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What is Minerva Canada Safety Management Education Inc.?

A non-profit volunteer-run organization, Minerva Canada, aims to be a global leader in health and safety management education by influencing the curriculum of post-secondary institutions to ensure that future business leaders create healthier and safer workplaces.
The only organization of its kind, it:
  • advocates for increased inclusion of health and safety concepts in business and engineering curricula
  • educates the educators by providing business and engineering professors and instructors in universities and colleges with practical, curriculum-ready tools and initiatives
  • forges partnerships with governments, associations and accreditation boards
  • connects educators with Canada’s business enterprises to learn what industry seeks from new graduates entering the workforce and how health and safety management concepts are being applied in the workplace.
Several of Minerva’s resources and activities are provided free of charge to educators, financially supported by our roster of blue-chip corporate, organizational and government sponsors.

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Minerva’s first 2026 webinar planned for June 9th
When employees don’t feel safe being themselves, psychological hazards spike. This isn't just an HR conversation; it is a critical occupational health and safety issue. Join Minerva Canada and Signal49 Research for an essential webinar that moves beyond compliance and into the heart of authentic inclusion. Featuring renowned psychologist Dr. Joti Samra and EDI trailblazer Marni Panas, we will explore how identity and psychological health and safety intersect to impact the well-being of your entire workforce.
Register here for this free webinar on June 9th.

Minerva Launches its four new online management Health and Safety certificate courses
These new Minerva courses will benefit managers, supervisors and/or safety professionals, advisors as well as academia in post secondary schools. There are basic and advanced courses for managers. supervisors as well as for safety practitioners and academia. A listing of modules in each of the four courses can be seen here.
Any of these courses can be accessed on the Bluedrop Skills Pass platform – see here.

Students Win Big in Minerva Competitions
Congratulations to Magnus Ma from the University of Toronto, Maymun Osman from Toronto Metropolitan University, and Milu Thomson Vazhapilly from Lambton College for their winning submissions in the 2026 Minerva Canada Case Study Competition. These students participated in a panel discussion at the April 2026 Signal49 Research Better Workplace Conference. See here for more information on the competition and case study.
Minerva Canada was also pleased to participate and support the Intercollegiate Business Student Competition held at Queen’s University in January with student participants from Business Schools across Canada and internationally. Minerva was asked to judge the Human Resources/Ethics venue. Congratulations to all student winners. See here for more details on this competition.

2026 Minerva Canada Rising Star Award
Minerva Canada is reviewing submissions for its 2026 Rising Star Award with the winner being announced at the Canada Safest Employers Awards dinner on October 22, 2026. More information on the Rising Star award and past winners can be found here.

Sign In on the Minerva storefront to access Minerva’s online Health and Safety courses
Interested students, professional association members, and employees whose school or organization does not have a Minerva licensing agreement can now access any of Minerva’s 9 online courses - the four Minerva courses 100-400, the introductory course and the four new management certificate courses can be accessed on the Minerva Storefront located on the Bluedrop platform. A listing of all courses and modules can be seen here.
See here to access the Minerva storefront, details on each course and fees.
The process is simple to register for the training – select the course, create an account and pay online, and then start training at your own time and convenience. A certificate is issued upon completion of the training. More details on Minerva’s online courses can be found here.
Minerva’s financial sponsors are provided with free access to the courses for a certain number of their employees. Group and student discounts are also available.
Please contact Minerva Canada at minerva@safetymanagementeducation.com to discuss licensing arrangements and course fees.

Health and Safety Professionals Canada partners with Minerva Canada
Minerva Canada is pleased to partner with the Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC) in delivering its 9 online Health and Safety courses to its members. A listing of all courses and modules can be seen here. See here for more details and how to register. HSPC members will receive a 20-30% discount on all courses and receive the fourth course free if they decide to work for the H&S certificate by successfully completing all four courses. HSPC members interested in registering for a course should email Helpdesk@healthsafetypros.ca to receive their exclusive discount code. Non-HSPC members can also register for the online courses..

Upcoming Events

June 9, 2026 : Minerva Webinar on Identity and Psychological Safety.
October 22, 2026 : Rising Star winner announced at CSEA dinner in Toronto.


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