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Professional
Responder
Program

Coast2Coast offers advanced courses and training to first responders and those providing care in a pre-hospital setting. All training courses at Coast2Coast, including First Responder (FR) & Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), are based on Canadian Red Cross guidelines.

A team approach to professional life-support skills is offered in courses that meet the needs of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Courses also vary in the number of hours individuals go under training. Each of our Professional Responder courses covers a variety of topics from basic (circulation and breathing emergencies, and prevention of disease transmission) to advanced (sudden medical emergencies and injuries to the head and/or spine), including instruction dedicated to understanding workplace legislation and responsibilities.

Courses offered are:

Register for a Professional Responder Course

Ready to increase your skills and register for one of these advanced training courses? Complete your First Responder or Emergency Medical Responder certification now!

For further information about any of our Professional Responder courses, please contact our head office or scroll down to learn more. We cannot wait to build your confidence as a First Responder in Canada.

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First Responder (FR)
Training Courses

One of our most advanced training courses is the First Responder or First Responder Recertification course. These courses were created to teach students in first responder roles various life-saving techniques they will require for their job.

Whether you are completing First Responder training for the first time or recertifying your current certificate, students can expect to learn and practice everything from head and spinal injuries to handling multiple-casualty incidents to birthing a baby. Practice your hands-on skills with top-notch training equipment. Learn from our highly skilled instructors with years of experience!

First Responder

Duration

40 hours teaching time
4-day training

Requirements

100% attendance of the course


75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued

First Responder Recertification

Duration

20 hours teaching time

2-day training

Requirements

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian
Red Cross Certification

100% attendance of the course

75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued.

First Responder

Duration

40 hours teaching time

4-day training

Requirements

100% attendance of the course


75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued
Emergency Medical Responder Training Courses

Emergency Medical
Responder (EMR)
Training Courses

As an EMR student, your course will heavily focus on skills-based training. Students may choose to enroll in the full EMR course, EMR Recertification or EMR Upgrade. These advanced courses will prepare students who are/will become firefighters, rescue safety members and other first responder roles to save lives.

Practice your hands-on skills and gain the opportunity to use stretchers, Prestan manikins, BVMs, traction splints and more! We guarantee that you will feel confident in your life-saving skills after completing your training with us at Coast2Coast. Register today!

Emergency Medical Responder Training Courses

Emergency Medical
Responder

Duration

80 hours teaching time
8-day training

Course Content:

Must be certified in Standard First Aid &
CPR-C

100% attendance of the course

75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one
trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued

Emergency Medical
Responder Recertification

Duration

40 hours teaching time
4-day training

Course Content:

Proof of valid Emergency Medical Responder Canadian Red Cross Certificate

100% attendance of the course

75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one
trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued

Emergency Medical
Responder Upgrade

Duration

40 hours teaching time
4-day training

Course Content:

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross Certificate

100% attendance of the course

75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one
trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued

Emergency Medical
Responder

Duration

80 hours teaching time

8-day training

Course Content:

Must be certified in standard First Aid &
CPR-C

100% attendance of the course

75% score on the multiple choice knowledge
test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Successfully complete minimum of two
practical scenarios (one medical, one
trauma)

Certification

Canadian Red Cross Certificate valid for
3 years will be issued

Hear From Our Students!

Video Testimonial Compilation

Ready to embark on your Professional Responder journey? At Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics, we strive to provide the best training experience possible. Our goal is to empower our students with life-saving skills required for their careers, school program or just general knowledge. Our facilities across Canada include high-quality First Aid and CPR training equipment and experienced Canadian Red Cross instructors. Do you need help registering for a course? Contact us today!

What To Expect During FR/EMR Training

Students will practice hands-on skills with the best training equipment around! This training is heavily scenario-based. Students will be required to think on the spot in order to provide the best care for their “patient.” Each student will respond to multiple scenarios under the guidance of an experienced Canadian Red Cross instructor.

Not only will you learn how to perform techniques, you will also learn how to communicate and work as a team. It is important to understand that working together can make the difference between life and death.

During scenario training, students will have the opportunity to act as a primary responder, secondary responder, victim and bystander. Primary responders must give orders to their secondary responder. Each responder must work together to care for the victim. They must also communicate with the bystander and victim to find out more information regarding the incident.

