We offer lifeguard certification courses for all ages through the Canadian Red Cross and the Lifesaving Society. If you are interested in teaching swimming, becoming a lifeguard or improving your safety skills, you'll need to take these programs.
There are different certification levels you can achieve within these programs. Minimum age requirements or pre-requisites must be met in order to take a leadership course.
Recommended pre-requisites: Swim Kids 10, 10 to 12-years-old
This Lifesaving Society course is an excellent introduction to the Bronze levels. You will learn a variety of problem solving, decision making and lifesaving skills. You will earn Rookie, Ranger or Star Patrol awards, which are broken down into swimming, first aid and rescue skills.
Recommended pre-requisites: Canadian Swim Patrol, 10- to 12-years-old
The Bronze Star program is an excellent introduction to Bronze Medallion. There is an emphasis on fitness and rescue skills in order to prepare you for further leadership courses. You also learn CPR, develop water-smart confidence and the lifesaving skills to become your own personal lifeguard.
Pre-requisites: 13-years-old or Bronze Star
These are lifesaving certifications that begin to prepare you as a future lifeguard. Bronze Medallion focuses on fitness, strokes and rescue skills. Emergency First Aid focuses on CPR, first aid skills and choking. Please bring pre-requisite information to the first class. An examiner will evaluate your skills at the end of the course. 100% attendance is mandatory.
Pre-requisites: Bronze Medallion and Emergency First Aid
The skills learned in Bronze Medallion are strengthened in Bronze Cross and new skills are introduced, such as spinal injury management techniques and advanced water rescues. Fitness and resuscitation skills are a priority. Please bring pre-requisite information to the first class. An examiner will evaluate your skills at the end of the course. 100% attendance is mandatory.
Pre-requisites: 15-years-old, Bronze Cross, Emergency First Aid
You will explore the Red Cross Swimming programs in great detail by completing four components: skills assessment, online learning, volunteer teaching, through classroom and pool learning. Lesson planning, teaching abilities and evaluating skills and strokes are a major focus. You will be certified to teach the Red Cross Learn to Swim program upon successful completion of the course. 100% attendance is mandatory.
Pre-requisites: Bronze Cross, 16-years-old
The National Lifeguard Service (NLS) course is recognized as the national standard for lifeguard training. You will learn techniques specifically suited to more difficult and complicated first aid and aquatic emergencies. The course focuses on teamwork, accident prevention, rescues and public relations. Please bring pre-requisite information to the first class. An examiner will evaluate your skills at the end of the course. 100% attendance is mandatory. You will be legally qualified to lifeguard in the province of Ontario by successfully completing the course.
Pre-requisites: Bronze Cross, 16-years-old
The Lifesaving Instructor Course prepares you to organize, plan, teach and evaluate lifesaving, first aid and resuscitation skills. This course emphasizes water safety and leadership skills. You will earn the Lifesaving Society Instructor and Emergency First Aid Instructor certifications by successfully completing the course. Please bring pre-requisite information to the first class.
These programs help teach teamwork, problem solving, time management, physical fitness and communication skills. You will also gain job skills that help develop self-confidence. Instructor and lifeguard positions are paying part-time jobs and provide great experience for résumés.
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