaur
Harleen Kaur
Good experience… class was interesting and instructor was very intelligent and humble
Response from the owner: Hi Harleen! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Gur Priya
Gur Priya
Rajeev is a perfect instructor. Explained everything very clearly.
Response from the owner: Hi Gur! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Rajeev as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!
Gurkiran Sanghera
Gurkiran Sanghera
Great learning experience with Rajeev! Very informative and easy to understand. Will definitely be returning in the future. Thank you!
Response from the owner: Hey Gurkiran! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. We can’t wait to see you again for recertification! Stay safe.
Jyoti Malhotra
Jyoti Malhotra
Wonderful classes and very informative and very helpful and professional.
Response from the owner: Jyoti, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Lakshika Lakshika
Lakshika Lakshika
Response from the owner: Lakshika, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Shashank Reddy Gudikati
Shashank Reddy Gudikati
The best coach ever, Ezz.
Response from the owner: Shashank, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Krejjy M
Krejjy M
Response from the owner: Hey Krejjy! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
RIDA GHANI
RIDA GHANI
It was really informative and fun!!
Response from the owner: Hey Rida! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Raydelle Irene
Raydelle Irene
Great class experience for Standard First Aid & CPR/AED with Mohamed Ezz! Everything was clearly explained and demonstrated. All material was presented in a way that was easy to follow along and our group was interactive which made the day fun. I would highly recommend this course!
Response from the owner: Hey Raydelle! Your review and recommendation is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a Standard First Aid & CPR/AED training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Elham Sadik Ahmad
Elham Sadik Ahmad
Thank you Rajeev. You are a great instructor.
Response from the owner: Hey Elham! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Melly Blair
Melly Blair
This instructor was amazing. He is very patient and detailed in hia explanation. Usually I’m nervous during CPR courses but Rajeev made me feel relaxed and confident. The best course yet! I’ll be doing all of my courses with him in the future.
Response from the owner: Hey Melly! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent CPR training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Charu Dabas
Charu Dabas
A very informative and interactive session.All concepts were explained in detail.The instructor was thorough with the concepts and made everyone participate throughout the class.
Response from the owner: Charu, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Juliana Aya Blay
Juliana Aya Blay
Best instructor 🥰
Response from the owner: Hey Juliana! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Vivek Malhotra
Vivek Malhotra
Response from the owner: Hey Vivek! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
lizhen wang
lizhen wang
This BLS training class is informative, well organized, and clearly delivered.
Response from the owner: Hey Lizhen! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you in BLS, someone who can save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Yen
Yen
Bls course with prabhjot was great. She’s very interactive and informative. She will answer any questions you have.
Response from the owner: Hi Yen! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent BLS training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you next year for recertification! Stay safe.
Jasmin Fong
Jasmin Fong
We had Prabhjot as our instructor and she was very informative and attentive to our questions 🙂
Response from the owner: Jasmin, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
priyanka patel
priyanka patel
Response from the owner: Priyanka, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Bia Picone
Bia Picone
The course was very good. It gave an understanding about many situations in which First Aiders can help and how. The class with Selina was very fun and instructive, and we had chances to practice!
Response from the owner: Bia, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
james an
james an
The course was very well run, and specifically the instructor Ali was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and very kind. He provided great instruction and answered all our questions clearly. I had a great learning experience and obtained many practical skills, I will be coming back when I need to recertify. Thank you Ali and C2C!
Response from the owner: Hey James! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We can’t wait to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Nukunu
Nukunu
Had a great time taking this certification training. Selina was a fantastic and charismatic instructor who kept the material interesting and engaging. Would definitely recommend taking this training especially if Selina is your instructor.
Response from the owner: Hi Nukunu! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Sarah Chen
Sarah Chen
My experience today was amazing!
Response from the owner: Hey Sarah! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Soo Katuramu
Soo Katuramu
I have only ravings for the instructor Ali for the amazing job he did covering all bases on this course. The online course is quite intense but really worth it. Ali made the course material bery relevant and easier to understand.One thing is the 30 questions are very good but one question had me tripping! Please remove trick questions. Mental illness is a relatively new tooic and I think better questioning would help people understand that that too can be a ‘life-threatening’ situation to urge people to call 911 instead of only EMPATHY being a priority.
Response from the owner: Hi Soo! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We appreciate your feedback regarding the material about mental health and we will look into it. These are questions created by the Canadian Red Cross. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Simana Thapa
Simana Thapa
Response from the owner: Hi Simana! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Axhorn Contracting
Axhorn Contracting
Response from the owner: Thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
isha KALATHIYA
isha KALATHIYA
I did first aid and cpr course with Rajeev and it was an amazing experience. He’s great very thorough and fun.
Response from the owner: Isha, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Paolo Recio
Paolo Recio
Great class! Rajeev is an amazing instructor
Response from the owner: Hey Paolo! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Jazz Dhillon
Jazz Dhillon
i really appreciate your service.
Response from the owner: Hey Jazz! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Rupinder Toor
Rupinder Toor
Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Rupinder! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
deep kaur
deep kaur
Response from the owner: Hi Deep! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Camryn Biggs
Camryn Biggs
I enjoyed this course, the instructor was engaging, encouraging and thorough.
Response from the owner: Hi Camryn! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
jennifer miguel
jennifer miguel
Azra is an excellent teacher and you can learn very well
Response from the owner: Hi Jennifer! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Mayurre Sripathy
Mayurre Sripathy
Great course! And has an amazing instructor. We all loved Azra! Very thorough, easy to understand and always ensured we were all on track.
Response from the owner: Mayurre, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Kavinitha Uthayakumaran
Kavinitha Uthayakumaran
Good experience! Efficient BLS class, our instructor was Azra and she did a great job! Will definitely come here again 🙂
Response from the owner: Hi Kavinitha! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great BLS training course with Azra as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! We can’t wait to see you again for your next training. Stay safe!
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