Canoe Tripping Courses

Safe Canoe Tripping is a theory course that provides first time canoe trippers with basic safety and information about canoe tripping.

Prerequisites: None

Course Length: 5 hours

Canoe Tripping Level 1 provides an introduction to canoe tripping for those with little or no tripping experience.

Prerequisites: Basic Canoeing Level 1 or comparable skills

Course Length: 16 hours plus a minimum of a 1 night canoe trip

Canoe Tripping Level 2 provides the experienced canoe tripper with the opportunity to improve his/her canoe tripping skills under more challenging conditions.

Prerequisites:

• Canoe Tripping 1 or comparable skills

• Basic Canoeing Levels 1-4

• Optionally River Running or Moving Water Level 1A (tandem)

Course Length: 16 hours plus a minimum of a 2 night canoe trip

Canoe Tripping Level 3 (Trip Leader) is to provide a Provincial certification of competence in the planning and leadership of wilderness canoe trip expeditions.

Prerequisites:

• Canoe Tripping Level 2 or comparable skills

• Canadian Style Paddling 1A (tandem)

• River Running or Moving Water 1A (tandem) for courses that will encounter whitewater

• At least 17 years of age or older

• A trip log showing:

  • At least 25 nights of wilderness canoe trip experience

  • Wilderness canoe tripping distances totalling at least 500 km

  • At least 6 canoe trips in which the candidate was responsible for some organization and leadership

  • At least one canoe trip of 5 days or more

Course Length: 16 hours plus a minimum of a 3 night canoe trip