Leduc / FR to EMR + BLS
Nov 23 to Nov 27, 2026
Traditional · 5 sessions
Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave Suite 100Professional responder bridges
First Responder to EMR Bridge in Calgary
Bridge a current First Responder certificate up to Emergency Medical Responder.
40 hoursBLS includedFor current FR holders
Register for this course$1,000.00 + GST & applicable taxes
See datesSee how the responder courses fit togetherDates, seats, prices, and course details shown here are reference information and are confirmed when you register.
FR to EMRCalgary
Leduc
Know before you book
Length
40 hours. Certification needs full attendance.
Prerequisites
A current Canadian Red Cross First Responder certificate.
Certificate
Emergency Medical Responder is valid for 3 years, and Basic Life Support for 1 year. To renew Emergency Medical Responder, take EMR Recertification before it expires.
What you’ll be able to do
Five of the 58 skills you practise on this course. Choose one to see it.
Safety and assessment
Using a glucometer
You use a lancet and a glucometer to read someone's blood sugar from a drop taken from a fingertip. It tells you whether a blood sugar problem could explain what you are seeing.
Medical emergencies
IV maintenance
You look after an IV line that someone else started, checking the site, the tubing and the drip so the fluid keeps running the way it was set. You practise with an IV bag and tubing.
Medical emergencies
Helping deliver a baby
You practise helping a mother through a normal birth, supporting the baby as it is born and keeping it warm and dry, and learn the signs that a delivery needs more help than you can give.
Bones and joints
Traction splint
You apply a traction splint to a suspected broken thigh bone while a partner holds the leg steady. Its steady pull eases pain and muscle spasm, and you practise together until the move between you is smooth.
Positioning and moving
Loading an ambulance
You and a partner load a stretcher with someone on it into an ambulance and lock it in place, talking through every lift so nobody gets hurt.
Included certificates
Basic Life Support
Basic Life Support is part of this course and comes with its own Red Cross certificate. It is the provider level of CPR: adults, children, babies and newborns, with a bag valve mask and an AED.
What it covers
Course details
The facts
- Certificates
- Emergency Medical Responder Valid for 3 years
- Basic Life Support Valid for 1 year
- Duration
- 40 hours
- Locations
- Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave Suite 100 Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300
- Price
- $1,000.00 + GST & applicable taxes (charged at checkout for your province)
- Prerequisites
- A current Canadian Red Cross First Responder certificate
- CPR / BLS
- BLS included
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
- To renew Emergency Medical Responder, take EMR Recertification before it expires.
How this course runs
Traditional
In the room- How it runs
- Five days in class.
- Class times
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Whole course
- 40 hours in total
Important, check before you register:
This bridge leads to a Canadian Red Cross EMR certificate. It is NOT an Alberta College of Paramedics-approved EMR program and does not by itself make you eligible for College registration or a practice permit. Verify any school or employer requirement before registering.
Public sessions run in Calgary, with dates in Leduc through the year.
- Calgary / FR to EMR + BLS
Feb 8 to Feb 12, 2027
Traditional · 5 sessions
Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 - Leduc / FR to EMR + BLS
May 24 to May 28, 2027
Traditional · 5 sessions · Waitlist only
Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave Suite 100 - Calgary / FR to EMR + BLS
Aug 16 to Aug 20, 2027
Traditional · 5 sessions
Calgary, AB, 1550 5 St SW #300 - Leduc / FR to EMR + BLS
Nov 22 to Nov 26, 2027
Traditional · 5 sessions · Waitlist only
Leduc, AB, 4810 50th Ave Suite 100
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.
Our Calgary classroom
1550 5 St SW #300, Calgary
Street view image: Google Our Leduc classroom
4810 50th Ave Suite 100, Leduc
Street view image: Google
The full course
What you’ll be able to do
- Hold a Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder certificate
- Work to the EMR scope rather than the First Responder one
- Become eligible for EMR Recertification rather than First Responder recertification
Who this is for
People holding a current Canadian Red Cross First Responder certificate who want to move up to EMR.Read moreShow less
People holding a current Canadian Red Cross First Responder certificate who want to move up to EMR. First Responder is the first forty hours of an EMR cohort, so you have already done a real part of the programme; this covers the distance between the two rather than starting you over.
