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 newborns. The Canadian Red Cross counts a baby as under 1 year old, and babies get their own compression technique rather than a smaller version of the adult one. For an AED, child pads are used on children aged 1 to 8; if child pads are not available you may use adult pads, because a shock with the wrong pads beats no shock at all. Above 8 years the child-pad guidance stops applying and the AED is used with adult pads. Where a child stops being a child for compressions is a judgement made on the patient in front of you, not a birthday, so we teach you to size up the person rather than to memorize a number. If you are training for a specific person, tell us their age and we will tell you which course fits.

Advanced First Aid Calgary | AFA with BLS Course | Delta Emergency Support Training

AFA

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. 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 6:00 p.m., breaks included)
Format: In-person in Calgary and Leduc. Weekday cohorts run Monday to Friday; weekend cohorts add live-online evenings.
Traditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.Two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person at our location.
Hybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.A combination of in-person skills weekends and live online evenings with an instructor on weekdays.
The same course, the same certificate and the same standards.
Prerequisites: None
CPR / BLS: BLS included
Recertification: Advanced First Aid Recertification before your certificate expires
Locations: Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300, Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave
Price: Regular price $1,300.00Sale price $1,150.00save $150.00 + GST & applicable taxes (charged at checkout for your province)Reduced price, ends 31 December 2026.

