Scarborough Emergency Medical Responder & First Responder Training

Ready to complete a Professional Responder training course? Join us for a First Responder (FR) or Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training course in Scarborough! These courses have been carefully designed to provide those in first responder roles the training they require to offer pre-hospital care. Get ready to learn important skills during these high-intensity courses!

Learn from Canadian Red Cross certified instructors with personal experience in the field. Our FR and EMR courses will teach students how to provide various types of care with the best training equipment possible. After completing a First Responder or Emergency Medical Responder course with us, we know you’ll feel confident in your life-saving skills.

Please Choose Your Professional Responder Course

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Why Choose Coast2Coast for EMR and FR Training?

  • Learn from highly experienced Canadian Red Cross instructors who have real experience as paramedics, field medics and more!
  • Practice rescue and resuscitation skills with high-quality training equipment
  • Increased quantity of equipment vs participant ratio
  • After successfully completing your training, attend future EMR courses to practice your life-saving skills with our “Practice-Your-Skills Pass” – this is a unique opportunity that allows our Professional Responder students to practice their skills at no extra charge (if you wish to earn a valid certificate, you must register and pay for the course)
  • Increase your chances of being selected when applying for event coverage service positions
  • Our advanced training courses are accessible through Ontario unlike other training providers

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the Call
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  • Circulatory Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
  • Special Populations
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
  • Multiple-Casualty Incidents

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:

  • Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Duration:
20 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
2-day training

Course Content:

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the Call
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  • Circulatory Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
  • Special Populations
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
  • Multiple-Casualty Incidents

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

Certification:

  • Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Duration:
80 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
8-day training

Course Content:

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the Call
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  • Circulatory Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
  • Special Populations
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
  • Transportation
  • Multiple-Casualty Incidents
  • Pharmacology
  • Marine Environment
  • Workplace

Requirements:

  • 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:

  • Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the Call
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  • Circulatory Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
  • Special Populations
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
  • Transportation
  • Multiple-Casualty Incidents
  • Pharmacology
  • Marine Environment
  • Workplace

Requirements:

  • 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:

  • Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the Call
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  • Circulatory Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
  • Special Populations
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
  • Transportation
  • Multiple-Casualty Incidents
  • Pharmacology
  • Marine Environment
  • Workplace

Requirements:

  • 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:

  • Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Emergency Medical Responder Courses in Scarborough

At Coast2Coast, we offer various levels of Professional Responder courses in Scarborough. These include First Responder, Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Responder Upgrade, First Responder Recertification and Emergency Medical Responder Recertification.

We strive to provide the best EMR and FR training in Ontario, which is why we are known as a leading provider of safety training courses. These courses are not only approved by the Canadian Red Cross, but also by the Paramedic Association of Canada. Practice your skills in a learning environment that will not only teach you how to perform life-saving techniques, but also ensure that you leave your course feeling confident in your abilities.

First Responders are viewed as heroes through many of our eyes which is why it’s so important for students to receive the best training possible. With this in mind, we continue to update our training equipment to keep our students prepared. In addition to top-notch training equipment, our FR and EMR courses are always taught by highly experienced instructors. Practice your life-saving skills with stretchers, full-body sized manikins, Kendrick Extrication Devices and so much more. We can’t wait to help you become the best first responder!

Private Training - Emergency Medical Responder Courses in Scarborough

Are you an employer or school program coordinator looking to certify a group of people? If so, you may be interested in a private training course with us! Enroll your group for First Responder or Emergency Medical Responder training and earn a WSIB approved certificate from the Canadian Red Cross.

Here are a few great benefits of private training courses:

  • choose your training location – this can be one of our facilities or your own
  • flexible scheduling – choose dates that work best for your group
  • course discounts
  • centralized billing and reporting
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Some of Our Happy Clients

Testimonials!

