COURSES
Learn and play with us!
Whether you are looking for comfort in the mountains or the river, a refresher, to increase your certification, or be exposed for the very first time to the magic of canoeing, kayaking, avalanche rescue or back country ski touring, we have a course for you! We teach mainly in Ontario and in British Columbia but are happy to travel to a location near you for a custom course.
SUMMER COURSES
Whitewater Canoeing
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Skills courses in tandem or solo whitewater canoeing up to the advanced level (Paddle Canada)
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Instructor courses, recertification courses and clinics in tandem or solo whitewater canoeing up to the advanced level (Paddle Canada)
Whitewater Kayaking
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Skills courses in whitewater kayaking up to the advanced level (Paddle Canada)
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Instructor courses (Lake Kayak, Leader 2 and Instructor 2) through CanoeKayak Canada (CKC)
Lake Canoe
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Skills courses up to the advanced level (Paddle Canada)
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Instructor courses, recertification courses and clinics in tandem and solo lake canoeing up to the intermediate level
Whitewater Rescue
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2-day or 4-day courses through Boreal River Rescue that help prepare boaters and water adventurers of any level with hands-on skills training and intensive scenario-based learning. Great courses to take as a refresher, as well!
Get in touch to organize your own custom course at your location of choice. Come paddle, learn and play with us!
WINTER COURSES
AST Level 1
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2-day course focused on the basics of avalanche awareness and gear familiarization. Classroom sessions paired with in the field practical scenarios and terrain assessment create a well-rounded course.
AST Level 2
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4-day course expanding on the basics taught in the AST 1 course. The focus is on back country trip planning and travel, terrain assessment, hazard awareness and avalanche safety.
Paddle Canada is Canada's National Certification Body for canoe, kayak, SUP, and sea kayak. It advocates for our rivers and encourages Canadians to become knowledgeable about the safety and skills for each craft.
All of our canoe and kayak skills courses are taught by certified Paddle Canada instructors.
Looking to become an instructor? CanoeKayak Canada is the National certifying body for kayak instructors, as well as supporting our competitive kayak athletes in International competition. Paddle Canada certifies canoe instructors at the introduction, intermediate and advanced levels.
Offering rescue courses for recreational river users as well as professional level courses, Boreal River Rescue runs 2 and 4 day programs, or custom courses to refresh your skills, challenge your whitewater knowledge and help you become a better river user. Boreal also runs multi-day rafting trips on the Magpie River, and is active with the indigenous communities in that region.
Our AST instructors are professional members of the Canadian Avalanche Association, or CAA. The CAA runs professional level avalanche certification for industry members, including ski patrollers and ski guides.
Avalanche Canada is the National body responsible for public avalanche safety. Through courses for the public, and online public avalanche bulletins, and National awareness days, among other programs, Avalanche Canada is an important member of avalanche safety in Canada.
CANOEKAYAK CANADA
BOREAL RIVER RESCUE
PADDLE CANADA
CANADIAN AVALANCHE ASSOCIATION
AVALANCHE CANADA
