For Teachers

The ACT Foundation trains teachers as CPR Instructors for their students. Schools take ownership of the program, which empowers all youth to save lives, and predisposes youth to act in an emergency. The program is focused, inexpensive, sustainable, and reaches teens when their interest is piqued. The messaging also aligns with practical health education.

Curriculum Materials

Teacher Updates

Video teaches recognition of SCA in athletes

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Safety protocols for teaching Compression–Only CPR

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Teacher Training

The ACT Foundation organizes Teacher Training Workshops for schools during the initial program set-up. 

High School CPR and Defibrillator Program

ACT High School CPR and AED Program

Knowing CPR means knowing how to save lives. The goal of the ACT High School CPR and AED Program is to ensure all youth graduate with the skills and knowledge to save lives.

ACT High School CPR and AED eLearning Tool

Learn how the eLearning tool helps teachers empower their students with the theory portion of the ACT High School CPR and AED Program, accommodating virtual, hybrid, and in-school scenarios.

View the latest CPR Guidelines for COVID-19

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s Modification to Public Hands-Only CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Guidance for the public to reduce the risk of virus transmission

During this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has released recommendations based on expert opinion to reduce the risk of virus transmission for public responders while performing CPR or using an AED during a cardiac arrest. Click the link below for these recommendations and information from the Heart and Stroke Foundation:

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/modification-to-hands-only-cpr-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
Find out how Good Samaritan Acts in Canada protect CPR practitioners
Good Samaritan Acts in Canada

In Canada, we have acts protecting bystanders who respond to health emergencies. While each province or territory names the act diﬀerently, it is most commonly known as the Good Samaritan Act.

Questions?

Do you have any questions about program delivery, curriculum materials, training equipment, teacher training, or student awards?

Award Nominations

Would you like ACT to honour one of your students or teachers with an award? Nominating is quick and easy, and ACT Awards give recognition to students and teachers for their contributions, commitment and innovations. They also look great on résumés!