COVID-19 Protocols

Provincial and Local Health Authority Regulations (as set out in the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act) has stated that first aid training is considered an essential service. Courses will be conducted at reduced numbers while adhering to distancing and COVID-19 regulations (including the wearing of masks and hand sanitizing).

Our training protocols have changed for in-class sessions:

  • The day of the course, please self-assess. If you are feeling ill or showing any signs or symptoms from the list below, do not leave your home. Please call and we will reschedule your session after you have isolated for 14 or more days. There will be no extra cost for participants that need to reschedule due to this circumstance.

  • On the day of your course, please wear a clean mask and wait in a single file line keeping 6 feet apart from the other participants. Each student will be screened individually before entering. Hand sanitizer will be available. You, the other students and the instructor will be required to wear the face mask throughout the entire course. Class sizes have also been reduced to allow for greater protection of participants.

  • If a student becomes ill or starts to display any symptoms of COVID-19 during the course, the course will immediately end for everyone. The instructor will ask everyone to go home and isolate for 14 days. If you begin to feel unwell or believe you are displaying possible signs, please follow this self-assessment for COVID-19 from the Ontario Government (linked here).

Common signs and symptoms of COVID-19 include:

  • Fever

  • Cough

  • Headache

  • Runny nose

  • Shortness of breath

  • Chest pain

  • Loss of consciousness

  • Nausea/vomiting or diarrhea

  • Pink Eye

  • Extreme fatigue