Canadian law requires that any person shipping, handling, or transporting dangerous goods must be trained in accordance with Transport Canada’s standards by means of relevant transportation.
This TDG certification program has been developed in compliance with Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations. The training course consists of 7 Lessons and a final exam. Once you pass your exam, you may print your certificates of completion (wallet sized) along with the letter of endorsement.
A TDG certificate is valid for three (3) years. TDG certificates are not transferable. A new certificate is required each time a worker changes employment.
All our courses are backed by Trailwalk Holdings LTD of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Safety Training Company. Our trained professionals combined content from WHMIS 1988 and the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling for chemicals (GHS) enacted in 2015.
- Average Time: 60 Minutes
- Certificate: Printable & Emailed
- Letter of Course Endorsement
- Permanent Record of Learning
- Anytime, Anywhere, Any device
- Unlimited Exam Attempts
- Group Management Tools*
- Email Support*
Group Management Tools are used to Manage Group Accounts with Group Leaders. These are for organisations that need more hands on reporting. Support is during regular business hours on EST time zone.
The Introduction Lesson of this course reviews what Transportation of Dangerous Goods is and who needs it. It also discusses some of the background information, enforcement’s and the TDG Act.
This Lesson discusses the different classifications of Dangerous Goods, how they are classified, how to classify them, proofs of classification, packing groups, and other approaches to classify substances.
In this Lesson we will be discussing the different types of shipping documents, the roles of the consignor, required information, procedures during transport and where to keep documents as well as other topics.
TDG Safety marks are critical. In this Lesson you will learn all about them including labels, placards, signs, numbers, letters and words that are regularly used to identify Dangerous Goods.
In this Lesson we will be looking at how to select the right type and size of container that should be used to transport dangerous goods. This also includes looking at UN Certification Safety Marks.
While we hope there won’t be a need for this section, reporting accidents as well as ones that need to have an emergency response is important. In this Lesson we will be looking at what you should do in tis event.
In this last Lesson we look at special situations you may encounter when Transporting Dangerous Goods and some exemptions that can be found in the TDG Act.
- Register with MyLMS.ca and Enroll in this course.
- Download Course Materials - Available on this page once you enroll in this course.
- Complete all Lessons and Topics associated with this course and pass all quizzes.
- To finish a Lesson or Topic you must press the "Mark Complete" button at the bottom of each Lesson and Topic Page.
You can always go back and view previous Lessons and Topics within the course prior to taking quizzes. However, you may not advance past the point where you have stopped within a course. To navigate around the course, use the navigator on the left hand side of the screen, or the “Hamburger” icon in the upper left on mobile.
After completing all Lessons and Topics and Successfully passing all quizzes, the final exam will become available. Successfully passing the final quiz will make the course complete and award you the certificate for this course.
Below is a list of materials that is associated with this course. Please feel free to download and use them as you take this course.
TDG-Student-Handbook