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:

First Responder (FR)

First Responder (FR) Recertification

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Upgrade

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recertification

First Responder
(FR)

First Responder (FR) Recertification

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Upgrade

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recertification

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.

Recent Awards and Recognition

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

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.

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

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

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

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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Some of Our Happy Clients

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Lexie Qin

5 hours ago

I had a great experience taking the Standard First Aid and CPR course. I learned a lot of valuable knowledge that I had never known before. John is one of the best instructors I have ever had. He is funny, knowledgeable, and responsible, and he makes everything easy to understand and remember. His teaching style is excellent, and I really enjoyed the course.

nrupa desai

6 hours ago

I liked the in-person classes very much. The instructor Carel is providing knowledge and hands-on task very well. I would recommend this place for training purposes.

Gregory Stephens

7 hours ago

Our first aid instructor Dimitrih Lafleur was great! Very informative, fun and helpful!👌🏾

afsheen rashid

7 hours ago

Walaa
I am very and enjoy with you

Brenda Rangel

7 hours ago

Walla is very kind, so I'm the satistacted with my result

Patrick O'Dwyer

7 hours ago

Carel was a great instructor. I feel very well prepared to act as a first responder to a medical emergency.

Admin Co

7 hours ago

thank you Joyal

Lia Marom

8 hours ago

I had a great experience training for my Standard First Aid / CPR C! Joyal was a great teacher, he made the in-class day interesting and fun, I especially liked his stories. He also explained everything clearly, ensuring we understood while also not overexplaining. I would definitely recommend and come back for my recertification 😊

bassel harewood

8 hours ago

Chuck is a great teacher

Jasmine Kandola

8 hours ago

Joyal was very patient and kind! He explained everything in detail and made sure we understood.

Silvana Eid

8 hours ago

Ezz the instructor was very thorough and explained everything really well. He demonstrated everything really well. Definitely recommend him

Gazal Mahmod

8 hours ago

Veer good Professional Ezz

Tony Bennett

8 hours ago

PRINCEDEEP KAUR

8 hours ago

I recently completed CPR/ first aid training with Walaa and had a great experience. The course was clear, well-organized, and easy to understand. Walaa was very supportive and helpful.

Samantha H

8 hours ago

Wesley Thoman

8 hours ago

Very informative in a good learning environment. Ezz was the instructor and he was brilliant.

Becca Newlove

8 hours ago

Dimitrih is a great teacher…I will always recommend Coast to Coast.

Sam Desai

8 hours ago

Walaa was very knowledgeable and provided a great deal of insight.

Katherine Stolte

8 hours ago

Sonia Aguilar Valencia

8 hours ago

Dimitrih was one of the best instructors I've had teach the first aid course. It was a pleasure hearing all his real life examples. He led a very engaging course. Thank you.

Anh Mai Tu

9 hours ago

Sawza Sarwat

11 hours ago

Walla thank you for everything, great teacher.

hope omoregbe

12 hours ago

Amazing teacher, made sure everyone was carried along and understood what was being taught. 10/10 would recommend

Response from the owner:Hey Hope! 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 Coast2Coast Nepean office. 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.

Dalia Viau

12 hours ago

Ashraf was my instructor

Pardeep Kaur

19 hours ago

Excellent experience

Melonie

1 day ago

ERUM did a great job, I would love to have her again

Owen James

1 day ago

Excellent course. Very informative towards CPR, defibrillation and people that are choking. Adults kids and infants are covered and the instructor Jan was extremely kind and helpful. Highly recommended for everyone whether a healthcare worker or average every day person. You could potentially save lives

Ying Kong

1 day ago

very good. I learned a lot and teacher is so great.

Ayong Marieclaire

1 day ago

Best place to do your cpr and first aid. The teacher was very friendly and answered all questions. I will register again in 3years time.

