

Advanced First Aid (AFA) with BLS is the longest workplace first aid course we run, and it is built for people who are the only trained responder on site when help is a long way off.
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It is taught in person as a scheduled cohort in Calgary, and in Leduc for the greater Edmonton region, by instructors who work as paramedics, firefighters and emergency professionals. We also deliver it onsite at your own worksite for an additional fee, and we travel elsewhere in Canada, and internationally, on request.
Course details
- Certificate
- Canadian Red Cross Advanced First Aid
- Certificate valid for
- 3 years (BLS component 1 year)
- Issued by
- Canadian Red Cross
- Duration
- 80 hours (multi-week cohort; class days 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- Prerequisites
- None
- CPR / BLS
- What is BLS?BLS is Basic Life Support CPR, also known as Healthcare Provider CPR. It covers adults, children, babies and neonates.It is a professional level CPR course, used by firefighters, nurses, paramedics, doctors and other healthcare workers.More about the ages this covers
- Recertification
- Advanced First Aid Recertification before your certificate expires
- Locations
- Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300
- Price
- $1,300.00 + GST & applicable taxes (charged at checkout for your province)
Ways to take this course
Choose one
- Traditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.
- How it runs
- 10 days in class.
- Class times
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Whole course
- 80 hours in total
or
Hybrid: days in person plus live online sessions with an instructor. Not self-paced video. You attend both.- How it runs
- In class, with live online evenings.
- Class times
- Online evenings 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Whole course
- 80 hours in total
The same course, the same certificate and the same standards.
Running now
- Edmonton region
AFA, Wed, Sep 16 to Sun, Oct 25 Registration for this one closed on September 15, 2026.
The dates below are the ones still open to join.
Upcoming dates, choose your cohort
Edmonton regionOct 19 – Oct 30, 2026 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Sierra)
Week 1Oct 19 – Oct 25
- Session 1: Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Oct 23 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Oct 26 – Nov 1
- Session 6: Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Oct 29 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes October 18, 2026.
October 2026
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryNov 2 – Nov 13, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Week 1Nov 2 – Nov 8
- Session 1: Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Nov 4 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Nov 6 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Nov 9 – Nov 15
- Session 6: Mon, Nov 9 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Nov 13 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes November 1, 2026.
November 2026
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryNov 9 – Dec 6, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Golf)
Week 1Nov 9 – Nov 15
- Session 1: Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 2: Fri, Nov 13 · 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Sun, Nov 15 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
Week 2Nov 16 – Nov 22
- Session 5: Mon, Nov 16 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 6: Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Sun, Nov 22 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
Week 3Nov 23 – Nov 29
- Session 9: Mon, Nov 23 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 10: Fri, Nov 27 · 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.in class
- Session 11: Sat, Nov 28 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
- Session 12: Sun, Nov 29 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
Week 4Nov 30 – Dec 6
- Session 13: Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 14: Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.in class
- Session 15: Sat, Dec 5 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
- Session 16: Sun, Dec 6 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.in class
Registration closes November 8, 2026.
November 2026
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930December 2026
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930318 full days, 4 half days in class4 evenings from home (8 hours in total)Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
- 8 full days and 4 half days in class
- 4 evenings live online, from home, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MDT, 8 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer.
CalgaryHybrid: days in person plus live online sessions with an instructor. Not self-paced video. You attend both.CalgaryDec 7 – Dec 18, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Alpha)
Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
- Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
- Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes December 6, 2026.
December 2026
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Edmonton regionDec 7 – Dec 18, 2026 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Lima)
Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
- Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
- Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes December 6, 2026.
December 2026
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryDec 12 – Jan 24, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Echo)
Waitlist onlyWeek 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
- Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
- Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Dec 21 – Dec 27
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 4Dec 28 – Jan 3
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 5Jan 4 – Jan 10
- Session 5: Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 6Jan 11 – Jan 17
- Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 7Jan 18 – Jan 24
- Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration is closed for these dates.
December 2026
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031January 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Waitlist only. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment a seat is available.
Edmonton regionDec 12 – Jan 24, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Uniform)
Waitlist onlyWeek 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
- Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
- Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Dec 21 – Dec 27
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 4Dec 28 – Jan 3
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 5Jan 4 – Jan 10
- Session 5: Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 6Jan 11 – Jan 17
- Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 7Jan 18 – Jan 24
- Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration is closed for these dates.
December 2026
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031January 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Waitlist only. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment a seat is available.
