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Whether you are completing Transportation of Dangerous Goods training for a new job, meeting employer requirements, preparing to handle or ship dangerous goods, or refreshing your existing knowledge, this Online TDG Training provides the essential information needed to work safely and understand Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods requirements.
The course introduces participants to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations and explains the responsibilities associated with handling, offering for transport, and transporting dangerous goods in Canada.
Participants learn how dangerous goods are classified, documented, marked, packaged, handled, and transported, along with the precautions required to reduce the potential for spills, releases, transportation incidents, injuries, property damage, and impacts to the public.
Upon successful completion, participants receive an instant downloadable Certificate of Completion that can be retained as evidence of completing the course.
Employers remain responsible for determining whether employees have received adequate training for the duties they perform and the dangerous goods they handle, offer for transport, or transport. When an employer has reasonable grounds to believe an employee is adequately trained, the employer must issue the applicable TDG training certificate.
Course at a glance
Delivery: 100% online and self-paced
Availability: Accessible 24 hours a day
Course format: Video lessons, visual examples, workplace scenarios, and quizzes
Certificate: Certificate of Completion issued after successful completion
Price: $39.99 plus applicable tax
Audience: Canadian workers, drivers, shippers, receivers, warehouse personnel, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel involved with dangerous goods
Training requirement: Employers must ensure training is appropriate to the employee’s actual duties and the dangerous goods they are expected to handle, offer for transport, or transport
What Does Online TDG Training Cover?
This Online TDG Training course explains Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods system and the requirements that help protect workers, emergency responders, the public, property, and the environment during the transportation of dangerous goods.
Participants learn how to:
- Understand the purpose of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.
- Recognize when TDG requirements may apply to their work.
- Understand the responsibilities of employers, employees, consignors, carriers, and other parties involved in transporting dangerous goods.
- Identify the nine classes of dangerous goods.
- Understand dangerous goods classification and shipping names.
- Locate and use information contained in Schedule 1 and other TDG reference information.
- Recognize dangerous goods safety marks, labels, placards, and UN numbers.
- Understand shipping document requirements.
- Recognize basic means of containment requirements.
- Understand requirements associated with handling and transporting dangerous goods.
- Recognize commonly used exemptions and special cases.
- Understand when an Emergency Response Assistance Plan may be required.
- Respond appropriately to accidental releases, anticipated releases, loss or theft, and other dangerous goods incidents.
- Understand TDG training and certification responsibilities.
- Apply TDG requirements to practical workplace and transportation situations.
Interactive lessons, workplace examples, quizzes, and knowledge checks help participants understand how TDG requirements apply to actual work rather than simply memorizing regulatory terminology.
Online TDG Training for Canadian Workers
Online TDG Training is appropriate for Canadian workplaces and workers involved in handling, preparing, offering, loading, unloading, receiving, or transporting dangerous goods.
Dangerous goods are transported throughout virtually every sector of the Canadian economy. TDG requirements can therefore apply well beyond traditional trucking and transportation companies.
The course may be appropriate for:
- Commercial drivers
- Truck drivers
- Delivery drivers
- Shipping and receiving personnel
- Warehouse employees
- Construction workers
- Manufacturing employees
- Oil and gas workers
- Energy sector employees
- Utilities personnel
- Municipal employees
- Maintenance personnel
- Field service technicians
- Equipment operators
- Laboratory personnel
- Environmental services workers
- Industrial workers
- Agricultural workers
- Retail and distribution employees
- Supervisors and managers
- Logistics and transportation personnel
- Contractors and self-employed workers
- Employees preparing shipping documents
- Workers loading or unloading dangerous goods
- New employees requiring TDG education
- Existing employees completing refresher training
Workers may require TDG training whenever their duties involve handling, offering for transport, or transporting dangerous goods unless a specific exemption applies.
The amount and type of training required depends on the person’s duties and the dangerous goods involved. Employers should ensure workers have sufficient knowledge to safely perform the TDG activities assigned to them.
Who Should Take This TDG Course?
This Online TDG Training course is intended for workers who may be involved in the transportation of dangerous goods as part of their employment.
This includes people who physically handle dangerous goods as well as employees who prepare shipments, complete documentation, select safety marks, load vehicles, receive dangerous goods, or make decisions affecting the transportation process.
