Marine Basic First Aid and Marine Advanced First Aid certificates that are due to expire between March 16, 2020 and September 1, 2020 are granted a 6 month extension from the expiry date by Transport Canada.
Certificate holders do not need to take further action for the extension.
The attached Transport Canada bulletin refers to Marine Medical Certificates. That is the category that Marine Basic and Marine Advanced First Aid certificates fall under.
Transport Canada's Ship Safety Bulletin can be accessed at https://www.tc.gc.ca/. Questions regarding the Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security certificate extension can be sent to marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca or call toll free 1-855-859-3123.