Edmonton regionJan 11 – Jan 22, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Oscar)
Week 1Jan 11 – Jan 17
- Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Jan 18 – Jan 24
- Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes January 10, 2027.
January 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryJan 11 – Jan 22, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Week 1Jan 11 – Jan 17
- Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Jan 18 – Jan 24
- Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes January 10, 2027.
January 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Edmonton regionFeb 22 – Mar 5, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Xray)
Week 1Feb 22 – Feb 28
- Session 1: Mon, Feb 22, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Mar 1 – Mar 7
- Session 6: Mon, Mar 1, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes February 21, 2027.
February 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728March 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryMar 10 – Apr 18, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Oscar)
Week 1Mar 8 – Mar 14
- Session 1: Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 2: Sat, Mar 13, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Sun, Mar 14, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Mar 15 – Mar 21
- Session 4: Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 5: Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Mar 22 – Mar 28
- Session 7: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Mar 29 – Apr 4
- Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 9: Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Apr 4, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 5Apr 5 – Apr 11
- Session 11: Wed, Apr 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Apr 12 – Apr 18
- Session 12: Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 13: Sat, Apr 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 14: Sun, Apr 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes March 9, 2027.
March 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031April 2027
SMTWTFS1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829308 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
- 8 full days in class
- 6 evenings live online, from home, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MDT, 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer.
CalgaryHybrid: days in person plus live online sessions with an instructor. Not self-paced video. You attend both.Edmonton regionMar 22 – Apr 2, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Quebec)
Week 1Mar 22 – Mar 28
- Session 1: Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Mar 26, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Mar 29 – Apr 4
- Session 6: Mon, Mar 29, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes March 21, 2027.
March 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031April 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryMay 3 – May 14, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Sierra)
Week 1May 3 – May 9
- Session 1: Mon, May 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, May 4, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, May 5, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, May 6, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, May 7, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2May 10 – May 16
- Session 6: Mon, May 10, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, May 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, May 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, May 13, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, May 14, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes May 2, 2027.
May 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Edmonton regionJun 9 – Jul 18, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Echo)
Week 1Jun 7 – Jun 13
- Session 1: Wed, Jun 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 2: Sat, Jun 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Sun, Jun 13, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Jun 14 – Jun 20
- Session 4: Wed, Jun 16, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 5: Sat, Jun 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Jun 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Jun 21 – Jun 27
- Session 7: Wed, Jun 23, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Jun 28 – Jul 4
- Session 8: Wed, Jun 30, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 9: Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 5Jul 5 – Jul 11
- Session 11: Wed, Jul 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Jul 12 – Jul 18
- Session 12: Wed, Jul 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 13: Sat, Jul 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 14: Sun, Jul 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes June 8, 2027.
June 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930July 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930318 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
- 8 full days in class
- 6 evenings live online, from home, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MDT, 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer.
Edmonton regionHybrid: days in person plus live online sessions with an instructor. Not self-paced video. You attend both.Edmonton regionAug 16 – Aug 27, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Golf)
Week 1Aug 16 – Aug 22
- Session 1: Mon, Aug 16, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Aug 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Aug 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Aug 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Aug 23 – Aug 29
- Session 6: Mon, Aug 23, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Aug 24, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Aug 25, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Aug 26, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Aug 27, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes August 15, 2027.
August 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgarySep 8 – Oct 17, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Week 1Sep 6 – Sep 12
- Session 1: Wed, Sep 8, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 2: Sat, Sep 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Sun, Sep 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Sep 13 – Sep 19
- Session 4: Wed, Sep 15, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 5: Sat, Sep 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Sep 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Sep 20 – Sep 26
- Session 7: Wed, Sep 22, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Sep 27 – Oct 3
- Session 8: Wed, Sep 29, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 9: Sat, Oct 2, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Oct 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 5Oct 4 – Oct 10
- Session 11: Wed, Oct 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Oct 11 – Oct 17
- Session 12: Wed, Oct 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.online, from home
- Session 13: Sat, Oct 16, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 14: Sun, Oct 17, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes September 7, 2027.
September 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930October 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930318 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
- 8 full days in class
- 6 evenings live online, from home, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MDT, 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer.
CalgaryHybrid: days in person plus live online sessions with an instructor. Not self-paced video. You attend both.Edmonton regionOct 18 – Oct 29, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Romeo)
Week 1Oct 18 – Oct 24
- Session 1: Mon, Oct 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Oct 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Oct 20, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Oct 21, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Oct 22, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Oct 25 – Oct 31
- Session 6: Mon, Oct 25, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Oct 26, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Oct 27, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Oct 28, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Oct 29, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes October 17, 2027.