The course is particularly relevant for:
- Drivers transporting dangerous goods
- Shipping and receiving employees
- Warehouse personnel
- Dispatch and logistics employees
- Construction and field workers
- Oil and gas personnel
- Manufacturing employees
- Maintenance workers
- Utilities workers
- Municipal employees
- Industrial service companies
- Environmental service personnel
- Supervisors overseeing dangerous goods activities
- Employees completing shipping documents
- Employees loading or unloading dangerous goods
- Contractors and self-employed workers
- New employees who will perform TDG-related duties
- Existing employees completing refresher education
TDG training should reflect the work a person actually performs. For example, someone responsible for preparing shipping documents may require different knowledge than a driver transporting dangerous goods or an employee responsible for selecting and applying dangerous goods safety marks.
Employers should therefore consider the employee’s duties, the dangerous goods involved, the method of transportation, the means of containment being used, and any applicable exemptions or special requirements when determining whether the employee is adequately trained.
Online TDG Training Course Features
Our Online TDG Training has been designed to make learning straightforward, practical, and convenient.
Course features include:
- 100% online and self-paced learning
- Immediate access after registration
- Available 24 hours a day
- Mobile, tablet, and desktop compatible
- Interactive lessons and quizzes
- Practical Canadian workplace examples
- Transportation-based scenarios
- Easy-to-understand explanations
- Certificate of Completion after successful completion
- Progress tracking
- No classroom attendance required
- Practical explanations of TDG responsibilities
- Examples of labels, placards, shipping documents, and dangerous goods information
- Knowledge checks throughout the course
The course focuses on practical application rather than simply reviewing regulations.
Participants learn how to recognize dangerous goods, understand shipping information, identify required safety marks, work with shipping documents, recognize transportation requirements, and make safer decisions when dangerous goods are prepared, handled, loaded, unloaded, or transported.
Online TDG Training Course Modules
The course is organized into practical learning modules that build knowledge step by step. Each lesson combines clear explanations, workplace examples, visual demonstrations, and knowledge checks to improve understanding and retention.
Module 1 – Introduction to TDG
This module introduces Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods system, its safety and environmental objectives, the transportation modes it covers, and the legislation and authorities responsible for enforcement. It also identifies regulated parties, explains core compliance duties, and outlines incident reporting, penalties, and the benefits of compliance.
Module 2 – Classification of Dangerous Goods
This module explains how consignors classify dangerous goods using the nine hazard classes, UN numbers, proper shipping names, packing groups, Safety Data Sheets, and supporting test information. It also distinguishes primary and subsidiary hazards and describes how incompatible substances must be segregated during transportation.
Module 3 – Safety Marks and Labels
This module covers the labels, placards, UN numbers, shipping names, and other standardized marks used to communicate dangerous-goods hazards. It explains the requirements for small and large means of containment, including mark placement, visibility, hazard-specific labels, and special markings for marine pollutants, elevated-temperature materials, and fumigated containers.
Module 4 – Documentation Requirements
This module explains the documentation responsibilities of consignors, carriers, and consignees and describes shipping documents, Safety Data Sheets, ERAPs, and dangerous-goods manifests. It also covers mandatory shipping information, document accessibility and retention, special documentation situations, common errors, and penalties for incomplete or inaccurate records.
Module 5 – Packaging and Containment
This module describes small and large means of containment, UN-certified packaging codes, packing groups, and appropriate containers for different hazard classes. It also addresses material compatibility, secure closures, secondary containment, temperature control, inspection and performance testing, and the consequences of using damaged or non-compliant packaging.
Module 6 – Emergency Response Assistance Plans
This module explains the purpose of a Transport Canada-approved Emergency Response Assistance Plan and how Schedule 1 quantity thresholds determine when one is required. It describes the plan’s required contacts, procedures, personnel, equipment, approval process, training, drills, incident reporting duties, and penalties for failing to maintain or implement an approved plan.
Module 7 – TDG Roles and Responsibilities
This module defines the responsibilities of consignors, carriers, consignees, employers, employees, emergency responders, and government authorities throughout the transportation process. It also explains who must report incidents, how emergency notifications are made, and the fines, imprisonment, permit suspensions, and other consequences that can result from non-compliance.
Module 8 – Special Cases and Exemptions
This module summarizes reduced requirements available for limited quantities, shipments weighing up to 150 kilograms, consumer commodities, agricultural products, medical samples, batteries, and certain mode-specific situations. It emphasizes confirming eligibility in the TDG schedules, applying any remaining marks or packaging requirements, training workers, maintaining records, and avoiding incorrect use of exemptions.