It is the same reason the Advanced First Aid bridge exists. What differs is the size of the gap: First Responder sits a rung below Advanced First Aid, so there is more ground to cover here.
Why this one and not First Responder to Advanced First Aid
Because the Canadian Red Cross programme standards do not contain a First Responder to Advanced First Aid bridge.Read moreShow less
Because the Canadian Red Cross programme standards do not contain a First Responder to Advanced First Aid bridge. Delta listed one until August 2026, checked the standards, and took it down.
If you are holding First Responder and want Advanced First Aid specifically rather than EMR, the honest answer is the full Advanced First Aid course. Ask us and we will tell you which of the two actually suits what you are trying to reach.
What you finish with
A Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder certificate, valid three years, with the CPR and BLS component running its own one-year clock inside it.Read moreShow less
A Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder certificate, valid three years, with the CPR and BLS component running its own one-year clock inside it. It is the same certificate as the full EMR course; the route to it is shorter because you have already covered the first part.
Who this course is for
- Current Canadian Red Cross First Responder certificate holders
- Fire and industrial responders whose employer has moved to an EMR standard
- People who took First Responder as the exit from an EMR week and want to come back for the rest
Where this course fits
- Intermediate First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: Required before EMR.
- Intermediate First Aid to Advanced First Aid: The usual next step.
- Advanced First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: AFA to EMR Bridge, 16 hours over 2 days.
- First Responder to Advanced First Aid: FR to AFA Bridge, 40-60 hours.
- Emergency Medical Responder to Advanced First Aid: EMR to AFA Bridge, Approx. 9 hours.
- First Responder to Emergency Medical Responder: FR to EMR Bridge, 40 hours.
Intermediate First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: Required before EMR
Intermediate First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: Required before EMR
Intermediate First Aid to Advanced First Aid: The usual next step
Intermediate First Aid to Advanced First Aid: The usual next step
First Responder to Advanced First Aid: FR to AFA Bridge40-60 hours
First Responder to Advanced First Aid: FR to AFA Bridge40-60 hours
First Responder to Emergency Medical Responder: FR to EMR Bridge40 hours
First Responder to Emergency Medical Responder: FR to EMR Bridge40 hours
Advanced First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: AFA to EMR Bridge16 hours over 2 days
Advanced First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder: AFA to EMR Bridge16 hours over 2 days
EMREmergency Medical Responder
80-100 hours over a multi-week cohort
Emergency Medical Responder to Advanced First Aid: EMR to AFA BridgeApprox. 9 hours
Emergency Medical Responder to Advanced First Aid: EMR to AFA BridgeApprox. 9 hours
Keeping a certificate current
Renew while your certificate is still current. Once it lapses, it is the full course again.
- First Responder Recertification20 hours over 3 days
- Advanced First Aid RecertificationApprox. 40 hours
- EMR RecertificationApprox. 40 hours
- Professional Responder Skills Refresher1 full day, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.A practice day. It does not renew a certificate.
Where to go next
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.
The team
Meet the people behind Delta Emergency
Our instructors are working paramedics and firefighters who keep training in their own fields.
Meet the team
Ready to take this course? $1,000.00 + GST & applicable taxes
Is there a First Responder to Advanced First Aid bridge?
Yes, and it is published. It lands on an Advanced First Aid certificate rather than an EMR one, so which bridge suits you depends on where you want to finish rather than on price: reaching EMR costs the same whether you come straight through this bridge or route through Advanced First Aid on the way. Tell us where you are trying to end up and we will point you at the shorter road.
Does this make me eligible to register with the Alberta College of Paramedics?
No. The Alberta College of Paramedics does not list Delta as an approved EMR program, and a Red Cross EMR certificate is a different thing from College registration. If registration is your goal, check the College's own requirements before you spend anything here.
Why does the bridge cost what it costs?
It is the difference between where you are and where you are going, in hours and in fee. First Responder plus this bridge comes to the same total as booking EMR outright, and to the same total as routing through Advanced First Aid instead. No path to a certificate is cheaper than another, so pick the one that fits your calendar rather than hunting for a discount. The hours and the fee are in the course details above.
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.
Cancellation, transfer, and refund terms are shown before payment and confirmed at registration. Not sure which course fits? Email us and we’ll help.
All coursesLast reviewed 2026-08-23