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Sep 28 – Oct 9, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Oscar)
Session 1: Mon, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 2: Tue, Sep 29 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 3: Wed, Sep 30 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 4: Thu, Oct 1 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 5: Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 6: Mon, Oct 5 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 7: Tue, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 8: Wed, Oct 7 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 9: Thu, Oct 8 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 10: Fri, Oct 9 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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Week 1Sep 28 – Oct 4
Session 1: Mon, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Sep 29 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Sep 30 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Oct 1 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Week 2Oct 5 – Oct 11
Session 6: Mon, Oct 5 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Oct 7 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Oct 8 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Oct 9 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PMin class
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Oct 19 – Oct 30, 2026 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Sierra)
Session 1: Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Oct 23 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Oct 29 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Week 1Oct 19 – Oct 25
Session 1: Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Oct 23 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Oct 26 – Nov 1
Session 6: Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Oct 29 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
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Nov 2 – Nov 13, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Session 1: Mon, Nov 2 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Nov 2 – Nov 8
Session 1: Mon, Nov 2 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Nov 9 – Nov 15
Session 6: Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes November 1, 2026.
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Dec 7 – Dec 18, 2026 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Alpha)
Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 6, 2026.
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Dec 7 – Dec 18, 2026 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Lima)
Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
Session 1: Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Dec 8 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Dec 9 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
Session 6: Mon, Dec 14 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Dec 15 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Dec 16 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Dec 17 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Dec 18 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 6, 2026.
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Dec 12 – Jan 24, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Echo)
Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin 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 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 6Jan 11 – Jan 17
Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 7Jan 18 – Jan 24
Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 11, 2026.
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Dec 12 – Jan 24, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Uniform)
Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Dec 7 – Dec 13
Session 1: Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 14 – Dec 20
Session 3: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin 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 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 6Jan 11 – Jan 17
Session 7: Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 7Jan 18 – Jan 24
Session 9: Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 11, 2026.
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Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Jan 11 – Jan 22, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Oscar)
Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Jan 11 – Jan 17
Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Jan 18 – Jan 24
Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes January 10, 2027.
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Jan 11 – Jan 22, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Jan 11 – Jan 17
Session 1: Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Jan 18 – Jan 24
Session 6: Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes January 10, 2027.
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Feb 22 – Mar 5, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Xray)
Session 1: Mon, Feb 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Mar 1, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Week 1Feb 22 – Feb 28
Session 1: Mon, Feb 22, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Mar 1 – Mar 7
Session 6: Mon, Mar 1, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes February 21, 2027.
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Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Mar 10 – Apr 18, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Oscar)
Session 1: Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Session 2: Sat, Mar 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Sun, Mar 14, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Apr 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 11: Wed, Apr 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 12: Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 13: Sat, Apr 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 14: Sun, Apr 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
CalgaryHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
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Week 1Mar 8 – Mar 14
Session 1: Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMonline, from home
Session 2: Sat, Mar 13, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 3: Sun, Mar 14, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Mar 15 – Mar 21
Session 4: Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 5: Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 3Mar 22 – Mar 28
Session 7: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Mar 29 – Apr 4
Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 9: Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Apr 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 5Apr 5 – Apr 11
Session 11: Wed, Apr 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Apr 12 – Apr 18
Session 12: Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 13: Sat, Apr 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 14: Sun, Apr 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes March 9, 2027.
March 2027
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April 2027
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8 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)
Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
8 full days in class — at Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300.
6 evenings live online, from home — 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer. You are not coming to class for these, and they count as part of the course.
CalgaryHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
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Mar 22 – Apr 2, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Quebec)
Session 1: Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Mar 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Mar 29, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Mar 22 – Mar 28
Session 1: Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Mar 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Mar 29 – Apr 4
Session 6: Mon, Mar 29, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes March 21, 2027.
March 2027
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April 2027
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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May 3 – May 14, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Sierra)
Session 1: Mon, May 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, May 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, May 5, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, May 6, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, May 7, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, May 10, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, May 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, May 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, May 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, May 14, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1May 3 – May 9
Session 1: Mon, May 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, May 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, May 5, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, May 6, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, May 7, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2May 10 – May 16
Session 6: Mon, May 10, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, May 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, May 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, May 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, May 14, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes May 2, 2027.
May 2027
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Jun 9 – Jul 18, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Echo)
Session 1: Wed, Jun 9, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 2: Sat, Jun 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Sun, Jun 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Wed, Jun 16, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Jun 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Jun 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Wed, Jun 23, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Jun 30, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 11: Wed, Jul 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 12: Wed, Jul 14, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 13: Sat, Jul 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 14: Sun, Jul 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Edmonton regionHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
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Week 1Jun 7 – Jun 13
Session 1: Wed, Jun 9, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 2: Sat, Jun 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Sun, Jun 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Jun 14 – Jun 20
Session 4: Wed, Jun 16, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 5: Sat, Jun 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Jun 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 3Jun 21 – Jun 27
Session 7: Wed, Jun 23, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Jun 28 – Jul 4
Session 8: Wed, Jun 30, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 9: Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 5Jul 5 – Jul 11
Session 11: Wed, Jul 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Jul 12 – Jul 18
Session 12: Wed, Jul 14, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 13: Sat, Jul 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 14: Sun, Jul 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes June 8, 2027.
