Online Training
WHMIS 2025
In Canada, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is used communicate and identify the risks associated with products. This version of WHMIS includes amendments coming into force December 2025.
What You'll Learn
- What is WHMIS?
- WHMIS Updates
- Hazard Identification
- Product Classification
- Hazard Groups
- Pictograms
- Supplier Labels
- Workplace Labels
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Workplace Education and Training
- Employer Responsibilities
- Worker Responsibilities
About This Course
In Canada, suppliers, employers, and workers use the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) to communicate and identify the risks associated with products used in the workplace. WHMIS aligns with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) used by many countries around the world.
In December 2022, amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) meant changes to the previously used WHMIS 2015. Health Canada outlined a 3-year transition period to give those who use WHMIS time to make the necessary changes. As of December 2025, anyone who uses WHMIS must follow the amended HPR.
This WHMIS course aims to give you a basic understanding of the system, including general principles, worker safety, and significant updates.
This course covers the following five chapters:
- Chapter 1: What is WHMIS?
- Chapter 2: Hazard Identification and Product Classification
- Chapter 3: Labels
- Chapter 4: Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Chapter 5: Workplace Education and Training
This course includes activities, self-assessment questions, and a final exam.
Course Requirements
- Estimated Duration
- Approximately 1 hour
- Pass Requirements
- A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. Participants are able to be repeat the test three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.
- Certificate
- Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
- Registration Fee
- $29.99 CAD
Frequently asked questions about online training
Common questions about enrollment, completion, and certificates.
What are the benefits of online training?
Benefits of online training include:
- Cost effective: no hotels, travel, meals and less time away from the workplace.
- Convenient: courses can be completed wherever you have access to a computer and internet access.
- Self paced: students can pause at any time and continue where they left off.
- Consistent: video/slide format ensures the course is the same every time.
- Easy verification: online access to training and certification records for students and managers.
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Is there a time limit for online courses?
Everyone learns at a different pace and everyone retains information differently. When you take a course online, you go at your own speed. If you get to a certain point and don’t fully understand the material, you can pause and go back for a review. On the other hand, if everything makes perfect sense, you can go straight through the entire course right to the test.
How does virtual proctoring/testing with webcam monitoring work?
When you start your test, you will be monitored via your webcam. If you disappear from the screen or appear to be consulting another device or other material, you will be disqualified from the course. The company responsible for virtual proctoring is Integrity Advocate. You can find out more about how their system works here.
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