The changes to the Licence requirement, and how it affects your licence.
Audience: Biological Safety Officers, Licence Holders, Licence Holder Representatives
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: less than 30 minutes
Course updated: March 2026
Audience: People who wish to configure a new containment level in a laboratory.
Duration: 90 minutes
Course updated: March 2026
Learn the key points about the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and the corresponding regulations.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 70 minutes
Update: March 2026
Good practices and control mechanisms for safe handling of large animals in containment.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 60 minutes
Update: March 2026
This session will review the scientific basis for concern regarding mirror life and the potential public health ramifications, summarize developments over the past year, and describe ongoing discussions around how to appropriately address the risks of mirror life while preserving beneficial research.
Resource Type: Video
Duration: 1 hour
In this first episode of the Centre for Biosecurity’s podcast series on sensitive research, host Linda Rheaume speaks with Dr. Martha Crago, Chair of the Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on Sensitive Research of Concern. The discussion is grounded in the 2025 CCA report Balancing Research Security and Open Science.
Duration: 20 minutes
Resource Type: Information Sheet
