Basic Workplace First Aid (Formerly Emergency First Aid):
The Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration recognizes this course. Basic Workplace First Aid: Includes CPR-B certification (Adult CPR). Basic Workplace First Aid is for people who require a general knowledge of first aid principles and the emergency treatment of injuries. Skills include victim assessment, rescue breathing, CPR, choking, and allergies, managing severe bleeding, heart attack and stroke.
Intermediate Workplace First Aid (formerly Standard First Aid):
The Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration recognizes this course. Includes CPR-C certification. Intermediate Workplace First Aid provides comprehensive training covering all first aid and CPR aspects. Intermediate Workplace First Aid incorporates all of Basic Workplace First Aid. It is designed for those who require a more in-depth understanding of first aid, including the legal implications of first aid treatment, spinal injuries, heat and cold injuries, bone and joint injuries, abdominal and chest injuries, burns, and medical emergencies.
Equivalencies for First Aid awards:
| Agency | Award | Equivalent LSSNS Award |
| The Canadian Red Cross | Basic Workplace First Aid or Emergency First Aid* | Basic Workplace First Aid |
| Intermediate Workplace First Aid or Standard First Aid* | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| Advanced Wilderness First Aid | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| First Responder | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| St. John Ambulance | Basic Workplace First Aid or Emergency First Aid* | Basic Workplace First Aid |
| Intermediate Workplace First Aid or Standard First Aid* | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| Medical First Responder | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| Marine Basic First Aid | Basic Workplace First Aid | |
| Marine Advanced First Aid | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| Canadian Ski Patrol | Basic Workplace First Aid or Emergency First Aid* | Basic Workplace First Aid |
| Intermediate Workplace First Aid or Standard First Aid* | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| Rescue 7 | Basic Workplace First Aid or Emergency First Aid* | Basic Workplace First Aid |
| Intermediate Workplace First Aid or Standard First Aid* | Intermediate Workplace First Aid | |
| *Emergency and Standard First Aid may be recognized from other Canadian provinces, provided they have adopted the CSA Standards. | ||