Canada’s
Drowning
Prevention
Charity
Canada’s
Drowning
Prevention
Charity
Canada’s
Drowning
Prevention
Charity
Canada’s
Drowning
Prevention
Charity
National Lifeguard is the professional standard for lifeguard training in Canada. National Lifeguards are trained by the Lifesaving Society, Canada’s lifeguarding experts, to work at pools, waterfronts, waterparks, and surf environments across the country. They keep people safe through accident prevention, public education, and rescue response. Most importantly, National Lifeguards save lives.
Becoming a National Lifeguard is a rewarding but challenging journey that builds leadership and personal skills employers are looking for. Knowledge and skills learned in each course will carry over into the next to help you succeed. Lifesaving courses like Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross prepare you with water rescue skills, while Standard First Aid and CPR-C trains you to provide lifesaving measures to victims.
There are four streams of National Lifeguard: Pool, Waterfront, Waterpark, and Surf. These streams ensure National Lifeguards from across Canada are prepared to lifeguard in their unique work environments.
National Lifeguards are always in training and take recertification courses to keep their skills, knowledge and fitness sharp.
Teaches an understanding of the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water rescue education: judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness. Rescuers learn advanced lifesaving techniques for challenging rescues of increased risk involving conscious and unconscious victims in varying water depths.
Designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training, including an introduction to safety supervision. As the Lifesaving Society’s Assistance Lifeguard program, Bronze Cross hones judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness to prepare candidates for success in National Lifeguard (NL) and instructor certifications.
Provides comprehensive training covering all aspects of first aid, CPR and AED use! Whether you need training for employment or simply want to be prepared to respond to life-threatening emergencies, this course will give you the skills and knowledge to act with confidence.
The primary role of a lifeguard is to prevent incidents and, where this fails, the timely and effective resolution of emergencies. National Lifeguard builds on the previously learned lifesaving principles and is designed to prepare candidates to be professional facilitators of safety in aquatic environments.
112-3989 Henning Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5C 6N5
T: 604.299.5450
General inquiries: info@lifesaving.bc.ca
Awards inquiries: awards@lifesaving.bc.ca
112-3989 Henning Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6N5
Branch Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
T: 604.299.5450
General inquiries: info@lifesaving.bc.ca
Awards inquiries: awards@lifesaving.bc.ca
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