Biosafety and biosecurity
Biosafety training, pathogen hazards, exposure reporting, licences, regulating laboratories or containment zones
Services and information
Canadian biosafety standards and guidelines
Requirements for safe handling of human and animal pathogens, toxins and plant pests in laboratories and other containment zones
Pathogen safety data sheets
Technical information on specific human pathogens, their hazardous properties and laboratory safety
ePATHogen registry
Searchable database of pathogens and toxins, including nomenclature, risk group classifications, containment requirements, regulatory insights
Training
Resources for regulated parties, including e-learning on biosafety and biosecurity principles and practices
Licences and permits for pathogens and toxins
Apply for human pathogens and toxins licences and animal pathogen import permits
Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) Security Clearance
Information related to the HPTA Security Clearance Program
About the Centre for Biosecurity
About our work and what we do
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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Email updates on the promotion of biosafety and biosecurity for stakeholders
Newsletter
Previous e-newsletters
Submit your feedback
Send us your comments about our services and information
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
Consultations for Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and Regulations
Past consultations related to the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) and Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations (HPTR).
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