Bronze Cross is designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training, including an introduction to safety supervision.
The Lifesaving Society’s Bronze Cross begins the transition from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepares candidates for responsibilities as Assistant Lifeguards. Candidates strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills and begin to apply the principles and techniques of active surveillance in aquatic facilities. Bronze Cross emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in preventing and responding to aquatic emergencies. Bronze Cross is a prerequisite for advanced training in the Society’s National Lifeguard and leadership certification programs.
To be employed as an assistant lifeguard, an individual should be a minimum of 15 years of age and hold (at a minimum) a current Lifesaving Society Bronze Cross certification and a current Emergency First Aid certification.
Prerequisites
Bronze Medallion (need not be current)
Candidates are responsible for having the correct prerequisites. If you have any questions in regards to this please reach out to us.
Recognition
Bronze Cross medal and digital certificate
Currency
If a Bronze Cross award is used for employment (e.g. some jurisdictions require Bronze Cross to supervise school groups or camps), the award must be current within two (2) years.
Recertification
Bronze Cross is designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training, including an introduction to safety supervision. The Bronze Cross Recertification tests mandatory items to become recertified.
Prerequisites
Bronze Cross (need not be current)
Candidates are responsible for having the correct prerequisites. If you have any questions in regards to this please reach out to us.
Recognition
Digital certificate
Currency
If a Bronze award is used for employment (e.g. assistant lifeguard/some jurisdictions use Bronze Cross holders to supervise school groups or camps), the award must be recertified every two (2) years.
Find a Location/availability
Facility Name
City, Region
Dates
Price
Vernon Recreation Centre
Vernon, Thompson-Okanagan
14 Jul 2026 to 23 Jul 2026
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Sungod Recreation
Delta, Lower Mainland
15 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$236.00
LIT Aquatics – Tong Louie Family YMCA
Surrey, Lower Mainland
15 Jul 2026 to 17 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Abbotsford Recreation Centre
Abbotsford, Lower Mainland
15 Jul 2026 to 17 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
15 Jul 2026 to 17 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Bettie Allard YMCA
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
17 Jul 2026 to 19 Jul 2026
$280.00
Parkinson Recreation Centre
Kelowna, Thompson-Okanagan
18 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026
–
Brennan Park Recreation Centre
Squamish, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$262.00
Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
20 Jul 2026 to 23 Jul 2026
$150.00
Kin Pool, Bowen-Park
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$200.00
Mundy Park Pool
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$202.00
UBC Aquatic Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$220.00
Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Langley, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$184.00
Cowichan Aquatic Centre
Duncan, Vancouver Island
20 Jul 2026 to 23 Jul 2026
$166.00
Bear Creek Outdoor Pool
Surrey, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
$181.00
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
20 Jul 2026 to 29 Jul 2026
$181.00
SEAPARC Complex
Sooke, Vancouver Island
20 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
$182.00
LIT Aquatics – Bettie Allard YMCA
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
22 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre
Chilliwack, Lower Mainland
22 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026
$280.00
Kimberley Aquatic Center
Kimberley, Kootenays
27 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
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Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
27 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
$160.00
Newton Recreation Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
27 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$181.00
Kelowna Family YMCA
Kelowna, Thompson-Okanagan
27 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026
–
Mundy Park Pool
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
27 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$202.00
Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
27 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$202.00
Rainbow Recreation Centre
Salt Spring Island, Vancouver Island
27 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$180.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
27 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Tong Louie Family YMCA
Surrey, Lower Mainland
29 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$280.00
Gordon Head Recreation Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
29 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$199.00
LIT Aquatics – Abbotsford Recreation Centre
Abbotsford, Lower Mainland
29 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic Centre
New Westminster, Lower Mainland
29 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
29 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026
$280.00
West Vancouver Aquatic Centre
West Vancouver, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 20 Aug 2026
–
Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex
Surrey, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 11 Aug 2026
$181.00
Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Langley, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026
$184.00
Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex
Surrey, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 13 Aug 2026
$181.00
Aldergrove Community Centre
Aldergrove, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 01 Sep 2026
$220.00
Guildford Recreation Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
04 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026
$181.00
LIT Aquatics – Tong Louie Family YMCA
Surrey, Lower Mainland
05 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Maple Ridge Leisure Centre
Maple Ridge, Lower Mainland
05 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Mission Leisure Centre
Mission, Lower Mainland
06 Aug 2026 to 08 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Bettie Allard YMCA
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
07 Aug 2026 to 09 Aug 2026
$280.00
Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre
Burnaby, Lower Mainland
08 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
$241.00
Armstrong-Spallumcheen Outdoor Pool
Armstrong, Thompson-Okanagan
10 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$185.00
Kelowna Family YMCA
Kelowna, Thompson-Okanagan
10 Aug 2026 to 13 Aug 2026
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Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
10 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$202.00
Esquimalt Recreation Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
10 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$190.00