Wallyonline
Our teacher thought is with patience and understanding. Entertaining and informative class. My teacher was AZRA and she is good.
Response from the owner:Hey Wally! 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 at our Scarborough first aid and CPR training facility! Stay safe.
Josie Horvath
Azar was a very good teacher. Learned a lot!!
Response from the owner:Josie, 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 at our Scarborough first aid and CPR facility! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
David Black
Class was long but the contents was very informative and packaged in a great way
Response from the owner:Hey David! 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 at our Scarborough First Aid and CPR training facility. Stay safe!
kirthana kumar
Great experience and teaching was well done by the instructor!!
Response from the owner:Hey Kirthana! 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 at our Scarborough first aid and CPR training facility. Stay safe!
Marème Racine Diongue
Azra was a great instructor and she made the course very clear and easy to follow along.
Response from the owner:Hi Mareme! 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 at our Scarborough First Aid and CPR 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.
Sayema Ahmed
Azras was excellent as an instructor
Response from the owner:Hi Sayema! 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’s Scarborough first aid and CPR training facility to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Tiko Balyan
My instructor Azra did a great job at teaching our class. She was clear with her guidance and gave us good information. Highly recommend 👍
Response from the owner:Tiko, 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 at our Scarborough facility! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Mohamed Sami
Response from the owner:Hey Mohamed! 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 our Scarborough training facility at Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Nawal Munir
Response from the owner:Hi Nawal! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! Please let us know what we could have improved upon to earn those missing stars at our Scarborough First Aid and CPR training facility. You may email our general manager at [email protected] with any details. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you again for recertification in the future. Stay safe!
Yebeltal Workneh
Response from the owner:Hi Yebeltal! 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 at our Scarborough 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.
Emaan Siddiqui
Very good teaching
Response from the owner:Emaan, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us at our Scarborough 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!
Manisha Saini
Great experience
Response from the owner:Hi Manisha, thank you for sharing your wonderful experience! Reading that you felt confident leaving our course is exactly what we strive for. Knowing you’re empowered with life-saving skills like CPR and first aid makes our team incredibly proud. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast Scarborough training facility and taking this vital step. We look forward to supporting you again at your recertification! Stay safe!
VG Cocktails
Great content, and great instructor! Thanks Meera for your guidance! (Class of June 15, 2025)
Response from the owner:Hi VG! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Meera 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough office for your next training. Stay safe!
Alexander Patricio
MS. Mira (instructor )was knowledgeable, engaging, and made the CPR training easy to understand and practical—highly recommended!
Response from the owner:Hey Alexander! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a CPR training course at Coast2Coast Scarborough training office. 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!
Gia Garcia
Response from the owner:Gia, 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough training center. Stay safe!
Junho Jung
Good learning opportunity
Response from the owner:Junho, 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough office. Stay safe!
Pirasthiga Sritharan
Great experience!!
Response from the owner: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 Scarborough office to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Sean Matthew Victoria
Response from the owner:Sean, 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough office. Stay safe!
Jessica Desacula
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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough 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.
Sarah Asuncion-mateo
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Sarah ! 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.
Richard Opoku
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Richard! We hope you had a great training experience at Coast2Coast Scarborough training center. 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.
Dilini Gamaarachchi
The teacher is really Nice and helpful.
Things I would like this class to improve would be, having more energy, and time to do role plays and practicals more. Ex two people acting out a Scenario to the whole class and teacher talks about their mistakes and things we might miss. But overall the class was Really good. With the time we have we need to cover a Lot of things so I feel like we did a Good job. And Thank you to the coach. And I definitely learned a Lot of things And they will definitely help me in my real life not just in my job 🩶
Response from the owner:Dilini, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had a memorable training course with us and also like to say that we value your input on the practical aspects of our trainings, and our management team has been notified. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us at Coast2Coast Scarborough facility. Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!
Patel Monali
recently attended a training class and had a truly excellent experience. Instructor AZRA were knowledgeable, patient, and very engaging. She explained each topic clearly and provided plenty of real-life examples, which made the learning process smooth and practical.
Response from the owner:Hey Patel! 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 Scarborough office! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Jess Carnate
Azra was amazing! I had a good experience during my first aid training recertification. It was interactive which was impactful for my learning.
Response from the owner:Hi Jess! 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough office. 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!
Desdemona Prarthona Mazumder
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Desdemona! We hope you had a great training experience with us at Coast2Coast Scarborough training facility. 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
Hassan Karim
Azra tought me, she was a good teacher
Response from the owner: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 Scarborough location to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
Erick Mendoza
They are very professional and course was really interactive
Response from the owner:Hey Erick! 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 Coast2CoastScarborough office. We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Jawad Z
Great course! Thanks Azra!
Response from the owner:Jawad, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us at Coast2Coast Scarborough location. 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!
Mary Ann H
Response from the owner: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 Scarborough facility to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!
A. V.
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, A.V! We hope you had a great training experience at Coast2Coast Scarborough training center. 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
srivalli kundeti
Response from the owner: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 Scarborough office to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe
Nicole Anderson-Carr
Azra was good instructor and a lot of hands practice during the class
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 Scarborough office for your training needs. We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!
Titi Rodgers
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Titi! We hope you had a great training experience at our Coast2Coast Scarborough office. 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.
Ronnie Telford
Very informative. Azra was also a great instructor.
Response from the owner:Hi Ronnie! 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough location. 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!
Apon Anwar
Response from the owner:Hi Apon! 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 Coast2coast Scarborough 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!
Dhwanil Rana
Response from the owner:Hey Dhwanil! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course at Coast2Coast Scarborough location 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!
Eunyoung Kim
Thank you all support
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Kim! We hope you had a great training experience at Coast2Coast Scarborough . 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.
Mouli Prakash Kathirvel
Everything is fine.
Response from the owner:Hi Mouli ! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with us again at our Coast2Coast Scarborough office. 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!
Berry Jade
Great class
Response from the owner:Hey Berry, 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 at Coast2Coast Scarborough 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.
Madhu Mishra
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Madhu! We hope you had a great training experience at Coast2Coast Scarborough. 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.
Claudia vargas
Excelente the best instructor this is my 3rd time
Response from the owner:Hey Claudia! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you’re back again to Coast2Coast Scarborough office to complete 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!
Ummu Shihab
Excellent teaching.
Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Ummu Shihab! We hope you had a great training experience at Coast2Coast Scarborough office. 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.
S M-M
Azra was good. Very informative. Learned a lot.
Response from the owner:Hey SM -M, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with your Instructor Azra. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with Coast2Coast Scarborough office again! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

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