About Us

Arctic Response Canada Ltd. delivers specialized safety training for workers in northern and isolated and conditions.

A “northern work site” may be a piece of ocean pack ice hundreds of kilometers from the nearest community or it may be a construction project in the middle of town. In either case, northern weather, terrain and wildlife can all turn when least expected; and when it does, help is typically a very long ways away.

Since 2001, Arctic Response has trained exploration crews, scientists, the RCMP, the Canadian Forces, construction workers and virtually all manner of people who work in Canada’s sub and high arctic. Our programs:

• Meet and exceed legislated standards for our clients;

• Are tailored to reinforce, or help build, the clients own safety policies;

• Are relevant to workers in a sub or high arctic environment;

• Wherever practical, encourages collateral benefits such as leadership and interagency training; and

• Is transportable; over 65% of our work is done in outlying communities or on-site.

Arctic Response builds training systems; we can deliver individual courses or one to two week training blocks. Block training is an especially time and cost effective means of training – five or six courses completed for one travel cost and time away. Block training is sensibly coordinated to build and reinforce skills between subjects; for example, practicing a Wilderness First Aid scenario during a chainsaw course. Block training is also an excellent opportunity for individual growth and team building.

Finally, a training curriculum is only as good as the instructors delivering it. Arctic Response personnel are outstanding adult educators, drawn from a variety of high intensity professions such as rescue, outdoor expeditions and military. Our instructors are passionate about teaching, have mastered their subject matter and have the critical judgement to keep training exciting, but safe.