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Testimonial

Alara Somer
Response from the owner:Hi Alara! 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 at our Ottawa first aid training facility soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Samson Osho
Response from the owner:Samson, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Brampton CPR training facility. 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!
Fresh Faro
Walaa did an amazing job explaining all the concepts and demonstrating all the work.
Response from the owner:Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Walaa 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 at our Mississauga CPR training facility soon for your next course. Stay safe!
Shelley Lam
Attend and passed the Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C course with Hetal Patel. She was an amazing teacher - everything was taught in depth, she was enthusiastic, very kind an incredibly knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend her!
Response from the owner:Hi Shelley! 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 Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C 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 at our Scarborough first aid training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Liang Enming
Thank you for Walaa! The instructor did an excellent job, and I learned a great deal.
Response from the owner:Hi Liang! 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 at our Mississauga first aid training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Talwinder Singh
Excellent at providing training for first aid. I would like thank Teresa kwoon for all the information she provided me
musu silvary
Teresa Kwoon
Aidan Pallotta
Teresa Kwoon was a very helpful instructor
Maor Litvak
Teresa Kwoon was great and very informative instructor. Class was good and detailed. Free parking onsite, and easy to get to at hwy 7 & 27
Gurtej Dhillon
Avjit Shahi
Awesome explanation by Teresa Kwoon. Feel equipt. She was sweet to work with.
Farinaz Noorbakhsh
We had a very good experience with HOSAM this morning .He was perfect in teaching us BLS . Thanks a lot
Response from the owner:Hi Farinaz! 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 at our Ottawa CPR training facility next year for recertification! Stay safe.
Viny Hapi
The instructor Kelly Broad was so kind and explained very well.
Response from the owner:Hey Viny! 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 at our Ottawa CPR training facility soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Naïma Saintil
10/10
The instructor Kelly was so kind and patient
Response from the owner:Hi Naima! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Kelly 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 at our Ottawa first aid training facility soon for your next course. Stay safe!
Anna Reji
Kelly was my instructor.It was great experience and training.She is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Response from the owner:Hi Anna! 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 course at our Ottawa first aid training facility. 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.
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Response from the owner: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 at our North York first aid training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Eion
Great courses highly recommend!
Response from the owner:Hi Eion! Your review and recommendation are greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our Ottawa first aid training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Divya Gopal
Response from the owner:Hi Divya! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our North York first aid training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
RASHMI AGGARWAL
I recently completed the Red Cross First Aid course with instructor Ahmed Elsaid, and I had a truly excellent experience. Ahmed made the entire training engaging, practical, and easy to understand. His activities were interesting, hands-on, and very well structured, which helped reinforce every skill we learned.
Ahmed’s teaching style creates long-lasting learning—he explains concepts clearly, demonstrates them effectively, and ensures everyone feels confident practicing real-life scenarios. His professionalism, patience, and enthusiasm made the course both enjoyable and highly educational.
Response from the owner:Hi Rashmi! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our Brampton first aid training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Saurabh K
Amazing instruction and instructor
Response from the owner:Hi Saurabh! 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 at our Brampton first aid training facility, 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!
Jennifer Northcote
Teresa Keon was an excellent instructor. It was a great experience and very valuable.
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 at our Toronto first aid training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Paulina Layne
Ahmed was a great CPR instructor, explained and demonstrated everything in great detail!! Highly recommend everyone to take this course to provide safe care!
Response from the owner:Hi Paulina! 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 at our Brampton CPR training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Andrew
Class is really well taught by Selina. She made it fun to learn and not boring. She kept the class engaged.
Response from the owner:Hey Andrew! 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 at our Scarborough CPR training facility soon for recertification! Stay safe.
Bhargav Priyadarsan
The way Miss Selina executed the in-class was so amazing and informative. Thank you so much.
Response from the owner:Bhargav, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Scarborough first aid training facility. 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!
Jennifer Mok
Selina was absolutely awesome! The way she shared her wealth of knowledge with true experiences and sense of humour made the day go so much faster! She was very engaging and made me laugh all the way through. I hope she is around to teach this course again when I need to take it three years from now! Thank you so much Selina for helping me feel confident and prepared!
Response from the owner:Hey Jennifer! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our Scarborough first aid and CPR training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Ariori Tolulope Olayiwola
