You earn "instructor" certifications by successfully completing the course. This means you are fully certified at that instructor level at the end of the course. The Lifesaving Society offers the following instructor certifications:
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), when introduced into a strong community or workplace system for responding to cardiac arrest, can save the lives of 30% or more of the 35-40,000 Canadians who die of sudden cardiac arrest every year.