Ladner Leisure Centre
Delta, Lower Mainland
10 Aug 2026 to 19 Aug 2026
$236.00
Saanich Commonwealth Place
Victoria, Vancouver Island
11 Aug 2026 to 13 Aug 2026
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Enderby Pool
Enderby, Thompson-Okanagan
11 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$210.00
Sungod Recreation
Delta, Lower Mainland
12 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$236.00
LIT Aquatics – Bettie Allard YMCA
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$280.00
Gordon Head Recreation Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$199.00
LIT Aquatics – Abbotsford Recreation Centre
Abbotsford, Lower Mainland
12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre
Chilliwack, Lower Mainland
12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026
$280.00
Kamloops Community YM-YWCA
Kamloops, Thompson-Okanagan
17 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$210.00
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool
Salmo, Kootenays
17 Aug 2026 to 20 Aug 2026
$172.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
17 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$280.00
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
18 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026
$181.00
LIT Aquatics – Tong Louie Family YMCA
Surrey, Lower Mainland
19 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Maple Ridge Leisure Centre
Maple Ridge, Lower Mainland
19 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic Centre
New Westminster, Lower Mainland
19 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026
$280.00
Sungod Recreation
Delta, Lower Mainland
22 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
$54.00
Nelson & District Community Complex
Nelson, Kootenays
24 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026
$172.00
Mundy Park Pool
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
24 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
$202.00
UBC Aquatic Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
24 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
$220.00
Guildford Recreation Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
24 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
$181.00
Tofino – Shandy Kariatsumari
Tofino, Vancouver Island
25 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026
$262.00
LIT Aquatics – Abbotsford Recreation Centre
Abbotsford, Lower Mainland
26 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
$280.00
LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
26 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
$280.00
Vernon Recreation Centre
Vernon, Thompson-Okanagan
31 Aug 2026 to 03 Sep 2026
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LIT Aquatics – Jewish Community Centre
Vancouver, Lower Mainland
31 Aug 2026 to 04 Sep 2026
$280.00
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre
Surrey, Lower Mainland
01 Sep 2026 to 05 Sep 2026
$181.00
Gordon Head Recreation Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
02 Sep 2026 to 04 Sep 2026
$199.00
LIT Aquatics – Abbotsford Recreation Centre
Abbotsford, Lower Mainland
02 Sep 2026 to 04 Sep 2026
$280.00
Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Delta, Lower Mainland
05 Sep 2026 to 05 Sep 2026
$54.00
Vernon Recreation Centre
Vernon, Thompson-Okanagan
27 Sep 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
$208.00
Fernie Aquatic Center
Fernie, Kootenays
02 Oct 2026 to 04 Oct 2026
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Comox Valley Sports Centre
Courtenay, Vancouver Island
04 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
$210.00
Hyde Creek Pool
Port Coquitlam, Lower Mainland
04 Oct 2026 to 01 Nov 2026
$175.00
Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Delta, Lower Mainland
22 Dec 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
$236.00
Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Delta, Lower Mainland
03 Jan 2027 to 03 Jan 2027
$54.00
Comox Valley Sports Centre
Courtenay, Vancouver Island
06 Feb 2027 to 14 Feb 2027
$210.00
Vernon Recreation Centre
Course:
Bronze Cross
Start Date:
14 Jul 2026 to
14 Jul 2026 –
03:30 PM to
07:45 PM
End Date:
23 Jul 2026 to
23 Jul 2026 –
03:30 PM to
07:45 PM
Course notes
Tuesday July 14 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Wednesday July 15 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Thursday July 16 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Tuesday July 21 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Wednesday July 22 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Thursday July 23 2026 (3:30-7:45)
Students begin transitioning from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepare for assistant lifeguard responsibilities. Students begin to strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills and apply active surveillance principles and techniques in aquatic facilities. The importance of teamwork and communication are emphasized in this course.
Cost – $200 (includes processing fees)
July 20 – 24 2026
Mon – Fri
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
100% attendance is needed
Bring towels, change of clothes, warm clothes, sufficient food, water and snacks
Bronze Medallion is required and mandatory prior to this course
Refund Policy:
Cancellation of 7 days or more before program start date: Refund of fees less (a 10$ processing fee + program supply fees (if applicable)).
Cancellation of 6 days or less before program start date: No refunds.
Prerequisite: Bronze Medallion. Designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training, including an introduction to safety supervision in aquatic facilities. Swimmers develop proficiency at performing patient assessments, managing aquatic spinal injuries and preventing loss of life in a variety of aquatic emergencies, while developing stroke endurance and fitness training skills. Includes the CPR-C certification and is one of the prerequisite awards for all advanced Lifeguarding and Leadership training programs. It is also worth two Grade 11 high school credits. Canadian Life Saving Manual is required. There is a non-refundable exam fee. 100% attendance is recommended.
Please Note: This is a Challenge Exam.
A Pocket Mask is a required piece of equipment for this course. Extra Fees will be charged at payment for the candidate fee.
Refund Policy: Withdrawal required one week in advance of course start date to receive a refund. If less than one week’s notice is given, no refund will be provided.
A Pocket Mask is a required piece of equipment for this course (purchasable at the front desk of Sungod Recreation Centre, Ladner Leisure Centre, or Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre).
Additional fees will be applied at time of purchase for Candidate Fees
Refund Policy: Withdrawal required one week in advance of course start date to receive a refund. If less than one week’s notice is given, no refund will be provided.
A Pocket Mask is a required piece of equipment for this course (purchasable at the front desk of Sungod Recreation Centre, Ladner Leisure Centre, or Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre).
This is a Bronze Cross Challenge Exam. Additional fees will be applied at time of purchase for candidate fee.
Refund Policy: Withdrawal required one week in advance of course start date to receive a refund. If less than one week’s notice is given, no refund will be provided.
