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| Addendum to Safety Code 32: Portable, hand-held, x-ray tube based open-beam XRF devices | Lab and Workplace Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | This Addendum is intended to include a specific type of analytical x-ray device that has been widely used in industry for non-destructive testing (NDT) in the past several years within the scope of Safety Code 32. | |
| Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards | Finance, procurement, legal | Guidelines, Manuals & Instructions | A template of the CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC agreement on administration of grants and awards by Research Institutions. | |
| Airworthiness Chapter 531 - Manned Free Balloons - Canadian Aviation Regulations | Fieldwork | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Federal regulations based on the United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Chapter I, Part 31 entitled Airworthiness Standards, Manned Free Balloons. | |
| Applications for Medical Device Investigational Testing: Authorizations Guidance Document | Biological & Environmental Safety | Guidelines, Manuals & Instructions | This guidance document is intended to assist manufacturers and importers with organizing and submitting an ITA application to conduct investigational testing of a Class II, III or IV device, by the manufacturer, an academic institution, a health care facility or a contract research organization. It also provides details on the responsibilities of manufacturers and importers when conducting investigational testing using Class I devices. Further, it will assist investigators and institutions involved in the investigational testing of medical devices in Canada to understand their roles and responsibilities in this process. | |
| Aquatic Biotechnology Regulations | Animal care | Acts, Policies and Regulations |
Scientists from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) contribute to regulating fish products of biotechnology through research and scientific advice. The Act ensures all new living organism products of biotechnology are assessed for their potential to harm the environment and human health. The measures target these products prior to their import into or manufacture in Canada. |
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| Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (PENDING) | Data Management | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Under the AIDA, businesses will be held responsible for the AI activities under their control. They will be required to implement new governance mechanisms and policies that will consider and address the risks of their AI system and give users enough information to make informed decisions. |
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| ASME PVHO-1-2023 - US Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy | Fieldwork | Acts, Policies and Regulations | This Standard, in pdf format, provides requirements for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, marking, and stamping of pressure vessels for human occupancy. NOTE: This is a preview version, with full version available online. | |
| BC 1 Call | Fieldwork | Licensing, Certifications & Permits |
BC 1 Call is a founding member of the Before You Dig Partners, which also includes Alberta One Call, Manitoba Common Ground Alliance Inc. and Sask 1st Call. BC 1 Call is the link between the excavating community and the owners of underground facilities (buried pipes, cables and conduits). The contractor or homeowner starts the process with a free ticket submission to BC 1 Call. Owners of underground facilities then go through their detailed plans of the site area to locate the position of any buried services. The process ends with the contractor or homeowner being told where any underground utilities are buried on his or her site. |
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| BC Archaeology Permits | Fieldwork | Licensing, Certifications & Permits | All archaeological sites in B.C. are protected under the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA), and may not be altered or changed in any manner without a permit. | |
| BC Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act (SBC 2004, C. 35) | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | The Act imposes the disposition requirements for donated human remains and the prohibition of removal of remains. | |
| BC E-health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of privacy) Act [SBC 2008] C. 38 | Data Management | Acts, Policies and Regulations | The Act was enacted to provide legislative authority and a privacy framework to protect personal health information contained in designated health information banks of the BC Ministry of Health or health authorities. A principal investigator requesting personal health information from a data bank created under s. 14 of the Act must comply with the conditions imposed by the data stewardship committee. The requirements of the Information-sharing agreements are listed in s. 19 Relevant sections: 14. Disclosure for health research purposes 4. Collection and use of personal health information 19. Information-sharing agreements required for disclosure 20. No market research |
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| BC Environmental Management Act (SBC 2003, c. 53) | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | The BC Environmental Management Act establishes a regime for the storage, management and disposal of hazardous waste, liability for contamination and clean up of contaminated sites, and pollution assessment, prevention and abatement. |
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| BC Environmental Protection and Management Regulations | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Provincial Regulations for the protection of the environment and waste management |
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| BC Fire Services Act (R.S.B.C.1996, c.144) | Fieldwork | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Provincial Act related to the prevention, investigation and suppression of fires and escape from fires | |
| BC Fisheries Act (RSBC 1996, c. 149) | Animal care | Acts, Policies and Regulations | This Provincial Act provides a framework for the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including preventing pollution | |
| BC Fishing Licences | Biological & Environmental Safety | Licensing, Certifications & Permits | Freshwater Fishing Licences and Regulations in BC | |
| BC Forest Act [RSBC 1996] C.157 | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | This Act establishes regulations for forest management, tenure, cutting, marking, scaling etc. Researchers are responsible for obtaining the necessary permits prior to engaging in the activities regulated under the Act such as harvesting Crown timber. | |
| BC Forest and Range Practices Act [SBC 2002] C. 69 | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | This Act governs forest and range activities on public lands in B.C. during forest planning, road building, timber harvesting, reforestation and livestock grazing. | |
| BC Fraser Health Research Policies, Legislation and Regulations | Data Management | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Fraser Health policies related to Clinical research, collection of personal information, ethical conduct, intellectual property and integrity. Links to relevant Canadian and International policies and regulations are also highlighted. | |
| BC Hazardous Waste Regulation | Biological & Environmental Safety | Acts, Policies and Regulations | Provincial Regulations regarding hazardous waste and waste facilities. |