The Screening Officer Pre‑Designation Learning Pathway builds the essential knowledge and professional competencies required for frontline screening duties. Learners develop core skills in operational readiness, privacy and information handling, communicable disease awareness, respectful and bias‑aware communication, and foundational compliance and enforcement principles.
The Quarantine Officer Pre‑Designation Training Pathway develops the essential skills and knowledge required to safely, lawfully, and effectively carry out tasks within a Quarantine Officer’s scope of responsibility. Through targeted modules, learners build core competencies in understanding the Quarantine Act, communicating in high‑stakes operational environments, maintaining occupational health and safety, and applying regulatory compliance and enforcement principles with sound judgment.
Audience: Desginated Screening Officers
Duration: 60 minutes
Course updated: October 2025
As a Screening Officer, it is critical to understand communicable diseases and how they are spread so that you can identify potential cases quickly, protect yourself, provide accurate information to the travelling public, and implement effective measures to protect public health.
When screening and interacting with travellers at Canada's borders, officers may encounter situations where there is a risk of exposure to communicable diseases. This course provides Screening Officers, Quarantine Officers, and Environmental Health Officers with the knowledge required to assess risks and use personal protective equipment (PPE) safely and effectively.
Participants will learn how to conduct a Point-of-Care Risk Assessment (PCRA), select appropriate PPE based on the level of risk, and correctly don (put on) and doff (remove) PPE used during border health activities. The course covers the use of masks and respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, and complete PPE ensembles, while emphasizing infection prevention and control practices that help protect both officers and travellers.
Audience: Screening Officers, Quarantine Officers, Environmental Health Officers
Estimated duration: 30–45 minutes
Course updated: July 2026