October 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryNov 1 – Nov 12, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Charlie)
Week 1Nov 1 – Nov 7
- Session 1: Mon, Nov 1, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 3: Wed, Nov 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Thu, Nov 4, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 5: Fri, Nov 5, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Nov 8 – Nov 14
- Session 6: Mon, Nov 8, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 7: Tue, Nov 9, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Wed, Nov 10, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 9: Thu, Nov 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Fri, Nov 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes October 31, 2027.
November 2027
SMTWTFS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.CalgaryDec 11 – Jan 23, 2028 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Golf)
Week 1Dec 6 – Dec 12
- Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 13 – Dec 19
- Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Dec 20 – Dec 26
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 4Dec 27 – Jan 2
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 5Jan 3 – Jan 9
- Session 5: Sat, Jan 8, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 6Jan 10 – Jan 16
- Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 7Jan 17 – Jan 23
- Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes December 10, 2027.
December 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031January 2028
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
CalgaryTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.Edmonton regionDec 11 – Jan 23, 2028 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Victor)
Week 1Dec 6 – Dec 12
- Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 2Dec 13 – Dec 19
- Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 3Dec 20 – Dec 26
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 4Dec 27 – Jan 2
No sessions. A deliberate week off.
Week 5Jan 3 – Jan 9
- Session 5: Sat, Jan 8, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 6Jan 10 – Jan 16
- Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Week 7Jan 17 – Jan 23
- Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
- Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.in class
Registration closes December 10, 2027.
December 2027
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031January 2028
SMTWTFS12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Traditional: 10 class days, all in person
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
- 10 full days in class
Edmonton regionTraditional: three days or more, every day in person. Nothing to do online.
What you’ll be able to do
- Run a structured patient assessment under pressure, then repeat it as the patient changes
- Manage an airway with adjuncts and suction, and ventilate a patient who is not breathing adequately
- Deliver oxygen using the equipment covered in the course and choose the right device for the patient
- Control serious bleeding and recognize and treat shock before it becomes unrecoverable
- Perform BLS-level CPR and use an AED as part of a working team, not just solo
- Immobilize and move an injured patient with the equipment and the help you actually have onsite
- Identify time-critical medical emergencies early and decide when transport cannot wait
- Give a short, organized handover to arriving EMS and document what you found and did
What comes with your seat
Registering opens the Delta student portal: your course drawn as a step-by-step path, chapter flashcards that unlock as you finish each one, a personal weak-spots deck built from the cards you miss, and a readiness view so you walk into class knowing where you stand.
581
flashcards across 25 chapters
46
field guides & references
Includes the full decks for The Delta Model, Advanced First Aid — the material builds on itself, so you get every level under the one you registered for.
Study material is part of your enrolment and opens in your portal when you register.
Ready to take this course?$1,300.00 + GST & applicable taxes
What Advanced First Aid with BLS actually is
AFA is the most advanced workplace first aid course we deliver. It is scheduled at 80 hours of instruction, which is why it runs as an in-person cohort across consecutive days rather than as a long weekend. Cohorts lay those 80 hours out differently depending on the location and the calendar, so the daily schedule varies even when the total does not. The Canadian Red Cross sets the hour requirement and it can change, so check the exact hours published with the run you are booking. There is no prerequisite and we do not ask for a previous first aid certificate, but this is not a beginner's card. Expect long days on your knees, on the floor, and with your hands on a patient.
Basic Life Support is part of this course, so you finish holding both credentials, and they run on different clocks. The Canadian Red Cross sets the validity periods, and the exact expiry dates are printed on the certificates you receive, read both dates the day you get them rather than assuming they match. Put each one in your calendar straight away, because the shorter of the two is the one people forget.
Because this is a Red Cross course, the Red Cross owns the curriculum and we teach to it. We are not going to reprint their lesson list here, if you need the current official outline for a hiring file or a safety manager, ask us and we will point you at the official course description rather than at our paraphrase of it. What we can describe is the shape of the work: structured patient assessment, airway and breathing management, serious bleeding and shock, medical and trauma emergencies, moving an injured person, and handing over to arriving EMS. All of it practised repeatedly, not demonstrated once.
