Empowering Canadians to Save Lives

The ACT Foundation's mission is to promote health and to empower Canadians to save lives. To date, more than 5.7 million youth have been trained by their high school teachers, with an additional 350,000 being trained each year. Many lives are being saved.

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5,700,000

Students trained in CPR

1,800

High schools across Canada have established the CPR Program

9,300+

Teachers have been trained as CPR Instructors for their students

60,000+

Mannequins donated by the ACT Foundation to schools

What We Do

The ACT Foundation is an award-winning national charitable organization that is establishing free CPR and AED programs in Canadian high schools. The ACT High School CPR Program is built on ACT’s community-based model of partnerships and support, whereby CPR training mannequins and AED training units are donated to schools and teachers are trained (Train the Trainer model) to teach all students. Schools take ownership and maintain the program as it enters the realm of a national standard by our education system. The program is seeing youth across the country empowered with lifesaving skills and knowledge they take to their present and future families and communities. Many lives are being saved. Canada is a world leader in high school CPR.

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.

High school teachers are trained in CPR and AED and then train students as a regular part of the health and physical education curriculum.
Teachers are provided with resources for training students.
Creates teachable moment for heart health education.

For Students

Empowering students with the skills and knowledge to save a life is a proactive approach to involving youth as first responders in emergencies involving family and friends. CPR becomes a life skill.

Empowers youth with lifesaving skills and knowledge they take to their families and communities.
Provides CPR certificate useful for job applications.
Promotes leadership and civic responsibility, and interest in careers in health sciences.

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