First aid & CPR course questions we get asked every week

For a workplace, Regulation 1101 sets the level by how many workers are on a shift: more than five means Intermediate First Aid & CPR ($138 + HST), and five or fewer means Basic First Aid & CPR ($99 + HST). Ontario security guard licensing also requires Basic. If your first aid certificate is still valid and only your CPR-BLS needs renewing, or you were asked for CPR on its own, take CPR & AED ($73 + HST). Healthcare and college programs vary, so check your program page or call us. Always confirm the requirement with your employer, school or program before booking.

In most cases, Intermediate First Aid & CPR. The WSIB adopted the current course names on 22 June 2026 under CSA Z1210:24: Basic First Aid is the level for a shift of five or fewer workers, and Intermediate First Aid is the level for more than five. It’s the same training under a new name, so a requirement written the old way is met by the current course at the same level. If you can’t tell which level yours means, call us and we’ll read it with you.

CPR-A covers adult CPR and AED use. CPR-C covers adult, child and infant. It’s the most commonly requested level, and what childcare, education and most general workplaces ask for. CPR-BLS is Basic Life Support, the healthcare-provider level required by most nursing, paramedic, dental and clinical placement programs. You choose your level when you book. See CPR-BLS in Barrie for who needs it and which course to book.

It depends on your program. Our Georgian College page lists the exact certification for the programs that require one. Nursing and paramedic programs are usually Intermediate First Aid + CPR-BLS, dental programs usually need CPR-BLS only, and most non-clinical programs need Intermediate First Aid + CPR-C. Always confirm against your own program materials.

Yes, within CPR & AED. Choose CPR-C when you book: it covers CPR and choking for adults, children and infants. $73 + HST, 2 hours online at home, then 2 hours in class at our Barrie centre.

Wear comfortable clothes you can move in, because you’ll be kneeling on the floor to practise chest compressions. Bring valid photo ID and indoor shoes or socks: you need both to take part. Check your booking confirmation email for your start time; it varies by course and date.

We’re at 4 Alliance Blvd, Unit 7, Barrie, ON L4M 5J1, in northeast Barrie, minutes from Georgian College. Parking is free and right outside the door: no meters, no permits. Directions and a map are on the contact page.

Every day, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Note that course days are not office hours. Classes run on the dates shown in the booking calendar, including times outside those hours.

Pick a date on the booking calendar, choose your CPR level, and pay online. Your spot is held straight away and your online theory access is emailed to you immediately. If you’d rather book over the phone, call us during office hours.

By card online at the time you book. Group bookings are invoiced instead, with one invoice for the whole group.

Yes, with notice, and the amount you get back depends on timing and on how much of the online training you have used.

• More than 7 days before your class, you can cancel or move it. If you have not booked an in-person date yet, refunds run 100%, 90% or 50% depending on whether you have started or finished the online part, less a $5 processing fee.
• Within 7 days of your class there are no refunds, and no date changes or transfers. Public classes have limited seats and a late drop cannot be refilled.
• For illness or an emergency, tell us at least 48 hours before the start time and we will look at it case by case. Under 48 hours there is no refund and you would pay to rebook.
• A no-show gets no refund.

Every request has to be by email, to info@barriefirstaidtraining.com. A phone call or a text is not official notice. The full detail, including late-request review times, is on our course policies page.

Yes. We’ll run the training at your site or host your group at our Barrie centre. Group pricing starts at six people, and a smaller group is welcome at that rate. Pricing is quoted per booking based on the course, headcount and location, and you get a single invoice. The group training page has the details.