What Delta adds is context. The instructors are working paramedics, firefighters and emergency professionals, so the scenarios are built the way calls actually unfold: incomplete information, awkward positions, the equipment you have rather than the equipment you wish you had, and a patient who changes while you are still assessing them.
Who this course is for, and who should take something shorter
AFA earns its length when help is far away. On a remote lease, a camp, a shutdown, a marine job or a night shift on an industrial site, you may be the only medical care available for a long stretch of time. That changes what you need to be able to do: not just stabilize and wait five minutes, but assess properly, manage an airway, monitor a patient over time, reassess, and be ready to explain everything you found when transport finally arrives. That is the situation this course is built around.
Fire-service applicants are the other group this course tends to suit. Alberta fire services publish their own first aid and CPR requirements for applicants, and those requirements change between recruitment cycles. Read the current posting from the service you are applying to, Calgary Fire Department, or whichever service, and confirm the hours, the certificate name and the issuing body it asks for before you register. We will tell you plainly if we think a different course is the better match for the posting in front of you. Worth knowing before you plan the rest: the certificate is one line in a competition that also weighs aptitude scores, fitness testing and interviews, and Calgary's firefighter application process is documented step by step on Semparo, our sister site built for exactly that preparation.
It also suits industrial and construction responders, safety coordinators who are the named first aid attendant on paper, security staff who reach a collapse before EMS does, camp and remote-tourism workers, and people building toward Emergency Medical Responder or a paramedic career who want a serious foundation first.
Be honest with yourself about scope. If what you need is a workplace card for an office, a coaching role, a childcare position or a job that expects a one- or two-day course, AFA is far more course than you need, Basic First Aid, or Standard First Aid with BLS, is usually the right call and costs you far less time. Ask us before you book. We would rather send you to the shorter course than take payment for the wrong one.
What you will be able to do by the last day
The spine of the course is assessment. By the end you should be able to walk into a scene you did not expect, make it safe, and run a structured assessment that finds the problems in the order that will kill the patient first, then repeat it, because a patient at minute twenty is not the patient you found at minute one. Most people arrive thinking the skills are the hard part. The assessment discipline is the hard part, and it is what separates someone with AFA training from someone with a weekend card.
On the skills side, you will get repeated hands-on practice with airway management and adjuncts, suction, ventilation, and the oxygen delivery equipment the course covers. You will work bleeding control and shock, immobilization and patient movement, and BLS-level CPR and AED use as part of a team rather than alone, which is a genuinely different skill from doing it by yourself on a mannequin.
You will also practise the parts nobody advertises: deciding when a patient cannot wait for a scheduled ride out, delegating to bystanders and coworkers who have no training, keeping notes that hold up later, and giving a short, organized handover to a paramedic crew who need the story in thirty seconds. Those are the skills that make you useful on a real site, and they are the ones we push hardest.
How the course runs, and how you are certified
Cohorts run in person in Calgary and in Leduc for the greater Edmonton region. Each run publishes its own dates and daily start times with the schedule for that cohort, check them against your shift rotation before you pay, and contact us if anything looks inconsistent. Eighty hours is a serious block of time, not something you can quietly fit around a busy month.
Certification is not automatic, and completing the hours is not the same as being certified. You have to attend the full course and pass the evaluations, which include written and hands-on components, demonstrating each skill to standard in front of an instructor. Nobody is passed on effort.
If you know you will miss a session, tell us as early as you can. What we can do depends on the cohort and on what was missed, and the options early in a run are much better than the options in the final days. We would rather solve a scheduling problem than tell you at the end that you cannot be certified.
For crews, we deliver AFA onsite at your worksite for an additional fee covering travel and setup, and we take the course elsewhere in Canada and internationally on request. Onsite delivery is the same course: the same hours, the same equipment, the same evaluations. The location changes, the standard does not.
Where AFA fits in a workplace file or a career
Alberta employers set first aid requirements from a mix of provincial occupational health and safety rules, industry practice, prime-contractor expectations and their own internal standards, and those requirements shift with the hazard, the crew size and how far the site sits from medical care. We do not tell people that this course satisfies a specific designation, regulation or standard, that claim belongs to the body that wrote the rule, not to a training provider. Send us the exact wording your employer, prime contractor or safety manager gave you, and we will tell you honestly whether AFA matches it, and say so if it does not.
