Just an appended note:

I was referring to St. John's Ambulance courses for the First Aid and Wilderness Medical Associates (Canada and USA) for the Wilderness courses.
http://wildmed.ca/coursegen.htm

Then I referred to Alberta and Saskatchewan requirements for professional first responders (firefighters, ambulance, paramedics). http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/occinfo/Conten...PRO_ID=71002997

A 1.5-2 hr course is the equivlent of "Lifesaver" the most basic of courses. The minimum effective FA course is 16 hours.
http://www.sja.ca/english/health_safety_training/family/lifesaver.asp
http://www.sja.ca/english/health_safety_training/family/standard.asp
http://www.sja.ca/english/health_safety_training/cpr/index.asp