Training Catalog

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The PCGL Training Team has created a catalog of training resources that may benefit researchers using the PCGL. The catalog includes resources developed by PCGL and external resources offered by other organizations. These resources are for educational purposes; users must ensure they adhere to their data access agreements and other applicable policies.

Browse the Researcher Training Catalog below.

Data Governance Resources

The Fundamentals of OCAP®

Offered by: First Nations Information Governance Centre

Ethical Research ConductData GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

On-demand course

$500 CAD + tax

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

DMP Assistant

Offered by: Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Data GovernanceData Management

Beginner

Researchers who manage data

Tool with tutorials and webinars

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

CIHR Best Practices for Protecting Privacy in Health Research

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductData Governance

Intermediate

All researchers conducting human health research

Recommendations document

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Indigenous Engagement & Data Sovereignty

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with Indigenous data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Data Governance

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data Governance

All researchers conducting human health research

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

FNHSSM Data Sovereignty Webinar Series # 3 - OCAP® & Ethical Principles

Offered by: First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

Recorded webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Data Management Resources

Reproducible Research: Essentials for Managing Your Data 2026

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Pan-Canadian Genome Library

Data Management

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to apply data management practices

Open access training materials

Free

4-6 hours

English

View Resource

Research Data Management

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Compute Ontario

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers who want to learn data management best practices

E-learning modules

Free

4-6 hours

English

View Resource

Research Data Management

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Compute Ontario

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers who want to learn data management best practices

E-learning modules

Free

4-6 hours

French

View Resource

Reproducible Research

Offered by: The Turing Way

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers seeking to improve their data management practices to enable reproducible research

Online book

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Introduction to the Command Line for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers familiar with biological concepts, seeking to gain command line skills

Open access training materials

Free

4 hours

English

View Resource

Version Control with Git

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers seeking to back up and manage changes to their work using Git

Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours

English, Spanish

View Resource

Automation and Make

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the Unix Shell, seeking to automate scripts and ensure reproducibility

Open access training materials

Free

3.5 hours

English

View Resource

DMP Assistant

Offered by: Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Data GovernanceData Management

Beginner

Researchers who manage data

Tool with tutorials and webinars

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

FAIR Data Management

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers managing data, to apply FAIR principles for reproducible research

Open access training materials

Free

5 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to containers for Reproducible Research

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with UNIX, seeking to use containers to for reproducible software environments

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Reproducible and Scalable Research with Snakemake

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Advanced

Researchers familiar with UNIX and containers, seeking to use Snakemake for reproducible workflows

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Data Processing & Analysis Resources

Help! What Statistical Model Should I Use?

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Advanced

Advanced R users performing statistical analyses

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours for recorded lectures, 12 to 14 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Methods in genomic variant calling

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers not familiar with bioinformatics, seeking to identify variants in genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Variant Calling Workflow

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with command line & RStudio, seeking to identify variants in genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Best Practices Workflows

Offered by: Broad Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with command line, seeking to identify variants in genomic data using GATK

Best Practices Workflows

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Data Wrangling and Processing for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, seeking to process genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

3.75 hours

English

View Resource

Data Analysis and Visualization with R for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills to perform bioinformatics experiments

Open access training materials

Free

6.75 hours

English

View Resource

Programming with Python

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain Python skills for data analysis

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Sequencing Platforms and Technologies

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers & health professionals seeking to understand sequencing processes and compare options

Video, Open access training materials

Free

1.25 hours

English

View Resource

Analysis Using R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsData Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Intermediate

Researchers who use R regularly, seeking to perform fundamental data analysis

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours for recorded lectures, 8 to 10 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

High Throughput Genomics Analysis

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to analyze genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Pathway and Network Analysis

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to analyze and interpret gene lists

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

4.75 hours for recorded lectures, 10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies - Data Processing and Analysis

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data Processing & Analysis

Researchers seeking guidance for processing, harmonizing, and analyzing genomic data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Interpreting Genomes: Variant Curation Video

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers interpreting variants and classifying if they cause disease using ACMG guidelines

Recorded lecture

Free

1.5 hours

English

View Resource

Sequence Variant Literature Search Tips and Tricks

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers and clinicians seeking to find information about a variant, including for classifying variants

Video

Free

13 minutes

English

View Resource

Population Data Review

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of how variant frequencies are determined and considerations for using large cohort data

Video

Free

14 minutes

English

View Resource

Introduction to Variants and Nomenclature

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of how genomic variants are represented

Video

Free

13 minutes

English

View Resource

Introduction to genome builds and transcripts

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers who are new to genomics, seeking an overview of genome assemblies and transcripts

Video

Free

8 minutes

English

View Resource

What is Next Generation DNA Sequencing?