Many students take AFA as a deliberate step toward Emergency Medical Responder, and we run an AFA-to-EMR bridge for that reason. Be clear-eyed about what a Canadian Red Cross EMR certificate is: it is not a program approved by the Alberta College of Paramedics, it does not make you registrable as an EMR in Alberta, and it does not give you a practice permit. It may meet selected admission requirements at some PCP schools, verify your exact school and your exact intake with them before you build a plan around it.
Plan the renewal cycle from day one. The Advanced First Aid certificate carries an expiry date set by the Canadian Red Cross and printed on the certificate, and it can be renewed through a shorter recertification course only while it is still valid on the day of that course. Once it has expired, the way back is the full course. The BLS component runs on its own, shorter cycle. Letting either lapse means going back to the long version, which costs far more time than booking the renewal before the expiry date.
Finally, the honest framing: AFA is an advanced first aid credential, not a licence to practise medicine. It does not make you a licensed practitioner and it does not authorize restricted activities. What it gives you is a documented, evaluated level of training well beyond a weekend card, and enough repetition that you act instead of freezing.
Applying to Edmonton Fire? The minimum is not the target.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services has confirmed Intermediate First Aid as the minimum medical standard for its 2027 intake.
Our Advanced First Aid meets Edmonton Fire's minimum medical standard for the 2027 intake as well, because it is a higher certificate than Intermediate First Aid on the same approved list. Your certificate has to be valid on the day you apply.
In November 2025, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services invited Delta, as one of the local first aid providers, to its recruitment information session at the EFRS Training Academy to talk with applicants.
Intermediate First Aid is what you need to apply. In a process Edmonton Fire describes as “highly competitive,” it makes sense to consider how much preparation you want beyond that.
Intermediate First Aid is two days. Advanced First Aid is ten days, with more time spent on patient assessment, oxygen, airway management, spinal care and realistic scenarios. More practice making decisions, working with a partner and caring for patients under pressure.
Candidates are ranked on their performance throughout the hiring process, including a scored résumé review. Edmonton Fire does not publish which qualifications earn points, so we cannot promise that Advanced First Aid will improve your score. What it gives you is five times the training.
We teach both courses. If you need the minimum qualification to apply, take Intermediate First Aid. If you want more experience assessing and treating patients before you’re expected to do it on the job, take Advanced First Aid.
Applicants often ask why Delta is not on the Government of Alberta list of approved first aid training agencies. The list names the agency, not each partner who teaches for it. The Canadian Red Cross Society is on it, and Delta teaches Canadian Red Cross courses as a Training Partner, on the Red Cross's behalf. Alberta's first aid training page says a provider that is not on the list can deliver an approved course for an agency that is. Your certificate is a Canadian Red Cross certificate, so where an application asks for the approved training agency, write the Canadian Red Cross Society.
Competence builds confidence.
How to prepare, and what to bring
Sort the calendar first. The size of the time commitment is the part people underestimate, especially rotational workers and anyone whose employer is paying. Confirm your time off before you register, and book well ahead if your timing is tied to a hiring deadline or a seasonal work window.
Come dressed to work. Clothing you can kneel, crawl and lift in, closed shoes, hair tied back. Bring water, food for long days, a pen and something to write in. There is a real physical component, floor work, kneeling for long stretches, moving patients, so if you have an injury, a mobility limitation, a hearing consideration or anything else that affects how you will participate, tell us before the course starts rather than on day one. We can plan around most things when we know in advance.
Register with your legal name spelled exactly as a hiring file or an employer will expect to see it. That spelling is what gets printed on the certificate, and correcting it afterwards takes considerably longer than typing it carefully at registration.
There is no prerequisite and no entrance exam. If it has been years since you did any first aid, reviewing basic anatomy and how Check, Call, Care works will make the opening days feel less steep, but arriving with nothing is fine. What matters more is showing up ready to be uncomfortable, to be corrected, and to do the same skill again until it is automatic.
Your own oxygen kit in scenarios
Oxygen is taught with equipment that is yours: a nasal cannula and a non-rebreather mask, opened from the packaging in front of you. You work with them through the course, and you wear them when you play the patient in scenarios, so nobody trains with a mask that has been on someone else's face.
They go home with you afterwards. Keep them with your kit; you have already fitted them once.