Module 9 – TDG Safety and Security
This module covers safe loading, vehicle inspections, personal protective equipment, spill prevention, secure storage, theft prevention, and enhanced security plans for high-risk dangerous goods. It also addresses cross-border security, emergency preparedness, incident reporting, compliance inspections, and the penalties associated with inadequate safety or security controls.
Module 10 – Training and Certification
This module explains who requires TDG training and the subjects training must cover, including classification, packaging, safety marks, documentation, emergency response, and security. It also describes certificate contents, the three-year validity period, employer-specific certification, mode-specific and emergency-responder training, record retention, common mistakes, and penalties for untrained work.
Module 11 – TDG Schedules 1, 2, and 3
This module explains how Schedule 1 identifies dangerous goods and their classifications, Schedule 2 provides special provisions, and Schedule 3 supplies detailed ERAP threshold information. It presents a step-by-step method for using the schedules to determine shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, packaging, safety marks, exemptions, ERAP requirements, and air or marine restrictions.
Module 12 – International Road Transport
This module describes the regulatory frameworks governing dangerous-goods shipments between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, including areas of harmonization and important national differences. It also covers cross-border documentation, placarding, high-risk shipment security, customs clearance, and the emergency contacts and reporting procedures required when an international transportation incident occurs.
Practical workplace scenarios help learners apply hazard information before beginning work, reducing the likelihood of injuries, exposures, fires, chemical releases, and other workplace incidents.
TDG Training Certificates and Employer Responsibilities
Successful completion of this Online TDG Training provides participants with a Certificate of Completion demonstrating that they have completed the course.
Under Canada’s TDG Regulations, however, adequate training must relate directly to the person’s duties and the dangerous goods they are expected to handle, offer for transport, or transport.
Employers are responsible for determining whether an employee has received adequate training. When the employer has reasonable grounds to believe the employee is adequately trained, the employer issues the employee’s TDG training certificate.
Self-employed individuals may issue their own TDG training certificate when they have reasonable grounds to believe they are adequately trained for the duties they perform.
Additional workplace, product-specific, task-specific, or transportation-mode-specific instruction may therefore be necessary depending on the participant’s responsibilities.
TDG training certificates normally expire 36 months after issuance for transportation by road vehicle, railway vehicle, or vessel. Training certificates related to transportation by aircraft expire after 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions About Online TDG Training
1. What is TDG training?
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training helps workers understand the requirements for safely handling, offering for transport, and transporting dangerous goods in Canada. Training may include dangerous goods classification, shipping names, UN numbers, shipping documents, labels and placards, means of containment, emergency response requirements, reporting requirements, safe handling practices, and other requirements related to the employee’s duties. The purpose of TDG training is to ensure workers have the knowledge needed to perform their assigned dangerous goods responsibilities safely and in accordance with Canadian requirements.
2. Who needs TDG training in Canada?
TDG training is generally required for people who handle, offer for transport, or transport dangerous goods unless a specific exemption applies. This can include drivers, shipping and receiving personnel, warehouse workers, logistics employees, construction workers, oil and gas personnel, manufacturing employees, supervisors, and anyone responsible for preparing dangerous goods shipments or documentation.
Workers who aren’t yet adequately trained may perform TDG-related duties only when they are working in the presence and under the direct supervision of someone who is adequately trained and holds the appropriate TDG training certificate.
3. Can I complete TDG training online?
Yes. Online TDG training can provide workers with the knowledge and education needed to understand Transportation of Dangerous Goods requirements. However, TDG training must relate directly to the employee’s actual duties and the dangerous goods they are expected to handle, offer for transport, or transport. Employers should review the employee’s responsibilities following the course and provide additional workplace, product-specific, equipment-specific, or transportation-mode-specific instruction when required.
4. Does completing this online TDG course make me TDG certified?
Successful completion of this course provides a Certificate of Completion demonstrating that you have completed the Online TDG Training. Under the TDG Regulations, the employer is responsible for determining whether an employee is adequately trained for their assigned duties. When the employer has reasonable grounds to believe the employee is adequately trained, the employer issues the employee’s TDG training certificate. Self-employed individuals may issue their own TDG training certificate when they have reasonable grounds to believe they are adequately trained for the duties they perform. The course Certificate of Completion can therefore form part of the employer’s evidence used to determine whether the employee has received adequate training.
