Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Road Course 2026
This course is for drivers, warehouse and shipping staff, and supervisors in Canada who load, ship or carry dangerous goods by road. It explains the TDG Act and Regulations: classes, UN numbers and shipping names, labels and placards, shipping documents, means of containment, ERAPs, emergency reporting and the Part 6 training rules. Each topic has a short lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 35-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.
En bref
Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 150 minutes de leçons, 6 quiz thématiques sans limite de temps (97 questions au total) et une évaluation finale chronométrée de 35 questions tirées au hasard. Obtenez 80 % ou plus à l’évaluation finale pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 13 octobre 2026.
Ce que vous allez apprendre
- Explain the purpose of the TDG Act and Regulations and the roles of consignor, carrier and Transport Canada
- Describe the Part 6 training rules, including who issues the training certificate and when it expires
- Identify the nine classes, UN numbers, shipping names and packing groups
- Choose and place labels, placards and UN number marks, and apply the 500 kg placard exemption
- Check that a shipping document has the required information in the right order and is kept in the right place
- Explain the basic rules for means of containment and when an ERAP applies
- Respond to a release by taking reasonable emergency measures and making the right reports, including to CANUTEC
Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.
Votre plan d’étude
Lisez chaque leçon, faites son quiz thématique (sans limite de temps, avec explications), puis l’évaluation finale chronométrée. Un nouveau mélange de questions est tiré à chaque fois. Votre progression est enregistrée dans ce navigateur.
- Lire les leçons6 leçons, environ 150 min
- Quiz thématique 1 : TDG law, key roles and training16 questions
- Quiz thématique 2 : Classes, UN numbers and shipping names16 questions
- Quiz thématique 3 : Labels, placards and UN number marks17 questions
- Quiz thématique 4 : Shipping documents16 questions
- Quiz thématique 5 : Means of containment and ERAP basics16 questions
- Quiz thématique 6 : Emergency response and reporting16 questions
- Examen final35 questions, 35 min · Obtenez 80 % ou plus
Quiz thématique 1 : TDG law, key roles and training
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Question 1 sur 16
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Réponse: D. Transport Canada
Transport Canada administers the TDG Act and TDG Regulations and runs CANUTEC.
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Question 2 sur 16
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Réponse: D. To promote public safety in transporting dangerous goods
The Act's title says it is an Act to promote public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods.
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Question 3 sur 16
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Réponse: A. Loading, unloading, packing or unpacking them for transport
Handling means loading, unloading, packing or unpacking dangerous goods in a means of containment, including storage in the course of transport.
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Question 4 sur 16
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Réponse: A. A container, packaging or part of a vehicle that holds goods
The Act defines a means of containment as a container or packaging, or any part of a means of transport, that is or can be used to contain goods.
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Question 5 sur 16
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Réponse: B. Whoever has possession of the goods while they are in transport
A carrier is a person who has, or will have, possession of dangerous goods while they are in transport.
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Question 6 sur 16
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Réponse: B. Part 6
Part 6 is Training. Part 3 is Documentation, Part 4 is Dangerous Goods Marks and Part 9 is Road.
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Question 7 sur 16
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Réponse: D. The employer
An employer who has reasonable grounds to believe an employee is adequately trained must issue the certificate (section 6.3).
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Question 8 sur 16
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Réponse: C. Only under the direct supervision of a trained, certified person
Section 6.1 allows an untrained person to handle dangerous goods only in the presence and under the direct supervision of a person who is trained and holds a certificate.
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Question 9 sur 16
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Réponse: C. 36 months
Section 6.5: a certificate expires 36 months after issue for road, rail or marine, and 24 months for air.
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Question 10 sur 16
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Réponse: A. The expiry date, after the words "Expires on"
Section 6.3 requires the employer's name and business address, the employee's name, the expiry date after "Expires on", and the aspects trained.
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Question 11 sur 16
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Réponse: C. No, the trained person must be there in person
Transport Canada says direct supervision does not include camera surveillance or live monitoring; the trained person must be physically present.
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Question 12 sur 16
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Réponse: C. Each employer must issue its own certificate
Transport Canada says training certificates are not transferable, so a person working for more than one employer gets a certificate from each.
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Question 13 sur 16
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Réponse: C. Show the certificate or a copy right away
Section 6.8: a person who handles or transports dangerous goods must show the certificate or a copy to an inspector immediately on request.
