Services available
Lifesaving Society Affiliate Members in Ontario receive many
benefits:
Affiliate membership (apply now) entitles your organization to offer
the training programs of the Lifesaving Society and to present
candidates for examination. The Society's Program Guide provides a convenient
and comprehensive reference for aquatic programmers and
administrators.
Affiliate Members enjoy credit privileges.
Affiliate Members receive the first 100 promotional and
educational brochures free of charge.
This includes test sheets, posters and brochures for
distribution to the general public, and camera-ready artwork and
program descriptions for inclusion in Affiliate magazines and
flyers.
Affiliate Members receive the Society's newsletter
Lifeliner, which highlights developments, technical
information, resources and issues related to lifesaving,
lifeguarding, leadership training as well as Water Smart education
and aquatic risk management.
Affiliate Members may obtain Lifesaving Society awards in
advance for presentation on the day of examination.
Affiliate Members receive preferred Affiliate Member rates for
aquatic safety audit services. These services are provided by the
Lifesaving Society to maximize the safety of participants in
aquatic recreational facilities.
Affiliate Members receive preferred rates for posting a job on
the Society's web site.
Each Affiliate Member may send 2 voting delegates to the Ontario
annual meeting of the Lifesaving Society.
Lifesaving Society representatives are available to Affiliate
Members throughout the year to assist instructors, lifeguards and
programmers. Assistance is available from Lifesaving Society Area
Chairs for training and locating Examiners.
We invite all Affiliate Members to make full use of the programs
and services offered by the Lifesaving Society - Ontario. Contact
Us to become an Affiliate Member. If you are an Affiliate
Member, learn about the Society's Affiliate
Awards.
Simplifying "instant" awards
The Lifesaving Society wants to make your life easier. That's
why the following awards are always "instant," meaning the
affiliate (you or your employer) issues the permanent certification
cards along with the appropriate seals or crests directly to the
successful candidates. These awards are:
- Canadian Swim Patrol (Rookie, Ranger, Star),
- Basic First Aid, CPR-A, -B, -C,
- Boat Rescue,
- Anaphylaxis Rescuer, and
- Fitness (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
Awards are purchased from the Society in advance of the course
so that they may be presented to the candidates upon successful
completion of the course. The Lifesaving Society does
not require a copy of the test sheets for these award
levels. Just keep the test sheets on file in your
office.
Failing to issue certification cards upon course completion will
lead the unknowing candidate to call the Society looking for his or
her card. The Society will have to call you - requiring you to
correct the error after the fact.
For all other Society awards, send test sheets to the Society's
office immediately upon completion of the exam. The Society records
the certification on the candidate's record (which can be viewed on
the Find a Member page of our website) and then issues the
permanent certification card directly to the successful
candidate.
To order "instant" awards, call us at 416-490-8844, fax us at
416-490-8766, email us, visit us or send mail to 400 Consumers
Road, Toronto, Ontario M2J 1P8.