Who this course is for
- Oilfield and remote-site medics working camps, leases and shutdowns
- Fire-service applicants in Calgary and across Alberta assembling an application file
- Industrial and construction site responders on crews far from a hospital
- Safety coordinators and HSE advisors who are also the named first aid attendant
- Security and loss-prevention staff who reach an emergency before EMS does
- Students heading toward EMR, PCP or another emergency-care career
- Guides, camp cooks and remote-tourism staff working outside cell coverage
- Leduc and greater Edmonton workers who would rather not commute to Calgary for training
English-language requirements
This course is taught and assessed in English. Professional responder training involves extensive medical terminology, clinical abbreviations, patient assessment, rapid communication, and complex practical scenarios.
Live classroom translation is not offered for this program.
Students must be able to understand instructions, communicate effectively during practical scenarios, and complete the required assessments in English.
Contact us before registering if you have questions about the language requirements.
Related reading
- A Heart Attack Rarely Looks Like It Does on TVThe clutch-the-chest picture misses a lot of real heart attacks. What the pattern actually looks like, and who tends to present quietly.
- Stroke Is a Clock: Why Last Known Well MattersLast known well is the first question the hospital asks. What happens to brain tissue during the delay, and why the answer decides the treatment.
- The Five-Minute Check That Finds the Empty CylinderA short routine for a site response kit that catches the failures you would otherwise discover with a patient in front of you.
Where we teach this course
Public sessions run in Calgary, with dates in Leduc through the year.
We also deliver this course at your worksite for groups, useful for crews who can’t release staff to travel. Onsite delivery carries an additional fee on top of per-person pricing. Request an onsite quote.
We travel for private and group training across Canada, and internationally by arrangement. If you’re outside Alberta, tell us where you are and we’ll price it.
Your course materials
Digital access opens the moment you register. Physical manuals live in our classroom library for you to use during class. Want one of your own to keep? Buy it here at a discount.

Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide
$35.96 (10% off when you add it while registering)
$39.95Add it when you registerSee what this book covers
Bought on its own from the shop, it ships to you at full price. The discount exists only at registration.

Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders
$197.96 (10% off when you add it while registering)
$219.95Add it when you registerSee what this book covers
Bought on its own from the shop, it ships to you at full price. The discount exists only at registration.
Ready to take this course?$1,300.00 + GST & applicable taxes
Common questions
- Does this course meet Edmonton Fire's first aid requirement?
- Yes. Our Advanced First Aid meets Edmonton Fire's minimum medical standard for the 2027 intake as well, because it is a higher certificate than Intermediate First Aid on the same approved list. Your certificate has to be valid on the day you apply. Edmonton Fire says more changes to its 2027 process are coming, so check its recruitment page before you apply.
- Why isn't Delta on Alberta's list of approved first aid training agencies?
- Because the list names the agency, not each partner who teaches for it. The Canadian Red Cross Society is on the Government of Alberta list, and Delta teaches Canadian Red Cross courses as a Training Partner, on the Red Cross's behalf. Alberta's first aid training page says a provider that is not on the list can deliver an approved course for an agency that is. Your certificate is a Canadian Red Cross certificate, so where an application, including a fire service application, asks for the approved training agency, write the Canadian Red Cross Society.
- How long is Advanced First Aid?
- It is scheduled at 80 hours of instruction, which is why we run it as an in-person cohort rather than a weekend course. How that total is spread across the calendar depends on how the particular cohort is laid out. Hour requirements are set by the Canadian Red Cross and are subject to change, so before you book time off, look at the hours, dates and daily start times published with the specific Calgary or Leduc run you want.
- Do I need first aid training before I take AFA?
- No. There is no prerequisite, and people do start from zero. That said, it is a dense course with real evaluations, so if you have never done first aid you should expect to work harder than someone coming in with recent experience. If you are unsure whether to start here or with a shorter course, contact us and describe what you need it for.
- Is BLS included, or do I book that separately?
- Basic Life Support is included in this course, so you finish with both. They expire on different schedules: the validity periods are set by the Canadian Red Cross and the exact dates are printed on the certificates you receive, and the BLS component is the shorter of the two. Track both, because renewing on time is far quicker than repeating the full program.
- Will this course satisfy my employer's or a fire service's requirement?
- We will not promise that, and you should be skeptical of any provider who does. First aid requirements in Alberta come from occupational health and safety rules, industry practice, prime contractors and individual employers, and fire-service requirements change between recruitment cycles. Get the exact wording from your employer or the current recruitment posting, send it to us, and we will tell you honestly whether AFA matches it.
