WSIB & OHS Approved · Canadian Red Cross Training Partner
First Aid & CPR/AED Recertification Courses
A first aid certification runs three years. A recertification renews it in a shorter day than the course you first took — same certificate, another three years, same Canadian Red Cross instructors.
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Course Types
First Aid & CPR Recertification Courses
These courses refresh skills you already hold — four to eight hours with a Canadian Red Cross instructor, theory and hands-on practice in one sitting.
Your certificate must still be valid. Once it lapses you retake the full course. Check the rules for your level.
- Training level
- CPR/AED Level C
- Prerequisites
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Proof of a valid certificate from an accepted WSIB-approved or OHS-approved provider
Need not be Canadian Red Cross — this level is the exception.
- All in-class training
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Recert
4 hours teaching time
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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- Requirements
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100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
- How often
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Repeatable — several times in a row
CPR/AED Level A has no short version — always the full course. See CPR/AED courses.
- Certification
- Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years
The shortest renewal we run: one morning on adult, child and infant CPR, AED use and choking relief. The only level whose prerequisite need not be Canadian Red Cross.
- Training level
- Intermediate/Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C
- Prerequisites
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Proof of a valid Canadian Red Cross certificate
Ontario only: from a full training course, not a previous recert.
- All in-class training
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Recert
8 hours teaching time
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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- Requirements
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100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
- How often
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Ontario
One short course, then the full course — you alternate between the two
Check the write-up on your certificate to confirm which course you completed last time.
Alberta
No limit — take the short course every time
- Certification
- Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years
The renewal for Intermediate/Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C — one eight-hour day against the full course's sixteen. CPR and AED, bleeding control, bandaging, splinting and scene assessment.
- Training level
- Basic/Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level C
- Prerequisites
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Proof of a valid Canadian Red Cross certificate
*NOTE: only available to Alberta residents.
- All in-class training
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Recert
5.5 hours teaching time
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Learn more
- Requirements
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100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
- How often
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Alberta
Repeatable — take it several times in a row
Ontario
Not available. Book the full Basic/Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level C course.
- Certification
- Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years
The renewal for Basic/Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level C — 5.5 hours, against 8 for the full course. Available in Alberta only. Ontario does not allow it, so Ontario students take the full training course instead.
Professional Responder
First Responder & EMR Recertification
Paramedics, firefighters and rescue teams renew on a longer course, with assessed scenarios, on top-tier equipment with instructors who work the field.
- Training level
- First Aid (FR) — Professional Responder
- Prerequisites
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Proof of a valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross certificate
No alternating rule — renew as often as you need.
- All in-class training
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Recert
20 hours in class
An expired certificate means retaking the full 40-hour course.
Learn more
- Requirements
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100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successful completion of a minimum of one practical scenario
- Certification
- Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years
Twenty hours in class against the full First Responder course's forty — same knowledge test, same skills demonstration, one assessed practical scenario.
- Training level
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
- Prerequisites
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Proof of a valid Emergency Medical Responder Canadian Red Cross certificate
No alternating rule — renew as often as you need.
- All in-class training
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Recert
40 hours teaching time
An expired certificate means retaking the full 80-hour course.
Learn more
- Requirements
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100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successful completion of a minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)
- Certification
- Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years
Forty hours against the full EMR course's eighty. The deepest renewal we run, and the only one asking for two assessed scenarios — medical and trauma.
Awards & Recognition
Recognised as a Top 3 Canadian Red Cross Training Partner for 2023, 2024, 2025 consecutively.
2025 · National First Aid & CPR Provider
2025 · National Professional Responder Provider
2025 · Top 3 National Training Provider
2025 · Top 3 Provincial Training Provider
2024 · National First Aid & CPR Provider
2024 · National Professional Responder Provider
2024 · Top 3 National Training Provider
2024 · Top 3 Provincial Training Provider
2023 · National First Aid & CPR Provider
2023 · National Professional Responder Provider
2023 · Top 3 National Training Provider
2023 · Top 3 Provincial Training Provider
Why Coast2Coast
Why Workers Choose Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics for Recertification Training
Our courses check every box workplaces, healthcare teams and organizations need: WSIB approved certification, Canadian Red Cross recognition, 48-hour turnaround, and a free 90-day skills retake.
Testimonials
Hear From Our Students
What Students Say About Our Courses
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Jaqueline Colton Coast2Coast Student
★★★★★
I came as a refresher to my previous and active First Aid CPR-C and came out enjoying it more than my previous one three years ago.
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Ying Kong Coast2Coast Student
★★★★★
Very good. I learned a lot and teacher is so great.
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Heather J Coast2Coast Student
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Scott did a great job with our group course. Answered all our questions and kept the class light and entertaining.
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Margaret L Murre Coast2Coast Student
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Elhamy was a very good CPR instructor — friendly and fast paced environment. I recommend this class.
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Dana White Coast2Coast Student
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Scott F was a great teacher.
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Before You Book
Which Certificates Can Be Recertified?
Every renewal needs a valid, non-expired certificate. Beyond that the rules change by level and by province — Ontario and Alberta differ.
See Recert DatesAvailable and repeatable — no alternating requirement at this level, in either province.
- Not necessarily Canadian Red Cross — any WSIB- or OHS-approved provider
- 4 hours, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
There is no shorter course for CPR/AED Level A — when it expires you retake the full course.
Consider Level C instead: it adds child and infant CPR plus two-rescuer technique. See CPR/AED courses.