Biosafety and biosecurity
Services and information
Pathogen safety data sheets
Technical information on specific human pathogens, their hazardous properties and laboratory safety
Canadian biosafety standards and guidelines
Requirements for safe handling of human and animal pathogens and toxins in laboratories and other containment zones
Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) Security Clearance
Information related to the HPTA Security Clearance Program
Licences and permits for pathogens and toxins
Apply for human pathogens and toxins licences and animal pathogen import permits
Training
Resources for regulated parties, including e-learning on biosafety and biosecurity principles and practices
Compliance and enforcement
Our approach to compliance and enforcement of Canada’s pathogen and toxin acts and regulations
An Analytical Approach: Biosafety and Biosecurity Oversight Framework
A tool to strengthen global biosafety and biosecurity
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Canada’s roles and progress in poliovirus containment
Our part in global polio eradication efforts, essential facilities, potentially infectious materials, and the role of the National Authority for the Containment of Polioviruses
About the Centre for Biosecurity
bout our work and what we do
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Laws and regulations
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