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Gain the skills and confidence to respond to cardiac and respiratory emergencies with the Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) course. Designed for healthcare professionals and first responders, this instructor-led course teaches high-quality CPR, AED use, team dynamics, and other essential life-saving skills using the latest Heart & Stroke guidelines.

Choose from the BLS Provider course or BLS Renewal (Recertification), both resulting in a 1-year Heart & Stroke BLS certification.

What You'll Learn

During this course, you'll develop the knowledge and practical skills required to provide high-quality CPR and emergency care for adults, children, and infants.

You'll learn how to:

  • Recognize cardiac arrest
  • Activate the emergency response system quickly
  • Perform high-quality single-rescuer and team CPR
  • Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Provide effective ventilations using barrier and bag-mask devices
  • Respond confidently during life-threatening emergencies

These essential skills help improve patient outcomes and give people experiencing cardiac arrest the best possible chance of survival.

Course Topics

The Heart & Stroke BLS course covers:

  • Chain of Survival
  • Adult, child, and infant CPR
  • One-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR
  • Multi-rescuer team CPR
  • High-quality chest compressions using CPR feedback devices
  • Relief of choking
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use
  • Effective ventilations
  • Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
  • Maternal cardiac arrest
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Drowning emergencies
  • Heart attack and stroke recognition
  • Other life-threatening medical emergencies
  • The role of the CPR Coach

Why Choose Heart & Stroke BLS?

Heart & Stroke BLS is recognized as the gold standard for healthcare CPR training across Canada.

This course:

  • Follows the latest Heart & Stroke and 2020 CPR & ECC Guidelines adapted for Canadian healthcare practice
  • Provides nationally recognized certification
  • Offers flexible learning with blended and in-person options
  • Includes hands-on practice using CPR feedback devices
  • Emphasizes teamwork, communication, and high-quality CPR
  • Uses engaging video scenarios and real-world simulations
  • Builds confidence through instructor coaching and practical skills testing