Accurate profile information in the biosecurity portal

The Centre for Biosecurity’s biosecurity portal is a centralized electronic system where you can:

• apply for and manage your pathogen and toxin licence
• apply for and manage your Human Pathogens and Toxins Act security clearance
• submit reports of laboratory incidents and other events requiring notification

You can access the biosecurity portal if you’re a:

• Human Pathogens and Toxins Act security clearance holder
• alternate biosafety contact
• designated biological safety officer
• licence holder or licence holder representative

As part of the registration process, you’ll provide information about your organization. Not all fields are mandatory, but by completing them you provide a more complete representation of your organization and interests.

The "sector" field is mandatory and you must select the sector that best represents your industry in the context of what you do with pathogens (for example, you can be a manufacturer of a product but only do quality control with pathogens). There are 8 options under ‘principal area of focus’ including research, diagnostic and manufacturing. You can select multiple options.

The field for “type of information to receive” allows you to select the Centre for Biosecurity products you wish to receive by email, such as:

• the newsletter
• notifications of new advisories
• directives and guidelines
• training, including webinars
• pathogen safety data sheets
• updates to risk group classifications

To comply with Canada’s anti-spam legislation, we’ll only send you email updates about topics you subscribe to. Update your profile in the biosecurity portal to continue receiving information of interest.

We use the information submitted through the biosecurity portal to guide our engagement activities. You must provide accurate information when you register and update it regularly to ensure that it remains accurate and current.

As a reminder, we introduced a new condition of licence which requires the licence holders to keep current contact details for people associated with the licence.