June 2027
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July 2027
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8 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)
Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
8 full days in class — at Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
6 evenings live online, from home — 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MDT, 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer. You are not coming to class for these, and they count as part of the course.
Edmonton regionHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
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Aug 16 – Aug 27, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Golf)
Session 1: Mon, Aug 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Aug 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Aug 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Aug 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Aug 23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Aug 24, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Aug 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Aug 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Aug 27, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Aug 16 – Aug 22
Session 1: Mon, Aug 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Aug 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Aug 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Aug 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Aug 23 – Aug 29
Session 6: Mon, Aug 23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Aug 24, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Aug 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Aug 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Aug 27, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes August 15, 2027.
August 2027
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Sep 8 – Oct 17, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Bravo)
Session 1: Wed, Sep 8, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 2: Sat, Sep 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Sun, Sep 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Wed, Sep 15, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Sep 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Sep 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Wed, Sep 22, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Sep 29, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Oct 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Oct 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 11: Wed, Oct 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 12: Wed, Oct 13, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 13: Sat, Oct 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 14: Sun, Oct 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
CalgaryHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
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Week 1Sep 6 – Sep 12
Session 1: Wed, Sep 8, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 2: Sat, Sep 11, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Sun, Sep 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Sep 13 – Sep 19
Session 4: Wed, Sep 15, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 5: Sat, Sep 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Sep 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 3Sep 20 – Sep 26
Session 7: Wed, Sep 22, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 4Sep 27 – Oct 3
Session 8: Wed, Sep 29, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 9: Sat, Oct 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Oct 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 5Oct 4 – Oct 10
Session 11: Wed, Oct 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
No in-person days this week. Intentional weekend off.
Week 6Oct 11 – Oct 17
Session 12: Wed, Oct 13, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMonline, from home
Session 13: Sat, Oct 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 14: Sun, Oct 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes September 7, 2027.
September 2027
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October 2027
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8 days in class6 evenings from home (12 hours in total)
Hybrid course(in person and virtual)
8 full days in class — at Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
6 evenings live online, from home — 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MDT, 12 hours in total, with your instructor on a computer. You are not coming to class for these, and they count as part of the course.
CalgaryHybrid: in-person skills weekends plus live online evenings with an instructor. Not self-paced video — you attend both.
Register for these dates
Oct 18 – Oct 29, 2027 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Romeo)
Session 1: Mon, Oct 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Oct 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Oct 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Oct 21, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Oct 22, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Oct 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Oct 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Oct 27, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Oct 28, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Oct 29, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Oct 18 – Oct 24
Session 1: Mon, Oct 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Oct 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Oct 20, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Oct 21, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Oct 22, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Oct 25 – Oct 31
Session 6: Mon, Oct 25, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Oct 26, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Oct 27, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Oct 28, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Oct 29, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Registration closes October 17, 2027.
October 2027
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Nov 1 – Nov 12, 2027 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Charlie)
Session 1: Mon, Nov 1, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 2: Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 3: Wed, Nov 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 4: Thu, Nov 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 5: Fri, Nov 5, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Session 6: Mon, Nov 8, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Tue, Nov 9, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Wed, Nov 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Thu, Nov 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Fri, Nov 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Nov 1 – Nov 7
Session 1: Mon, Nov 1, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 2: Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 3: Wed, Nov 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 4: Thu, Nov 4, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Session 5: Fri, Nov 5, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMin class
Week 2Nov 8 – Nov 14
Session 6: Mon, Nov 8, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 7: Tue, Nov 9, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Wed, Nov 10, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 9: Thu, Nov 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Fri, Nov 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes October 31, 2027.
November 2027
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300.
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Dec 11 – Jan 23, 2028 · Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 (Golf)
Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Jan 8, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Dec 6 – Dec 12
Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 13 – Dec 19
Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin 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 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 6Jan 10 – Jan 16
Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 7Jan 17 – Jan 23
Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 10, 2027.
December 2027
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January 2028
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
CalgaryTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
Register for these dates
Dec 11 – Jan 23, 2028 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Victor)
Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 5: Sat, Jan 8, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Week 1Dec 6 – Dec 12
Session 1: Sat, Dec 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 2: Sun, Dec 12, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 2Dec 13 – Dec 19
Session 3: Sat, Dec 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 4: Sun, Dec 19, 2027 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin 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 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 6: Sun, Jan 9, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 6Jan 10 – Jan 16
Session 7: Sat, Jan 15, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 8: Sun, Jan 16, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Week 7Jan 17 – Jan 23
Session 9: Sat, Jan 22, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Session 10: Sun, Jan 23, 2028 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMin class
Registration closes December 10, 2027.
December 2027
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January 2028
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Fully in person — 10 class days
Traditional format(in person, no online sessions)
10 full days in class — at Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Edmonton regionTraditional: two weeks straight, Monday to Friday, in person.
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Currently running

These cohorts are being taught now, so they cannot be joined. The dates above are the ones open to you.

Sep 16 – Oct 25, 2026 · Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave (Kilo)
In progress · not bookable
Started Wed, Sep 16 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, finishes Sun, Oct 25 · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.

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

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?$1,150.00 + 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 normally be renewed through a shorter recertification course while it is still valid, confirm the current renewal window with us rather than assuming you are still inside it. The BLS component runs on its own, shorter cycle. Letting either lapse usually means going back to the long version, which costs far more time than booking the renewal early.

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.

That 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.

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

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) ~~$39.95~~
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Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders
$197.96 (10% off when you add it while registering) ~~$219.95~~
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Bought on its own from the shop, it ships to you at full price. The discount exists only at registration.