Victoria - Downtown Oxygen Therapy
1-hour Canadian Red Cross Oxygen Therapy course in downtown Victoria, for healthcare providers, responders and workplaces with oxygen kits.
Get Canadian Red Cross Oxygen Therapy certification in downtown Victoria in a 1-hour, hands-on oxygen administration course. Learn when supplemental oxygen is needed, set up oxygen cylinders and regulators, use pulse oximetry, and deliver oxygen safely with nasal cannulas and non-rebreather masks. Train at our downtown centre on Johnson Street, close to James Bay, Fernwood, Oak Bay, and Esquimalt, and leave with a 3-year certificate.
What students should expect
Who needs it? Nurses, care aides, dental and medical offices, firefighters, lifeguards, SCUBA divers, ski patrol, and any workplace with an oxygen kit.
Scenario-based practice with real equipment. No oxygen experience is needed; BLS training helps. Often taken with BLS, Airway Management & Oxygen Therapy.
Your certificate
Get a temporary certificate in class, then a virtual Canadian Red Cross certificate by email. Your virtual BLS Field Guide and certificate are in your MyRedCross account.
Oxygen Therapy certification is valid for 3 years from your course date.
Why book with Alert First Aid
Central downtown location — A-920 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC V8V 3N4.
Need BLS too? Book Basic Life Support.
We come to you — private Oxygen Therapy classes for clinics, dental offices, and teams across Greater Victoria, from Saanich and Langford to Sooke and Sidney.
Top 3 Red Cross Provincial Training Provider, 2025
An official Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, ranked among the top 3 in BC.
"I attended my BLS course with Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy add-ons recently with instructors Madi and Adam…"
"…the instructor was friendly knowledgeable and approachable and made the training fun with some humour."
Course Details
FAQs
How long does oxygen therapy certification last?
The Red Cross Oxygen Therapy certifications that we issue are valid 3 years from the date of the course.
What does an oxygen therapist do?
We are going to answer this question from the perspective of a first-aid company that teaches Red Cross Oxygen Therapy courses and issues this specific certification. Our Oxygen Therapy course is an hour-long course designed to provide health care providers who work in out-of-hospital or pre-hospital settings with the knowledge and skills they need to use oxygen therapy equipment, in accordance with Canadian BLS guidelines. In this sense an ‘oxygen therapist’ is not a specific role, but just a healthcare provider who is certified to use basic oxygen therapy equipment in an emergency.
What are the different levels of oxygen therapy?
Alert First Aid and the Canadian Red Cross only offer the 1 hour Oxygen Therapy course. This course teaches responders trained in Basic Life Support to use basic oxygen therapy equipment in accordance with Canadian BLS guidelines.
Can a first aider administer oxygen?
Studies have been shown that Oxygen Therapy can actually be harmful for some patients, and should only be administered in accordance with specific guidelines. If you have a supplemental oxygen kit in your work or community setting, you should become certified in oxygen therapy in order to administer oxygen more safely.
Materials
The Oxygen Therapy course includes the following materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide (virtual)
- Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)
Where to find us:
Visit our Victoria - Downtown training courses here.
Victoria - Downtown
Looking for a group class?
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Oxygen Therapy course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Greater Victoria | Brentwood Bay | Central Saanich | Colwood | Esquimalt | Highlands | James Bay | Langford | Sidney | Sooke | Oak Bay | North Saanich | Metchosin | View Royal | Saanichton | Salt Spring Island | Gulf Islands
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or email us at grouptraining@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.