5. How long is a TDG training certificate valid?
For transportation by road vehicle, railway vehicle, or vessel, a TDG training certificate expires 36 months after its date of issuance. For transportation by aircraft, the training certificate expires 24 months after its date of issuance. Training may need to be updated sooner when regulations, job responsibilities, dangerous goods, equipment, transportation methods, or work procedures change. Employers should ensure workers continue to have current knowledge of the TDG requirements that apply to their duties.
6. What are the nine classes of dangerous goods?
Canada’s TDG system divides dangerous goods into nine primary classes based on the type of hazard they present:
- Class 1 – Explosives
- Class 2 – Gases
- Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
- Class 4 – Flammable Solids; Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion; and Water-Reactive Substances
- Class 5 – Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
- Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances
- Class 7 – Radioactive Materials
- Class 8 – Corrosives
- Class 9 – Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms
Correct classification is important because it affects shipping documentation, dangerous goods marks, means of containment, transportation requirements, emergency planning, and other TDG obligations.
7. Is TDG the same as WHMIS?
No. TDG and WHMIS are separate regulatory systems with different purposes. WHMIS primarily addresses hazardous products used, handled, or stored in Canadian workplaces. It communicates workplace hazard information through labels, Safety Data Sheets, and worker education and training. TDG addresses dangerous goods while they are being handled for transportation, offered for transport, transported, or imported. A product may be subject to both WHMIS and TDG requirements at different stages of its use or movement. Workers whose duties involve both workplace hazardous products and transportation activities may therefore require both WHMIS and TDG training.
8. Do I need TDG training if I only transport a small amount of dangerous goods?
Possibly. The TDG Regulations contain several exemptions and special cases that may modify certain requirements when specific conditions are met. However, the presence of a small quantity does not automatically mean that TDG requirements don’t apply. The dangerous good, quantity, means of containment, mode of transportation, activity being performed, and conditions of the applicable exemption must all be considered. Workers and employers should confirm that every condition of an exemption is satisfied before relying on it.
9. What is a TDG shipping document?
A shipping document identifies dangerous goods being handled, offered for transport, transported, or imported and communicates important information about the shipment.
Depending on the shipment, information may include:
- UN number
- Shipping name
- Primary classification
- Subsidiary classification
- Packing group
- Quantity
- Consignor information
- Emergency information
- ERAP information when applicable
The consignor is generally responsible for preparing the required shipping document before allowing a carrier to take possession of the dangerous goods. Shipping documents are an important part of TDG compliance because they provide information to workers, carriers, inspectors, and emergency responders.
10. What is the difference between a TDG label and a placard?
Labels and placards are dangerous goods marks used to identify the presence and nature of dangerous goods during transportation. Labels are generally displayed on small means of containment, while placards are generally used on large means of containment such as tanks, trailers, or other larger containers. The applicable class, quantity, means of containment, UN number, and other regulatory requirements determine which dangerous goods marks must be displayed. These markings help workers, carriers, inspectors, and emergency responders quickly recognize the hazards associated with a shipment.
11. What should I do if dangerous goods are released during transportation?
Protecting people and public safety should be the immediate priority. Workers should follow their emergency procedures, avoid unnecessary exposure, secure the area when it is safe to do so, contact emergency services when required, and obtain appropriate technical assistance. Depending on the dangerous goods, quantity, circumstances, and consequences of the incident, reports may also be required under Part 8 of the TDG Regulations. Workers should understand the emergency procedures and reporting requirements that apply to the dangerous goods they handle or transport before an incident occurs.
12. Does my employer need to keep records of my TDG training?
Yes. Employers must maintain a record of training or statement of experience, along with a copy of the employee’s TDG training certificate. These records must be kept from the date the training certificate is issued until two years after the certificate expires. Maintaining accurate training records also makes it easier for employers to manage refresher training, demonstrate due diligence, respond to inspections, and verify that employees performing TDG-related work have appropriate training.
Additional TDG Resources
The following Government of Canada resources provide additional information about Transportation of Dangerous Goods requirements in Canada.
Transport Canada – Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Transport Canada’s main Transportation of Dangerous Goods website provides regulatory guidance, publications, safety information, emergency resources, information about means of containment, TDG Online services, training information, and other dangerous goods resources.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
The official Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations are available through the Government of Canada’s Justice Laws website. Employers, workers, consignors, carriers, and other persons involved with dangerous goods should consult the current Regulations when determining specific legal requirements.