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Experimental or bench-based life science researchers who want to learn about sequencing technologies. Part of an introductory functional genomics course.

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

IGV Tutorial

Offered by: sandbox.bio

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to test using IGV to visualize and explore genomic data. This tutorial uses a sandbox environment, and does not require any installation.

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Genomic Data Visualization and Interpretation

Offered by: Griffith Lab

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking tutorials for visualizing and interpreting genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Precision Medicine Bioinformatics

Offered by: Griffith Lab

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers seeking tutorials for DNA sequence analysis

Open access training materials

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Introduction to Sequencing Data Analysis

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to analyze genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

8-10 hours, excluding projects

English

View Resource

NGS - variant analysis

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to perform variant calling and annotation

Open access training materials

Free

12 hours

English

View Resource

Calling variants in diploid systems

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to perform variant calling and annotation

Open access training materials

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Nextflow for Genomics

Offered by: Nextflow

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, who want to apply Nextflow to genomic data analysis pipelines. Completing the "Hello Nextflow" tutorial first is recommended.

Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours

English, French

View Resource

An Introduction to Nextflow

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking an overview of the core concepts and applications of Nextflow. No prior experience with Nextflow or advanced computing is required

Webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Maelstrom guidelines for retrospective data harmonization

Offered by: Maelstrom Research

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of the steps and considerations for harmonizing retrospective datasets

Guidelines

Free

15 minutes

English

View Resource

Genetic variation

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an introduction to tools for studying genetic variation. The `Human genetic variation` course within this collection is recommended

Collection of on-demand courses

Free

> 3 hours

English

View Resource

Genome-Wide Association Studies

Offered by: UC Davis Bioinformatics Core

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with the command line and R, seeking to conduct GWAS from data processing to visualization

Open access training materials

Free

~30 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Trio Analysis using Synthetic Datasets from RD-Connect GPAP

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to identify causative variants in a patient and parents

Open access training materials

Free

2 hours

English

View Resource

Identification of somatic and germline variants from tumor and normal sample pairs

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, who are seeking to identify tumour-specific variants, from data processing to reporting

Open access training materials

Free

7 hours

English

View Resource

Somatic Variant Discovery from WES Data Using Control-FREEC

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to identify Human Copy Number Variations (hCNVs), from data processing to visualization

Open access training materials

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Polygenic scores and the PGS Catalog

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with genetic variation concepts, seeking to assess genetic susceptibility to inherited traits and diseases using polygenic scores

Online tutorial

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources

The Fundamentals of OCAP®

Offered by: First Nations Information Governance Centre

Ethical Research ConductData GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

On-demand course

$500 CAD + tax

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

Sex and Gender Training Modules

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All researchers conducting research involving humans

On-demand course

Free

1.5-2 hours

English, French

View Resource

Unconscious Bias Education Modules

Offered by: Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about unconscious bias

On-demand course

Free

2 hours

English

View Resource

Patient Oriented Resources Repository

Offered by: Passerelle

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Research team members who will do patient engagement in research

Repository of guides, documents, and toolkits

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Indigenous Engagement & Data Sovereignty

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with Indigenous data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

All researchers conducting human health research

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

FNHSSM Data Sovereignty Webinar Series # 3 - OCAP® & Ethical Principles

Offered by: First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

Recorded webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Introduction to Anti-Black Racism eLearning Module

Offered by: Toronto Academic Health Science Network

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about anti-racism. Most relevant to researchers in Ontario

E-learning module

Free

30 minutes

English

View Resource

Patient Engagement Training

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Muscular Health and Arthritis

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All research team members who will participate in patient engagement

