Standard First Aid recertification offers comprehensive training that covers all aspects of first aid and CPR, including the use of automated external defibrillators. It includes all of the content from Emergency First Aid and is designed for individuals who need a deeper understanding of first aid, such as the legal implications of treatment, spinal injuries, heat or cold injuries, bone and joint injuries, chest injuries, and medical emergencies. This course also includes CPR-C certification and is recognized by Ontario's Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.

Current Standard First Aid (SFA) award holders may recertify their Lifesaving Society SFA certification just once on a Lifesaving Society SFA Recertification course not more than three years from the Standard First Aid date of issue. To renew SFA certifications subsequently, award holders must repeat the full SFA course. 

The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) outlines that individuals with a Standard First Aid (SFA) certification are allowed to recertify once through a recertification course. After that, to renew your SFA certification, you must complete the full course again. Following this, recertifications and full courses can be alternated for future renewals.

If your SFA certification has expired for more than three years, you will need to retake the full course, rather than opting for a recertification.

Standard First Aid certificate holders are required to renew their certification exclusively through the original certifying organization.

The following resources must be obtained from the Lifesaving Society at the time of registration (if not already available to the candidate):

1. Canadian First Aid Manual or Canadian Lifesaving Manual.