- Does Advanced First Aid let me register as an EMR or work as a paramedic in Alberta?
- No. AFA is an advanced first aid credential, not a licence to practise. Even the Canadian Red Cross EMR course is not a program approved by the Alberta College of Paramedics and does not confer registration or a practice permit. A Red Cross EMR certificate may meet selected admission requirements at some PCP schools, but you must verify your exact school and intake directly with them.
- Can you run AFA at our worksite instead of in Calgary or Leduc?
- Yes. We deliver AFA onsite at client worksites for an additional fee that covers travel and setup, across Alberta, elsewhere in Canada, and internationally on request. The onsite version is the same course, same hours, same equipment, same attendance and evaluation requirements. Contact us with your crew size, location and target window and we will tell you what is workable.
- What counts as a baby, a child or an adult, and which ages does this course cover?
- This course carries BLS (Basic Life Support), which covers adults, children, infants and neonates. The Canadian Red Cross 2025 standards set the age groups this way. A baby is under 1 year old. A child is 1 year old up to the onset of puberty. An adult is anyone from the onset of puberty on. Puberty does not happen on a set birthday, so you judge it on the person in front of you. A 13 year old who has started puberty gets adult CPR, and one who has not is still a child. For an AED, use child pads on a child up to the onset of puberty or under 55 pounds (about 25 kg), and baby pads on a baby if the AED has them. If baby pads are not there, use child or adult pads. If child pads are not there, use adult pads. The Red Cross says adult pads are safe on a child or a baby, so do not wait for the right size. If you are training for a specific person, tell us their age and we will tell you which course fits.
- Is live translation available for this course?
- No. This course is taught and assessed in English, without live classroom translation. You need to understand instructions, communicate during practical scenarios and complete the assessments in English. Contact us before registering if you have questions.
- Can I register on the same day as the course?
- Online registration closes at 11:59 PM the night before an in-person course. If you need training today, call or text 825-883-3582 before class starts. We may be able to fit you in, depending on space and the instructor's approval. It is not guaranteed.
- Online registration is closed. Does that mean the course is full?
- No. Closed online only means the online booking window has ended. A seat may still be open, or open up if someone cancels. Call or text 825-883-3582 to check.
- What if I arrive late?
- Certification needs full attendance and every required skill. Arriving late can mean we cannot certify you that day. If you are running late, call or text as early as you can so we can tell you what is possible.
Where to go next
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Sources
- On successful completion you receive a Canadian Red Cross Advanced First Aid certificate. Canadian Red Cross (verified 2026-07-23).
- Edmonton Fire Rescue Services has confirmed that Intermediate First Aid (Alberta OHS-approved or provincial equivalent), valid at the time of application, will be the minimum accepted medical standard for applicants to its 2027 intake. The City describes its recruitment process as highly competitive, ranks candidates by their performance at each stage, and scores a résumé review that counts for 10% of each candidate's overall score. It does not publish which qualifications earn points, and it says further changes to the 2027 process are expected. City of Edmonton, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (verified 2026-09-18).
- The Canadian Red Cross Society is on the Government of Alberta list of approved first aid training agencies, with its Basic, Intermediate and Advanced First Aid courses. Delta Emergency Support Training is not named on the list; it teaches these Canadian Red Cross courses as a Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, on the Red Cross's behalf. Government of Alberta (FA018, Approved first aid training agencies) (verified 2026-09-27).
- The Government of Alberta says a provider that is not on the approved agency list can deliver an approved course on behalf of a listed agency. Government of Alberta, First aid training (verified 2026-09-27).
- Edmonton Fire Rescue Services names Alberta OHS-approved Intermediate First Aid, or a provincial equivalent, valid at the time of application, as the minimum medical standard for its 2027 intake. Delta's Advanced First Aid is the Canadian Red Cross Advanced First Aid course, a higher certificate on the same Government of Alberta approved agency list, so it meets that minimum. City of Edmonton, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (verified 2026-09-27).
- The Canadian Red Cross First Aid Program Standards 2025 define a baby as newborn to 1 year of age, a child as 1 year old to the onset of puberty, and an adult as the onset of puberty and older. Canadian Red Cross (verified 2026-09-26).
- The Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide for First Aid & CPR (2025) says pediatric AED pads should be used on children up to the onset of puberty or weighing less than 55 pounds, and that if pediatric pads are not available it is safe to use adult pads on a child or baby. Canadian Red Cross (verified 2026-09-26).
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