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Question 14 sur 16
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Réponse: D. It is recognized as a valid training certificate
Section 6.4 recognizes US road driver training documents issued under 49 CFR while they remain valid.
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Question 15 sur 16
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Réponse: A. 15 March 2029
Road certificates expire 36 months (3 years) after issue: 15 March 2026 plus 3 years is 15 March 2029. 24 months is the air rule.
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Question 16 sur 16
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Réponse: D. 1 June 2030
Section 6.6: the record and a copy of the certificate are kept until two years after the certificate expires, so 1 June 2028 plus 2 years.
Clavier : 1–4 pour répondre, Entrée pour la question suivante.
À savoir avant l’examen
- The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 is an Act to promote public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods.
- The Act sorts dangerous goods into nine classes, from Class 1 Explosives to Class 9 Miscellaneous products, substances or organisms.
- The employer issues the TDG training certificate, and for road transport it expires 36 months after it is issued.
- Placards are at least 250 mm on each side and go on each side and each end of a large means of containment, but on a road vehicle most dangerous goods with a gross mass of 500 kg or less need no placard.
- While the driver is in the power unit, the shipping document must be in a pocket on the driver's door or within the driver's reach.
- CANUTEC, the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre, answers 24 hours a day at 1-888-CAN-UTEC (226-8832), 613-996-6666 or *666 from a cellphone.
- A release or anticipated release report goes to CANUTEC and the consignor, and a written follow-up report is due within 30 days.
Questions fréquentes
Is the certificate from this course my TDG training certificate?
No. If you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general course. It is not the TDG training certificate that your employer must issue under Part 6 of the TDG Regulations, and it is not an accredited qualification or a government certification.
Who issues a TDG training certificate?
Your employer, once it has reasonable grounds to believe you are adequately trained for your duties. Self-employed people issue their own. Certificates are not transferable, so a new employer must issue its own.
Does this course meet my job's TDG training requirements?
Not on its own. Training must cover the goods you work with and your own duties, and your employer decides whether you are adequately trained. Use this course as background and follow your employer's training and procedures.
Do Canadian truck drivers need a hazmat endorsement on their licence?
Transport Canada says Canadian drivers are not required to have a hazmat endorsement on their driver's licence to transport dangerous goods. They need adequate training and a valid TDG training certificate, or must work under direct supervision.
How does the final assessment work?
It has 35 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.
Does this course cover rail, marine or air transport?
No. It focuses on road transport in Canada. Rail, marine and air have extra rules in Parts 10 to 12 of the TDG Regulations, and air training certificates expire after 24 months instead of 36.
L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?
Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.
Sources
- Transport Canada: Dangerous goods
- Justice Laws: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (sections 1–7)
- Justice Laws: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (sections 8–21, duty to report)
- Justice Laws: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Schedule: classes)
- Justice Laws: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 1.4 definitions
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 2 Classification
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Class 3 criteria (sections 2.18–2.19)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 3 Documentation
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 3.5 (shipping document information)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 3.11 and Part 4 (sections 4.1–4.10)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 4 (sections 4.11–4.16.1)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 5 Means of Containment
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 6 Training and Part 7 ERAP
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 6.3 (training certificate)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 6.6 (proof of training)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 8 Reporting Requirements
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, section 8.16 (loss or theft report)
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Part 9 Road
- Justice Laws: TDG Regulations, Schedule 1 (column headings)
- Transport Canada: How to use the TDG Regulations
- Transport Canada: TDG Bulletin – Shipping document
- Transport Canada: Dangerous goods marks
- Transport Canada: Dangerous goods marks and classes description
- Transport Canada: Dangerous goods means of containment
- Transport Canada: Electronic shipping documents
- Transport Canada: Emergency response assistance plans (ERAPs)
- Transport Canada: Find out if you need an ERAP
- Transport Canada: CANUTEC
- Transport Canada: Services offered by CANUTEC
- Transport Canada: Contact CANUTEC 24 hours a day
- Transport Canada: Emergency phone numbers for reporting
- Transport Canada: Reports for TDG by road, rail and marine
- Transport Canada: Definitions related to reports
- Transport Canada: 30-day follow-up report
- Transport Canada: Emergency Response Guidebook
- Transport Canada: TDG Bulletin – TDG training
- Transport Canada: Safety awareness materials and FAQ