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:
Guidelines for cardiac arrest victims recommend immediate CPR and defibrillation within 5 minutes to ensure the best chance of survival. In major Canadian centres, defibrillators arrive approximately 9 minutes after the call to 911 according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.