PHAC Training Portal
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
An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is a structured document that helps laboratories prepare for, respond to, and recover from unexpected incidents. Each facility develops its own ERP as required. This course will help you create your own.
Audience: Directors, laboratory managers, facility executive
Duration: 90 minutes
Course updated: August 2026
This video demonstrates the proper technique for doffing gloves to prevent self-contamination. Using Glo Germ Gel, which fluoresces under ultraviolet light, the video first shows a common improper removal method and the contamination it causes, then demonstrates the correct step-by-step technique for safely removing contaminated gloves and disposing of them in biohazardous waste.
Resource Type: Video
Duration: 2 minutes
Update: May 2026
Audience: People who wish to configure a new containment level in a laboratory.
Duration: 90 minutes
Course updated: March 2026
This video gives information about searching the new Registry.
Resource Type: Video
Duration: 2 minutes
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
Understand the inspection activities for facilities conducting controlled activities under the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and the Health of Animals Act.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Update: May 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
