FAQ - First Aid and CPR Courses

1.0 When does a SJA CPR certificate expire?
There is no expiry date on a SJA CPR certificate.  ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation) did not set a minimum length for CPR certificati...
Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 2:39 PM
1.1 Why do some agencies have an expiry date on their CPR certificates?
Some training agencies decided to have an expiration date on their CPR certificate as a method to encourage annual training.  SJA decided not to use that me...
Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 2:41 PM
1.2 Why does the first aid certificate have a 3-year expiry date and the CPR certificate do not have an expiry date?
The regulatory bodies for First Aid training is different than the body for CPR training.  The first aid regulatory bodies set a time limit for certificatio...
Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 2:42 PM
2.0 First Aid and CPR Certificates Recognized By BC, Yukon, and Federal Regulations
BC Regulation, Requirements, or Prerequisite Met Yukon Regulations Canada Labour Code Certificate Residential Care Regulation Child Care L...
Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 9:01 AM
3.0 What are the minimum first aid requirements under the Yukon Occupational Health & Safety Act?
There are 3 hazard classes or levels:  A, B, and C.  Class A hazard work involve high risk activities and Class C hazard work involve low risk activities.  ...
Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:15 PM
4.0 Are first aid requirements for the workplace the same across Canada?
No.  Occupational Health and Safety regulations can be under provincial/territorial jurisdiction or federal jurisdiction.  It depends on the industry.  This...
Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:10 AM
5.0 How many times can a student fail the OFA 2 or OFA 3 exam? What happens when the student fails?
The OFA 2 and OFA 3 exams each have two parts to them:  the written portion and the practical portion.  A common misunderstanding is that each portion of th...
Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 10:29 AM
6.0 How many times can a student fail the EMR exams? What happens if the student fails?
There are two EMR exams:  a written exam (completed online) and a practical exam.  The student can have two attempts at the written exam and two attempts at...
Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 10:59 AM
6.1 How many times can a candidate fail their EMR licensing exam?
The EMR licensing exam process is a little more complex than the EMR course certification process. If the student took the SJA blended course (and had p...
Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:11 AM
7.0 Is CPR C the Same as Basic Life Support (BLS)?
The CPR C with AED is considered to be Basic Life Support (BLS).  CPR C for Health Care Providers is also considered to be BLS as well. St. John Ambulan...
Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 9:52 AM