For Students

Empowering students with the skills and knowledge to save a life is a proactive approach to involving youth as first responders in emergencies involving family and friends. CPR becomes a life skill. The ACT High School CPR and AED Program:

Empowers youth with lifesaving skills and knowledge they take to their present and future families and communities;
Provides a CPR certificate (useful for job applications);
Promotes leadership and civic responsibility, and interest in careers in health sciences.

View the latest CPR Guidelines for COVID-19

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s Modification to Public Hands-Only CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Guidance for the public to reduce the risk of virus transmission

During this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has released recommendations based on expert opinion to reduce the risk of virus transmission for public responders while performing CPR or using an AED during a cardiac arrest. Click the link below for these recommendations and information from the Heart and Stroke Foundation:

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/modification-to-hands-only-cpr-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

CPR Guidelines: 2015

Click to see the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s website for the 2015 guidelines for CPR.
Find out how Good Samaritan Acts in Canada protect CPR practitioners
In Canada, we have acts protecting bystanders who respond to health emergencies.

While each province or territory names the act diﬀerently, it is most commonly known as the Good Samaritan Act.

Questions?

Do you have any questions about program delivery, curriculum materials, training equipment, teacher training, or student awards?

Award Nominations

Have you used any of your lifesaving skills to help save someone? Or maybe you know someone who has and you would like to honour them by nominating them for a rescue award. Nominating is quick and easy.

Nominate