Aim
To offer a national certification for Big Canoe Skills Introduction (Big Canoe Paddlers), Big Canoe Skills Intermediate (Big Canoe Intermediate Leaders), and Big Canoe Skills Advanced (Big Canoe Advanced Leader).

Upon Successful Completion
The Big Canoe Instructor Advanced is certified to:

Teach the following courses:
Big Canoe Skills Introduction
Big Canoe Skills Intermediate
Big Canoe Skills Advanced

Assist and/or Apprentice (Mentorship) on the following courses:
Big Canoe Instructor Intermediate
Big Canoe Instructor Advanced
Big Canoe Instructor Trainer Intermediate

Prerequisites
Big Canoe Instructor Intermediate

Course Length
3.5 days
Moving Water, Coastal Canoeing, and Tripping Skill endorsements are available if participants wish to travel on rivers, oceans and trip with the big canoe. (Moving water skills, tides, currents, open water safety and knowledge, and tripping skills are not taught in these courses.)

Class Ratio
1 Instructor : 8 Participants

Location
While understanding the need to keep the group safe we also want to expose them to waves and wind. Safety must be the highest priority when paddling in higher risk water. Multiple canoes, appropriate clothing, and the possibility of a safety boat are all things that must be considered.
Pond or Lake
Ocean (sheltered, current no faster than walking speed)
River (no hazards, current no faster than walking speed)

Conditions
Ocean (sheltered, current no faster than walking speed)
River (no hazards, current no faster than walking speed)

Program Overview
Evening: Review and must pass Advanced skills component
Full day 1: review of Advanced course curriculum, teaching, and practising rescues and procedures.
Day 2 & 3 co-instructing an Advanced Big Canoe Skills (Leader) Course.

Instructors
The following instructors are accredited to offer this course:
Big Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced

The following instructors may assist/apprentice (Mentorship) on this course:
Big Canoe Instructor Advanced
Big Canoe Instructor Trainer Intermediate
Big Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced

Assessment
Candidate must be able to demo 90% competency at an Advanced Big Canoe Leader Level.
Successful completion of the Advanced Big Canoe Skills (Leader) Course as mentioned above.