Raise funds. Build skills. Save lives.

Empower your team to save lives in just 90 minutes with Heart & Stroke’s CardiacCrash Compression Challenge. 

What is the CardiacCrash Compression Challenge? 

The CardiacCrash Compression Challenge is a 90-minute high‑energy experience that brings employees together to introduce lifesaving CPR and AED use, fundraise for Heart & Stroke and strengthen team connection. 


Through teamwork, friendly competition and hands‑on learning, participants feel more confident to act in a cardiac arrest emergency—while supporting the next research breakthroughs, advocacy and education efforts across Canada. 

How the CardiacCrash Compression Challenge works

Fundraising with purpose 

Teams commit to a minimum fundraising goal of $3,000. Leading up to the in‑person event, teams fundraise together in support of the next research breakthroughs, advocacy and education efforts that help save lives across Canada. 

Learning lifesaving skills through CardiacCrash

 (60 minutes) 

A fast‑paced, interactive introduction to CPR and AED basics where participants are divided into two teams and compete for points through questions and CPR practice—driving collaboration, confidence, and engagement from the very start. 

Competing in the

Compression Challenge

 (30 minutes) 

Teams then put their learning into action and work together as they rotate through relay-style CPR compressions while solving quick puzzles and earning points. Designed to be fun, interactive and inclusive, this portion will strengthen teamwork and build critical lifesaving skills.   

Why bring the CardiacCrash Compression Challenge to your workplace? 

  • Engage teams through purpose‑driven fundraising 


  • Empower employees with life‑saving confidence and preparedness 


  • Create a meaningful, hands‑on team experience in just 90 minutes 



  • Help build a workplace—and community—ready to save lives 

Learn more and get started

Ready to empower your team to save lives? 

Contact our team at CardiacCrash@heartandstroke.ca  to learn how the CardiacCrash Compression Challenge can work for your organization and take the first step toward creating a workplace ready to save lives.