Accepted across Canada.
Our Wildlife & Bear Awareness program treats wildlife as a workplace hazard within Canada's occupational health and safety framework. Your certificate is recognized by employers across Canada as a record of completed training.
This certificate is accepted and recognized in:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Yukon
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Newfoundland & Labrador
Proof of recognition
An inspector’s evaluation of the course content against applicable training requirements.
What does the law require?
Understand Canadian workplace wildlife duties, from hazard assessment and worksite precautions to training and reporting.
A look inside the course.
Course modules, tests and the steps to your certificate.
Complete online.
- 4 short modules
- 1 h 15 mins total
- Available in English and French
- 1
Wildlife Awareness Introduction
15 min
This module introduces the subject of wildlife safety by discussing and outlining the regulations, roles and responsibilities, and worker rights.
Test for module 1
- 2
Working Around Wildlife
15 min
This module provides basic knowledge regarding planning for working around wildlife, including how to avoid habituation and food conditioning, and how to control food and garbage storage and disposal.
Test for module 2
- 3
Wildlife & Bear Awareness
30 min
This module will provide valuable knowledge, information and skills needed when working in Bear Country to stay safe in the event of a bear encounter.
Test for module 3
- 4
Other Wildlife Animals and Dangers
15 min
This module provides essential information regarding the types of animals you can encounter in the Canadian territories, what to do in case of an encounter, and different plants, insects, and zoonoses which could be dangerous to you, your health, or your safety.
Test for module 4
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- PDF certificate
Download your PDF certificate as soon as you pass the course assessment.
Your eSafetyFirst Wildlife & Bear Awareness certificate is valid for three years.
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Complete the course material and the tests required for your course.
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Very good course better than expected
Murray A
Yes saftey is inmportanant for every thing
Anonymous
Kind of repeats some stuff
Rea E
Overall I thought it was very good and I learned a few things about wilderness safety. I liked the pace of audio and the course in general. The only thing that bothered me was the answer to one of your questions. It had to do with the level 3 hazard assessment, where the accepted answers were to retreat to a safe observation area and I think the second accepted answer was to return to work when the wildlife threat had passed (animal left area etc). The other two options I think were to stop work and to evacuate the worksite. In my mind, in order to retreat to a safe observation area, one must first “stop work”. Indeed that is the first thing anyone should do when there are any new or escalated threats or hazards at the workplace. First stop what you are working on (if it is safe to do so). Then you can step away from the hazard, assess, communicate, find a safe way to complete the task or abandon it all together etc. depending on your definition of evacuate, that may also be acceptable, as it is similar to the accepted answer of retreating to a safe observation point. My point is that I was surprised when I answered stop work as one of my multiple answers, and I was scored wrong for the question, if a bear approaches I most certainly will first stop working 😂 Thanks
Robert T
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