Niki Rezaei-Boroun

1 day ago

Teresa is a fantastic first aid instructor. She explains concepts clearly, makes the material easy to understand, and creates a comfortable learning environment for everyone. Her teaching style is engaging and hands-on, which really helps build confidence in applying first aid skills in real-life situations. Teresa is also very patient and takes the time to answer questions thoroughly. I would highly recommend her to anyone taking a first aid course.

Niki Rezaei-Boroun

1 day ago

Janet Tung

1 day ago

Teresa Kwoon was a very fun and engaging instructor. I really enjoyed the standard first aid & cpr-c course

Response from the owner:Janet, thank you so much for your amazing review! We're so happy you enjoyed your course and we certainly hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Mike and holly Ross

1 day ago

Tatiana was a great instructor! Very informative with real world examples. She made the practical application practices and the final test feel easy!

Jude Lo

1 day ago

Very good training course!

Sherwin Zorca Navarra

1 day ago

It’s very interesting and fun to learn this course specially the Instructor (Ms. Teresa Kwoon) is very knowledgeable about the course and her teaching style is very effective.

Kawinnart Sae-Hang

1 day ago

There’s an amazing teacher who explains things very wel

Juliana 1

1 day ago

Very educative and informative thanks Waala 🙏

Harleen Kaur

1 day ago

I trained by instructor Walaa. She is so humble and make you learn everything very easily. Overall, I had great experience learning and earned my BLS certification.

Haseebah B

1 day ago

Thanks for the course Walaa. It was interesting and fun. You are a good teacher 🙂

Purvi Bhatt

1 day ago

Javadine Gardner

1 day ago

Great course! Walaa is a really great instructor and it was a very good learning experience for health care professionals

Jaskarandeep Kaur

1 day ago

Nicole Medeiros

1 day ago

Walaa was one of the best instructors I've ever had for the BLS course. She was very thorough and ensured all participants understood the content before moving on to the next section

Isi-Ada

1 day ago

Excellent, fun, innovative training done by Ife.

Cody Horner

1 day ago

great experience, super well set up

Heather J

1 day ago

Scott did a great job with our group course. Answered all our questions and kept the class light and entertaining.

Dana White

1 day ago

Scott F was a great teacher.

Sameena Awan

1 day ago

I learned in detail about the first aid and cpr first time instructor Ahmed Elsaid is amazing. I would recommend it.

Rena Chen

1 day ago

friendly and nice teacher！

Gurjant Sandhu

1 day ago

Wonderful Experience with the Ahmed Elsaid his teaching method is very Interesting and Motivated I really appreciate his teaching style and the way of the teaching and given the proper details of every topic in simpler and Meaningful Way as well as Practical,Thank you for this Amazing Training,Have a Good Day❤️👌

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 25 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.

Professional Responder Program

Courses offered are:

First Responder (FR)

First Responder (FR) Recertification

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Upgrade

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recertification

First Responder (FR)

First Responder (FR) Recertification

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Upgrade

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recertification

Register for a Professional Responder Course

Recent Awards and Recognition

First Responder (FR) Training Courses

First Responder

Duration

Requirements

Certification

First Responder Recertification

Duration

Requirements

Certification

First Responder

Duration

Requirements

Certification

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Training Courses

Emergency Medical Responder

Duration

Course Content:

Certification

Emergency Medical Responder Recertification

Duration

Course Content:

Certification

Emergency Medical Responder Upgrade

Duration

Course Content:

Certification

Emergency Medical Responder

Duration

Course Content:

Certification

Hear From Our Students!

What To Expect During FR/EMR Training

Some of Our Happy Clients

Testimonial

Our First Aid & CPR Training Facilities in Canada

Professional
Responder
Program

First Responder
(FR)

First Responder (FR)
Training Courses

Emergency Medical
Responder (EMR)
Training Courses

Emergency Medical
Responder

Emergency Medical
Responder Recertification

Emergency Medical
Responder Upgrade

Emergency Medical
Responder