Advanced Canoe Tripping
Instructor Course

Advanced Canoe Tripping Instructor Course

Your Ticket to Certifying Others

This is an Instructor Level certification program sanctioned through Paddle Canada. It is 4 days in length and takes place in the interior of Algonquin Provincial Park. The program will review your ability and help prepare you to teach: flat-water rescue principles, back country navigation, traditional fire-lighting, tarps and shelter building, essential expedition knots, satellite phone use, environmental ethics, advanced route, menu and risk management planning and much much more! You will come away from this course feeling really confident to lead Canoe Tripping Skills courses of your own and with some amazing new tricks in your repertoire from your Instructor Trainers.

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Upon completion of the program participants who can properly demonstrate the highlighted skills will be awarded their Advanced or (Introduction to) Canoe Tripping Tandem and Solo Instructor Certification. This is an all-inclusive program led by skilled Senior Instructors from our faculty of specialists. Each Instructor candidate will have opportunities for 1 to 1 assessment of skills and expert mentorship.

We provide professional instruction and skills mentorship; delicious meals and snacks, and high quality group equipment. A list of suggested clothing and equipment can be accessed at the bottom of this page so you can best enjoy your training experience with us. Don’t miss out on this incredible program as spots are limited!

Why Paddle Canada vs. O.R.C.K.A.

This Paddle Canada Certification is recognized nationally in all provinces while O.R.C.K.A. certifications are Ontario-based. Choosing a Paddle Canada issued certification gives you the ultimate flexibility to have your skills acknowledged wherever in Canada your adventures may take you. Consider it your Certification “Trump Card”.

This program is perfect for Teachers, Camp Counselors and Outdoor Professionals who wish to lead their own Canoe Tripping Skills courses and to provide their participants with Paddle Canada certifications at the end of it. This is a value added opportunity for campers, high school students etc. to earn valuable certifications. Take this course and increase your resume value or unlock the chance to teach Outdoor Education programming at your school.

Pre-requisites

To be a Candidate for this program it is important that you meet the following criteria:

Be at least 18 years old
Have earned at a minimum, the Paddle Canada Intermediate Lake Skills Tandem certification or its equivalent
Currently hold the Paddle Canada Advanced level Canoe Tripping certification or its equivalent.
Have significant canoe tripping experience in a host of conditions and locales – this means at least 4 multi day canoe trips, 2 of which must have been in the last year.

Additional Recommendations:

Note: The following recommendations are not pre-requisites, but are considered essential skill sets or core competencies for Canoe Tripping Instructors. If you don’t have something on this list it doesn’t eliminate you as a candidate. Be in touch with us through our contact information and we would be happy to provide you with some suggestions about how to best set yourself up for success.

Already holds one Instructor certification in another discipline ie: Lake Canoe Instructor
Has a minimum 16 hour Wilderness First Aid certification + C.P.R.
Has previously participated in a River Rescue Training Program
Has had previous exposure to Leave No Trace protocols

Pre-Course Assignments:

This section will be updated on June 1, so stay tuned for important updates about your homework projects prior to the course start. You will be responsible for teaching 2 lessons of the canoe tripping curriculum to be reviewed by your Instructors and your peers, will have to design a 4 day canoe tripping menu (and then recommend two meals for potential inclusion in the actual trip menu) and will have a short bit of reading to do to ensure you are up to date on Paddle Canada policies. Please be in touch if you have any questions about this. We are here to help!

Remember to Activate your Instructor Membership!

As an Instructor Candidate you will need to visit the Paddle Canada website prior to your course and register as a member of the Instructor Community. This is a fee that you will pay annually to maintain your ability to confer certifications to others. Your membership includes access to helpful on-line Instructor resources, exclusive discounts on outdoor clothing and equipment and a free subscription to an adventure magazine. Membership definitely has its privileges!

You can visit the Paddle Canada website by following the link provided here:

https://www.paddlebuzz.ca/members/instructor-candidates.asp