Educating generations of lifesavers.
CardiacCrash is an award-winning program that teaches CPR and AED use. The program uses a team-based, gamified approach to learning – one that has proven to be relatable and engaging for students.
Restart a Heart Challenge
Help Us Educate 30,000 Youth Across Canada
This fall, schools across Canada are coming together to help create a generation of lifesavers.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, deliver CardiacCrash sessions with your students and join a nationwide effort to increase CPR and AED awareness among youth. Every completed and reported session will help more students build the confidence to respond during a cardiac arrest and bring us closer to our goal of educating 30,000 youth in recognition of World Restart a Heart Day on October 16 and CPR Month in November.
Ready to get started?
Here’s how the challenge works:
Already registered? Simply deliver and report your sessions during the challenge period.
Register now2. Host a CardiacCrash session
Complete one or more CardiacCrash sessions between October 1 and November 30, 2026.
3. Report your impact and have the chance to win!
Submit your session through the CardiacCrash reporting process. As a thank you for your participation, every completed and reported session earns your school an entry for a chance to win one of five $1,000 Everything Card® gift cards.*
*The Restart a Heart Challenge is open to registered CardiacCrash facilitators who are associated with a participating school and meet all contest eligibility requirements. View the official contest rules and regulations.
Our National Goal
Through World Restart a Heart Day and CPR Month, we’re bringing schools together around a shared goal: helping 30,000 students learn life-saving CPR and AED use by November 30, 2026.
Challenge Progress
Students educated since October 1: XX,XXX / 30,000
Follow our progress and see how schools across Canada are working together to make a difference.
Impact Across Canada
Schools from coast to coast to coast are participating in the Restart a Heart Challenge. Watch our map grow as more schools join the challenge.
Make a difference in your communities by teaching important lifesaving skills to youth
CardiacCrash in Action
CardiacCrash is recommended for students in Grade 7 and above in elementary, middle, and high schools across Canada.
Time: A session is under an hour long, led by a volunteer facilitator (usually a teacher at the school), including a question-and-answer portion.
With our help, you can be trained in as little as 15-30 minutes. We're here to support you!
Technology: A computer (recommended) or tablet with a connection to a projector or large screen.
Equipment: CPR equipment is required to practice. There are many fun DIY options for you to use such as semi-deflated basketballs. To learn more, check out our: DIY Equipment Guide.
Space: A large enough space for 2 teams (up to 40 students) and CPR practice stations.
“At our school, the Resource teacher and PE teacher teamed up to facilitate the program, and it couldn’t have been easier! With the easy-to-follow training videos and resources, it practically runs itself with minimal management required. It’s a fantastic whole group activity that provides essential life skills. We highly recommend this spectacular program!”
