Canada and the Biological Weapons Convention

These references include: contributions from Canada to meetings; interactions with bodies established in connection with the Convention; and policy perspectives on issues directly related to the Convention.

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PLEASE NOTE: the cataloguing system is under development and does not yet contain all relevant references from the holdings in the collections.

Common codes used in the title field relevant to this page include:

  • {CA} — from an official source of the government of Canada
  • [AHG] — Ad Hoc Group (1994-2001)
  • [BWC] — published within the context of the Biological Weapons Convention
  • [MSP] — Meeting of States Parties (2003-)
  • [MX] — Meeting of Experts (2003-2021)
  • [PC] — Preparatory Committee/PrepCom for a Review Conference or Special Conference
  • [RC] — Review Conference (1980, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001-2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022)
  • [SPCONF] — Special Conference (1994)
  • [VEREX] — Ad Hoc Group of Verification Experts (1992-1994)
  • [WG] — Working Group (2023-2026)
  • WP — working paper
Total Records Found: 85, showing 25 per page
Title 2023-0802 {JP} {CA} {DE} [BWC] [WG] BWC-WG-2-WP.7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction – Assistance Cooperation and the BWC
Sides 3
Title 2023-0802 {CA} {PH} [BWC] [WG] BWC-WG-2-WP.6
Sides 19
Title 2022-1214 {CA} [BWC]
Sides 2
Title 2022-1124 {CA} {DE} {MX} {US} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.IX-WP.29 Reinforcing Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Internationally
Sides 2
Title 2022-1123 {CA} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.IX-WP.28 Laboratory Incidents Notification Canada LINC Program Overview
Sides 2
Title 2022-1123 {CA} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.IX-WP.27 An Analytical Approach – Biosafety and Biosecurity Oversight Framework
Sides 2
Title 2022-0907 {CA} [BWC] BWC-CONS-2022-WP.34
Sides 2
Title 2022-0906 {CA} [BWC] BWC-CONS-2022-WP.5
Sides 3
Title 2019-1205 {NL} [BWC] [MSP] Joint statement on finances {AT} {CA} {CZ} {DE} {UK}
Author Robbert Gabrielse
Sides 2
Title 2019-1203 {CA} [BWC] [MSP] General debate statement
Author Leslie Norton
Sides 5
Title 2019-0725 {CA} [BWC]
Sides 6
Title 2018-0806 {CA} [BWC] [MSP] BWC-MSP-2018-MX.4-WP.8 … practical challenges … Article VII and possible solutions
Sides 7
Title 2018-0727 {CA} {UK} [BWC] MX.1-WP.2
Sides 5
Title 2018-0727 {CA} {UK} [BWC] [MX] BWC-MSP-2018-MX.1-WP.2 Promotion of Capacity Building – Sustainable Laboratories for High Consequence Pathogens
Sides 5
Title 2016-1110 {BE-CA-CL-CZ-FR-GH-DE-LU-MX-NL-ES-CH-US} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-WP.35
Sides 4
Title 2016-1109 {CA} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-WP.27 BWC Implementation Review Initiative -ottawa visit-
Sides 43
Title 2016-1108 {Multi} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-WP.21
Sides 65
Title 2016-1108 {CA-CL-GH-MX-US} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-WP.22 BWC Implementation Review Initiative
Sides 11
Title 2016-1017 {CA} [UNGA] [1C] Statement – other WMD
Sides 2
Title 2016-0816 {AU-CA-JP-MY-KR-CH} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-PC-WP.36 Step-by-step approach in CBM participation
Sides 5
Title 2016-0816 {AU-CA-CL-CO-CR-EC-GH-JP-MY-NO-PH-KR-CH-TH} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-PC-WP.34 -providing reassurance-
Sides 3
Title 2016-0809 {CA} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-PC-WP.25 Frameworks for effective oversight of scientific research facilities and awareness of dual-use risks
Sides 5
Title 2016-0809 {CA} [BWC] [RC] BWC-CONF.VIII-PC-WP.24 The 2017-2020 intersessional process
Sides 3
Title 2015-1214 {CA} {Multi} [MSP] BWC-MSP-2015-WP.6-Rev.1 Addressing Modern Threats in the BWC – follow-up …
Sides 15
Title 2015-1214 {CA} {Multi} [MSP] BWC-MSP-2015-WP.6 Addressing Modern Threats in the BWC – follow-up …
Sides 15