Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support (HCP) Courses

Basic Life Support training through the Heart and Stroke are designed for healthcare professionals. These healthcare professionals are typically staff members who work in hospitals or pre-hospital settings. Their job is to provide high-quality CPR in a team environment to patients in need. The goal of this course is to teach students how to provide the best quality CPR to increase survival rates for patients.

Those who enroll in Basic Life Support training will learn a variety of life-saving skills such as recognizing cardiac arrest, how to respond quickly and confidently to an emergency, how to perform single and multi-rescuer team CPR and more!

There are three training levels you may choose from: Basic Life Support, Basic Life Support (Blended) and Basic Life Support Recertification. To learn more about these course types, please look below.

Basic Life Support

Training Level	Basic Life Support
All In-Class Training:	4 hours teaching time 10AM-2PM
Course Content:	1-rescuer and 2-rescuer CPR Multi-rescuer team CPR High-quality chest compressions CPR for adults, children and infants Relief of choking for adults, children and infants AED for adults, children and infants Chain of survival Bag valve mask ventilation Opioid emergencies Anaphylaxis Heart attack and stroke Maternal cardiac arrest Drowning Role of the CPR coach
Requirements:	100% attendance of the course 75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Certification:	Certificate will be issued, valid for 1 year

At Coast2Coast, we provide Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support training courses for healthcare professionals. This 4-hour, high-intensity training is available throughout the GTA. Click the Register Now button to find a training location near you and gain confidence in your life-saving skills!

Basic Life Support (Blended)

Training Level	Basic Life Support (Blended)
Online + In-Class Training:	Online: 1-2 hours (to be completed in your own time) In-Class: 2 hours 3PM-5PM
Course Content:	1-rescuer and 2-rescuer CPR Multi-rescuer team CPR High-quality chest compressions CPR for adults, children and infants Relief of choking for adults, children and infants AED for adults, children and infants Chain of survival Bag valve mask ventilation Opioid emergencies Anaphylaxis Heart attack and stroke Maternal cardiac arrest Drowning Role of the CPR coach
Requirements:	100% attendance of the course 75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Certification:	Certificate will be issued, valid for 1 year

Blended training is a great way to earn your Basic Life Support certificate in a flexible and convenient manner. Complete half of your training online prior to attending a 2 hour in-class session. Getting certified in Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support has never been easier!

Basic Life Support Recertification

Training Level	Basic Life Support Recertification
All In-Class Training:	3 hours teaching time 6PM-9PM
Course Content:	Refresher of: 1-rescuer and 2-rescuer CPR Multi-rescuer team CPR High-quality chest compressions CPR for adults, children and infants Relief of choking for adults, children and infants AED for adults, children and infants Chain of survival Bag valve mask ventilation Opioid emergencies Anaphylaxis Heart attack and stroke Maternal cardiac arrest Drowning Role of the CPR coach
Requirements:	Current Heart and Stroke BLS Provider certification OR Heart and Stroke BLS Renewal Prerequisite Challenge Certificate 100% attendance of the course 75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Certification:	Certificate will be issued, valid for 1 year

Have you already completed a Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support training? Now it’s time to recertify! Keep your Basic Life Support certificate up-to-date and register for a Recertification course. Current certificate must be valid.

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Rafael Lomba

Really liked the instructor, Hosam. Direct to the point and demonstrated experience about the discussed topics.

Response from the owner: Hi Rafael! 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!

Jane Jerry

Very detailed and well explained. Our teacher took her time with us and made sure everyone was in sync. Great experience

Response from the owner: Hi Jane! 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!

Asha Elmi

Instructor Azra was very patient, knowledgeable, and diligent. Great instructor!

Response from the owner: Hey Asha! 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!

Manpreet Kaur

It was a great experience, the training material is quite knowledgeable and our teacher Azra was amazing, ad she made the whole lecture engaging.

Response from the owner: Hi Manpreet! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great 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! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

Robyn Thibeault

Clear and concise !

Response from the owner: Hey Robyn! 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.

Thenu Krish

Azra was a informative and accommodating instructor and very efficient. Not overwhelming and she understands the topics very well.

Response from the owner: Thenu, 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!

Ken Torii / ケン・トリノ

Response from the owner: Hi Ken! 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!

Arthika Balendranthan

I love Azra teaching and it is helpful

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Okikiola Olukoya

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Chris Vernon

Tracy was nice and made the class entertaining and fun.

Response from the owner: Hey Chris! 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!

Nifemi Tomiwa

Tracy was the best

Response from the owner: Hi Nifemi! 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.

Matthew Zasiewski

Great experience, Tracy was very good.

Response from the owner: Matthew, 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!

Elvira Sanchez

Amazing class with teacher Prabhjot!! She rocks!! It passed so fast and I learned a lot!! 100% recommended! And I had my BLS with Ally!!! Loved it!!

Response from the owner: Elvira, thanks for leaving your fantastic review and recommendation! 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! And we’re thrilled that you loved your BLS course! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Sharon D.