Selina was very good and she gave very fun easy to remember illustrations
Response from the owner:Hey Ariori! 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 at our Scarborough first aid training facility soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Yui Nishimura
Selina was an amazing instructor. Even through such a long day, she kept the class very engaging and I learned lots. Thank you so much 🙂
Response from the owner:Hi Yui! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Selina 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 at our Scarborough CPR training facility soon for your next course. Stay safe
Mona Mehra
Instructor Selina is amazing.She teaches everything in a fun way that makes everything easy to remember. !!
Response from the owner:Hi Mona! 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 course at our Scarborough first aid training facility. 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.
Selina Rawe
Selina is an awesome instructor. She made the class feel light and fun and time passed really quickly. I understood the content really well.
Response from the owner:Selina, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Scarborough first aid training facility. 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!
Crizza Joy Alcoy
Julia is knowledgeable on her job. She is more than willing to show us again the skills when someone is not sure about it. Great instructor.. Kudos!
Response from the owner:Hi Crizza! 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 course at our Edmonton first aid training facility. 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.
Hin Wong
Very good with good expression for every part, i love it
马丁
Selina Rawe is a wonderful teacher
Coco Ma
Ms Selina Rawe is so nice and patient. Best learning experience ever!
nazanin manafi
Sharareh Meskoob was an amazing CPR instructor. She explained everything clearly, patiently, and made the class very easy to understand. 🌺
Response from the owner:Hi Nazanin! 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 course at our Richmond Hill CPR training facility. 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.
irfaan ally
Selina was a great teacher
Brenda De Silva
Kia was super interesting, extremely educated and probably the best First Aid and CPR course I’ve done and I’ve done a a lot.
Response from the owner:Hi Brenda! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re thrilled that you found our East York first aid and CPR training the best you've done so far! 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.
Shannon O
I really enjoyed this course, the online and in-person. Shar was a great instructor. The material was very easy to follow and straight-forward. Would definitely recommend.
Response from the owner:Hi Shannon! 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 course at our Newmarket first aid training facility. 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.
Sara Harwood
Very good, fun and interactive
Response from the owner:Sara, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Newmarket first aid training facility. 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!
Gabriele Pedulla
Response from the owner:Gabriele, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Mississauga first aid training facility. 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!
Elizabeth Aquino
Easy to understand training. Location is accessible. Clean facility. Highly recommended to get your BLS certification.
Response from the owner:Elizabeth, thanks for leaving your fantastic review and recommendation! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our Scarborough CPR training facility. Anyone can be a hero and now you're ready to save a life since you have completed a BLS training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Blessing Ntam
Response from the owner:Blessing, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our London first aid training facility. 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!
Chetana Subba
Tatiana was an amazing tutor! Very patient, hands-on, and explained everything clearly. She repeated theory and practice when needed, which really helped. I’d highly recommend taking the course with C2C and Tatiana!
Response from the owner:Chetana, thanks for leaving your fantastic review and recommendation! We're very happy that you had an enjoyable course at our London first aid training facility. 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!
Ibiwunmi Ige
Tatiana was an amazing First Aid and CPR instructor! The class was interactive, easy to follow, and full of hands-on practice. She explained each concept thoroughly and made sure everyone felt confident performing the skills. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for high-quality First Aid and CPR training.
Response from the owner:Hi Ibiwunmi! Your review and recommendation are greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our London first aid and CPR training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
lasanthi withana
Hi, I want to give specially thank for Mr. Ahamad to help us to make our self for emergencies and first aid. And also this is really important program and he gives us all knowledge with nice examples. We all involved to all program with practically. Finally I want to thank you again and again to help me to improve my knowledge about all areas of emergencies and first aid. Thank you
Response from the owner:Hi Iasanthi! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety 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 at our Brampton first aid training facility again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Myunghei Shiny Lee
The instructor, Selina Rawe is awesome!!
Karen Bautista
Ms Selina Rawe is awesome!!
tharshini Rupan
She’s very kind
Grace Quijano
Miss Selina is very nice and very lively.
Diya
My instructor was Ms .Salina Rawe and she is one of the sweetest people I know
Deshenique
i had Selina Rawe for an instructor and she was awesome. 10/10

Our First Aid & CPR Training Facilities in Canada

Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics provides WSIB-approved and OHS-approved First Aid, CPR, EMR, Youth training courses and more in over 23 locations in Canada! We pride ourselves on providing the best training experience possible, ensuring our students leave their course feeling confident in their life-saving skills.

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