Canadian biosafety guidelines
As of March 26, 2026, the Public Health Agency of Canada amended the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act.
Learn more about the new provisions coming into force immediately.
An evergreen glossary is now available on the PHAC Training Portal and provides the most up-to-date definitions for terms used across Canadian Biosafety Guidelines. Individual glossaries will be removed from existing guidelines as they are updated.
Guides to biosafety plans, handling, best practices and more in Canada.
- Biosafety in the Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary School Classroom
- Biosafety program management
- Conducting a Biosecurity Risk Assessment
- Containment Level 1: Physical Design and Operational Practices
- Developing a Comprehensive Biosecurity Plan
- Human Diagnostic Activities
- Incident Investigation
- Lentiviral Vectors
- Local Risk Assessment
- Notification and Reporting Under the HPTA and HPTR
- Pathogen Risk Assessment
- Risk Management for Dual-Use Potential in Life Science Research
- Veterinary Practices: Physical Design and Operational Practices for Diagnostic Activities