Tool 4 of 7 · Training and certification for first aid attendants

Certificate checker

Is this certificate still good, and what level does it count as? Check any BC, OFA, out-of-province or EMA credential, see what each BC level involves, and track your crew’s expiry dates.

Checked against WSBC on September 25, 2026 · Read the WSBC source page ↗

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What kind of first aid certificate or licence is it?

The four BC certificates

Since November 1, 2024. Every certificate lasts 3 years. OFA Level 1, 2 and 3 cards issued before then count as Basic, Intermediate and Advanced until they expire.

Basic First Aid

1 day7 h minimum · was OFA Level 1

Suits

Smaller or lower-risk workplaces

Before you enrol

None

Renewing

While it's still valid: a recertification course or the full course. Once it expires: the full course only. There are no extensions or grace period.

Basic First Aid Recertification →Basic First Aid →

Intermediate First Aid

2 days14 h minimum · was OFA Level 2

Suits

Larger, higher-risk, remote or less-accessible workplaces

Before you enrol

None

Renewing

While it's still valid: a recertification course or the full course. Once it expires: the full course only. There are no extensions or grace period.

Intermediate First Aid Recertification →Intermediate First Aid (Blended) →Intermediate First Aid (In person) →

Advanced First Aid

10 days70 h minimum · was OFA Level 3

Suits

Workplaces with several risk factors, like remote sites with high hazards

Before you enrol

None. A signed statement of fitness before the course.

Renewing

While still valid: a 35-hour refresher, or challenge the exam if you have a CPR/AED certificate from the last 6 months. Once expired: the full 70-hour course.

Advanced First Aid Recertification (refresher) →Advanced First Aid Testing (challenge) →Advanced First Aid →

Transportation Endorsement

1 day7 h minimum

Suits

Add-on for remote or less-accessible workplaces, wherever an attendant “with transportation endorsement” is required

Before you enrol

A valid Basic or Intermediate certificate, and a signed statement of fitness. Advanced already includes it.

Renewing

Take the course again. It also needs a valid Basic or Intermediate certificate underneath it.

Transportation Endorsement →

Crew certificate tracker

Add your attendants and see who’s due, a year ahead. Before assigning someone as an attendant, check the original or a verifiable digital certificate, not a photo. Saved in this browser only.

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General guidance only. This tool supports, and does not replace, your own first aid assessment, the current BC OHS Regulation and Guidelines, WSBC’s requirements and your employer’s procedures. Where anything here differs from the Regulation or WSBC, they govern (checked against WSBC on September 25, 2026).

Read the full notice

Your due diligence still applies.These tools give general guidance only. The employer is responsible for its own first aid assessment and for meeting the BC OHS Regulation and WSBC’s requirements for the workplace. Check WSBC’s current pages and the Regulation, and ask WSBC or a qualified person when you’re unsure. Nothing here replaces those duties, or the first aid training your attendants need.

This tool explains the rules. It is not the rules.It’s built from WSBC’s first aid pages, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (Part 3 and Schedule 3-A) and WSBC’s BC OHS Guidelines. Where we say Law, the Regulation requires it. Where we say Guidance, it’s WSBC’s interpretation or advice. If anything here differs from WSBC, WSBC is right. Alpha Training Solutions is an approved first aid training provider; this toolkit is our own work and is not made or endorsed by WSBC.

These materials contain information that has been derived from information originally made available by the Province of British Columbia at: http://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca and this information is being used in accordance with the King's Printer Licence – British Columbia available at: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/standards/Licence.html. They have not, however, been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, the Province of British Columbia and THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION.