As Canada’s standard for excellence in first aid and CPR services, St. John Ambulance plays an integral role in our society. Building on a 900-year tradition, St. John Ambulance offers innovative programs and products, ensuring Canadians receive the best quality and expertise.

Quick Facts:
• Serves thousands of communities across Canada
• 25,000 volunteers provide two million volunteer hours annually
• 7,000 certified instructors
• Provides first aid and CPR training programs that contain the latest protocols and meet provincial and federal regulations
• Trains more than 600,000 Canadians in first aid and CPR each year
• Markets a complete range of high quality first aid kits and supplies for use at work, home and play
• Supports humanitarian relief efforts across Canada and around the world.
• The first certificates in first aid were issued in Montreal in 1883
• The Canadian Branch of St. John Ambulance Association by a Special Act of Parliament in 1910
• Became a Commandery in 1933
• Established as a Priory in 1946
• Incorporated as a not-for-profit (charitable) organization in 1994 under the legal name “The Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem”

The Board of Directors
Chairs of each of the provincial/territorial boards sit on the Board of the Priory of Canada (also referred to as Priory Council). In addition to the 11 provincial/territorial representatives, there are five (5) Officers (one of whom is non-voting member) comprising a total of 15 voting members. More» 

Name and Logo
The name and logo of St. John Ambulance is a protected trade name and trademark of the Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Jerusalem. More»