My instructor was amazing! She not only new her stuff, but was fun to be around. Thank you!!!

Response from the owner: Sharon, 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!

Joy Oke

My experience was a great one and the instructor is the best anyone can have

Response from the owner: Joy, 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!

Sanidha Moradiya

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Rajwinder kaur Brar

Teaching of way is good 😊

Response from the owner: Hey Rajwinder! 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.

Jewell John

Rajeev was very knowledgeable and clear in teachings. I learned alot and would definitely would recommend.

Response from the owner: Hi Jewell! Thank you so much for your lovely review and recommendation. 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!

Felix Frances

Rajeev is very knowledgeable, his class was very interactive and I learnt a lot.

Response from the owner: Felix, 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!

renee reyes

Response from the owner: Hi Renee! 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!

Raya Khold

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Raya! 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.

Komal

Very helpful and provided excellent demonstration.

Response from the owner: Hi Komal! 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!

saloni gajjar

I completed my BLS from here and it was a very informative experience!! Will recommend!

Response from the owner: Hey Saloni! 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 soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Car School

Best

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Kianna Dewart

The new first aid training course was excellent and engaging. Our instructor Hosam was a great facilitator and had significant knowledge about first aid- he was awesome!

Response from the owner: Hi Kianna! 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 First Aid 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.

Matt

Tracy is a pro instructor that did a fantastic job with the course. Made the day go by smoothly. Thanks!

Response from the owner: Hey Matt! 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.

Tania Gloster (TaniaG)

Tracy did an amazing job teaching us SAF skills and kept us engaged throughout the course!

Response from the owner: Tania, 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!

Morgan Buttigieg

Hosam was my coach for CPR Training. He kept the material quick and effective and was engaging throughout the entire process.

Response from the owner: Morgan, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable CPR 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!

shintu varughese Abraham

It was really awesome and worth it

Response from the owner: Shintu! 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 your next recertification. Stay safe!

Fozia Sajjad

Response from the owner: Hey Fozia! 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!

Julian Thomas

Rajeev; the instructor was very knowledgeable and very intuitive. He engaged all the students. He made learning fun and interesting. He was also very respectful.

Response from the owner: Hey Julian! 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!

Hanna Rohovyk

Response from the owner: Hi Hanna! 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!

Quinn Base

Thank you Rajeev you did amazing! Very interactive session and everyone was happy!

Response from the owner: Hey Quinn! 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!

Vandana Gajjar

It was a nice learning experience and Rajeev is amazing trainer. I learned a lot from him which helps me in my career. Thank you so much Rajeev.

Response from the owner: Vandana, 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!

Ann Graham

Response from the owner: Hi Ann! 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!

Jobanpreet Kaur

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Jobanpreet! 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.

Tyler Barbs

Response from the owner: Tyler, 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!

Tiffany Mubadi

amazing service and we’ll explained

Response from the owner: Hey Tiffany! 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!

Sukhrajpreet Singh

Really helpful and great learning experience

Response from the owner: Hi Sukhrajpreet! 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.

Birodh Chalise

was a good session with Ezz.

Response from the owner: Hi Birodh! 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.

Makayla S

I took my BLS re-certification with Ezz and he was a really good teacher and it was an overall good experience

Response from the owner: Makayla, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable BLS 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!

Kalee Finch

Ezz was a great instructor for Basic Life Support training in London! Very informative, interactive, and fun training! I learned so much! Thanks Ezz!

Response from the owner: Hey Kalee! 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 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!

Melissa Jacques

Knowledgeable teacher. Good course and very helpful.

Response from the owner: Hi Melissa! 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.

Nicole Akinyi

Response from the owner: Hey Nicole! 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!

Sreena S Pillai

My instructor was Prabhjot. She did an amazing job of keeping the session fun and engaging. Though I am new to this field, I got a pretty good idea of first aid & CPR and BLS. The practicals were amazing. Thank you prabh. Will see you on my recertification.

Response from the owner: Hey Sreena! 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 First Aid and BLS, 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!

Shukri Aden

Really great experience. Prabhjot was very through and the course was easy to understand!

Response from the owner: Shukri, 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!

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Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review! 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.

Emmanuel Aniejurengho

It was a wonderful experience here. Rana Osman really a great communicator and Teacher she made me to understand the course .I really appreciate her and recommend her to anyone who wants to partake of the trainings

Response from the owner: Hi Emmanuel! 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!

OKPAMIYE OMOREGBE

Instructor Tatiana B. did awesome. Her glasses are so engaging, my 8 hrs lecture felt like it went on for 3 hours because keeping track of time was the last thing i could think of….Keep it up Tatiana B.

Response from the owner: Hi Okpamiye! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Tatiana 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!

Rumbidzai Mundure

I would like to thank Scott for an epic adventure in class. The course was so informative and modern. keep up the good work Sir

Response from the owner: Hi Rumbidzai! 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!

Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support (HCP) Courses

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