The Regulations cover:
Part 1 – Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases
Part 2 – Classification
Part 3 – Documentation
Part 4 – Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
Part 5 – Means of Containment
Part 6 – Training
Part 7 – Emergency Response Assistance Plans
Part 8 – Reporting Requirements
Part 9 – Road
Part 10 – Rail
Part 11 – Marine
Part 12 – Air
Schedules 1, 2, and 3 – Dangerous goods information, special provisions, and the alphabetical index
Website:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2001-286
Transport Canada – How to Use the TDG Regulations
Transport Canada’s guide to using the TDG Regulations provides a useful overview of how the Regulations are organized and explains how the different Parts and Schedules work together.
This is a particularly useful resource for workers, supervisors, drivers, shippers, and other personnel learning how to locate and interpret TDG requirements.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/how-use-transportation-dangerous-goods-regulations
Transport Canada – Dangerous Goods Marks
Transport Canada’s dangerous goods marks guidance explains requirements for labels, placards, UN numbers, and other safety marks used to communicate dangerous goods hazards during transportation.
The resource provides examples and explanations that can help workers understand the requirements contained in Part 4 of the TDG Regulations.
Website:
Transport Canada – Dangerous Goods Classes and Marks
This Transport Canada resource provides an overview of the nine classes of dangerous goods and the corresponding dangerous goods labels and placards.
It is a useful visual reference for identifying dangerous goods classes and the safety marks workers may encounter when preparing, handling, loading, unloading, or transporting dangerous goods.
Website:
Transport Canada – Shipping Documents
Transport Canada’s Shipping Document guidance explains documentation requirements, consignor responsibilities, required information, certification requirements, and examples of Canadian dangerous goods shipping documents.
Workers responsible for preparing, reviewing, carrying, or receiving shipping documents should understand the requirements contained in Part 3 of the TDG Regulations.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/publications/shipping-document
CANUTEC – Canadian Transport Emergency Centre
CANUTEC is Transport Canada’s national advisory service for dangerous goods emergencies.
CANUTEC provides emergency advice and technical information to emergency responders and others dealing with dangerous goods transportation incidents.
Organizations that transport dangerous goods should understand when and how CANUTEC may be used and ensure appropriate emergency information is readily available to workers.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/canutec
Emergency Response Guidebook – ERG 2024
The Emergency Response Guidebook provides guidance primarily for firefighters, police, and other first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods.
The guide can help emergency responders identify hazards, establish initial isolation and protective action distances, and determine appropriate initial response precautions.
The current edition available from Transport Canada is the Emergency Response Guidebook 2024.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/canutec/emergency-response-guidebook
Transport Canada – Emergency Preparedness, Response and Emergency Response Assistance Plans
Transport Canada provides information about emergency preparedness, dangerous goods incidents, emergency response, dangerous goods classes, and Emergency Response Assistance Plans.
Employers and organizations whose operations involve higher-risk dangerous goods should understand whether ERAP requirements or other emergency preparedness requirements apply to their transportation activities.
Website:
Transport Canada – Dangerous Goods Reporting Requirements
Transport Canada provides guidance on reporting requirements for dangerous goods incidents, including releases or anticipated releases, loss or theft, unlawful interference, and other events that may require reports under Part 8 of the TDG Regulations.
Employers whose operations involve dangerous goods should understand applicable reporting requirements before an incident occurs.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/canutec/reporting-requirements
Transport Canada – Client Identification Database
Organizations that import, offer for transport, handle, or transport dangerous goods in Canada should determine whether they are required to register with Transport Canada’s Client Identification Database, commonly referred to as the CID.
Transport Canada provides information and an online questionnaire to help organizations determine whether registration requirements apply to their operations.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/client-identification-database-cid
TDG Online
TDG Online is Transport Canada’s online portal for Transportation of Dangerous Goods services.
Current services available through TDG Online include the Client Identification Database and the CANUTEC Registration System. Transport Canada continues to incorporate TDG-related online services into the portal.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/tdg-online
CANUTEC Registration System
Canadian consignors may register to use CANUTEC’s free 24-hour emergency telephone number on dangerous goods shipping documents.
The CANUTEC Registration System is available through TDG Online. Organizations using the CANUTEC emergency telephone number on their shipping documents should ensure they meet the applicable registration requirements.
Website:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/tdg-online/canutec-registration-system-crs
Important
The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations are periodically amended. Course participants, employers, consignors, carriers, drivers, and other persons involved in dangerous goods transportation should always consult current Transport Canada guidance and the current version of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations when making compliance decisions.
Training materials and online courses are valuable educational resources, but they shouldn’t be relied upon as a substitute for reviewing the current regulatory requirements when a specific compliance question arises.