E-learning modules

Free

1.75 hours

English, French

View Resource

Indigenous Commnuity Research Partnerships

Offered by: Queen's University Group for Ethics and Engagement in Indigenous Community Research Partnerships

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to engage and partner with Indigenous communities

E-learning modules

Free

4.5 hours

English

View Resource

IDEA Unlearning Club

Offered by: Health Data Research Network Canada

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about anti-racism, privilege, creating inclusive environments, and addressing inequities in healthcare

E-learning modules

Free

45 minutes

English, French

View Resource

Ethical Research Conduct Resources

The Fundamentals of OCAP®

Offered by: First Nations Information Governance Centre

Ethical Research ConductData GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

On-demand course

$500 CAD + tax

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

Sex and Gender Training Modules

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All researchers conducting research involving humans

On-demand course

Free

1.5-2 hours

English, French

View Resource

TCPS 2: CORE-2022 Course on Research Ethics

Offered by: Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

All researchers conducting research involving humans

On-demand course

Free

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

Patient Oriented Resources Repository

Offered by: Passerelle

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Research team members who will do patient engagement in research

Repository of guides, documents, and toolkits

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Lay Summary Guide Interative Overview

Offered by: ICGC ARGO

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers requesting access to controlled data, including PCGL

Video

Free

1 min

English

View Resource

Knowledge Translation Tools & Resources

Offered by: SickKids

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

Professionals who need skills for sharing evidence and implementing new practices

On-demand course, Open access training materials, Synchronous training

Free

1 hour for e-learning modules, Varies by learner for other materials

English

View Resource

CIHR Best Practices for Protecting Privacy in Health Research

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductData Governance

Intermediate

All researchers conducting human health research

Recommendations document

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Indigenous Engagement & Data Sovereignty

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with Indigenous data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

FNHSSM Data Sovereignty Webinar Series # 3 - OCAP® & Ethical Principles

Offered by: First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

Recorded webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Patient Engagement Training

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Muscular Health and Arthritis

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All research team members who will participate in patient engagement

E-learning modules

Free

1.75 hours

English, French

View Resource

Indigenous Commnuity Research Partnerships

Offered by: Queen's University Group for Ethics and Engagement in Indigenous Community Research Partnerships

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to engage and partner with Indigenous communities

E-learning modules

Free

4.5 hours

English

View Resource

Informatics Resources

Introduction to the Command Line for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers familiar with biological concepts, seeking to gain command line skills

Open access training materials

Free

4 hours

English

View Resource

Data Wrangling and Processing for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, seeking to process genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

3.75 hours

English

View Resource

Data Analysis and Visualization with R for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills to perform bioinformatics experiments

Open access training materials

Free

6.75 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to Cloud Computing for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, to gain familiarity with cloud services

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Version Control with Git

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers seeking to back up and manage changes to their work using Git

Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours

English, Spanish

View Resource

The Unix Shell

Offered by: The Carpentries

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain familiarity with the command line/Unix Shell

Open access training materials

Free

4.5 hours

English, Spanish

View Resource

Automation and Make

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the Unix Shell, seeking to automate scripts and ensure reproducibility

Open access training materials

Free

3.5 hours

English

View Resource

Programming with Python

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain Python skills for data analysis

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsStatistics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills for data analysis and visualization

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

1 hour for recorded lectures, 10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Analysis Using R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsData Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Intermediate

Researchers who use R regularly, seeking to perform fundamental data analysis

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours for recorded lectures, 8 to 10 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

UNIX Fundamentals

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain command line skills, with no previous UNIX knowledge

E-learning modules

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to containers for Reproducible Research

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with UNIX, seeking to use containers to for reproducible software environments

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Reproducible and Scalable Research with Snakemake

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Advanced

Researchers familiar with UNIX and containers, seeking to use Snakemake for reproducible workflows

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

High-performance computing in R

Offered by: Simon Fraser University

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to efficiently use R on HPC clusters, including parallelization

Recorded webinarOpen access training materials

Free

1.5 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to Advanced Research Computing

Offered by: Compute Ontario

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers who are new to High Performance Computing, and are familiar with command line

Training materials (email login required)

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Scaling Up HPC Workflows

Offered by: Compute Ontario

Informatics

Advanced

Researchers who want to make their computing workflows scalable, reliable, and efficient

Training materials (email login required)

Free

6 hours

English

View Resource

Hello Nextflow

Offered by: Nextflow

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, who want to develop pipelines with Nextflow

Open access training materials

Free

4.5 hours

English, French

View Resource

Nextflow for Genomics

Offered by: Nextflow

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, who want to apply Nextflow to genomic data analysis pipelines. Completing the "Hello Nextflow" tutorial first is recommended.

Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours

English, French

View Resource

An Introduction to Nextflow

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking an overview of the core concepts and applications of Nextflow. No prior experience with Nextflow or advanced computing is required

Webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Workflows

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about workflow tools and how they support reproducibility

Online tutorial

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

High Performance Computing in Life Sciences

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with UNIX, seeking an introduction to High Performance Computing

E-learning module

Free

2 hours

English

View Resource

Statistics Resources

Help! What Statistical Model Should I Use?

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Advanced

Advanced R users performing statistical analyses

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours for recorded lectures, 12 to 14 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Introduction to R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsStatistics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills for data analysis and visualization

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

1 hour for recorded lectures, 10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Analysis Using R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsData Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Intermediate

Researchers who use R regularly, seeking to perform fundamental data analysis

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours for recorded lectures, 8 to 10 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

PIP Digest Research Studies: Statistics 101

Offered by: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Statistics

Beginner

Intended for Patient Research Advocates, this resource is useful for researchers seeking to quickly refresh their knowledge of statistical concepts

PDF

Free

15 minutes

English, French

View Resource

All Resources

The Fundamentals of OCAP®

Offered by: First Nations Information Governance Centre

Ethical Research ConductData GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

On-demand course

$500 CAD + tax

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

Sex and Gender Training Modules

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All researchers conducting research involving humans

On-demand course

Free

1.5-2 hours

English, French

View Resource

Unconscious Bias Education Modules

Offered by: Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about unconscious bias

On-demand course

Free

2 hours

English

View Resource

TCPS 2: CORE-2022 Course on Research Ethics

Offered by: Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

All researchers conducting research involving humans

On-demand course

Free

4-6 hours

English, French

View Resource

Help! What Statistical Model Should I Use?

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Advanced

Advanced R users performing statistical analyses

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours for recorded lectures, 12 to 14 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Patient Oriented Resources Repository

Offered by: Passerelle

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Research team members who will do patient engagement in research

Repository of guides, documents, and toolkits

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Reproducible Research: Essentials for Managing Your Data 2026

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Pan-Canadian Genome Library

Data Management

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to apply data management practices

Open access training materials

Free

4-6 hours

English

View Resource

Research Data Management

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Compute Ontario

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers who want to learn data management best practices

E-learning modules

Free

4-6 hours

English

View Resource

Research Data Management

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops & Compute Ontario

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers who want to learn data management best practices

E-learning modules

Free

4-6 hours

French

View Resource

Lay Summary Guide Interative Overview

Offered by: ICGC ARGO

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers requesting access to controlled data, including PCGL

Video

Free

1 min

English

View Resource

Methods in genomic variant calling

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers not familiar with bioinformatics, seeking to identify variants in genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Variant Calling Workflow

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with command line & RStudio, seeking to identify variants in genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Best Practices Workflows

Offered by: Broad Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with command line, seeking to identify variants in genomic data using GATK

Best Practices Workflows

Free

Varies by learner

English

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Reproducible Research

Offered by: The Turing Way

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers seeking to improve their data management practices to enable reproducible research

Online book

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Introduction to the Command Line for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers familiar with biological concepts, seeking to gain command line skills

Open access training materials

Free

4 hours

English

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Data Wrangling and Processing for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, seeking to process genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

3.75 hours

English

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Data Analysis and Visualization with R for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills to perform bioinformatics experiments

Open access training materials

Free

6.75 hours

English

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Introduction to Cloud Computing for Genomics

Offered by: The Carpentries

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, to gain familiarity with cloud services

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Version Control with Git

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Beginner

Researchers seeking to back up and manage changes to their work using Git

Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours

English, Spanish

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The Unix Shell

Offered by: The Carpentries

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain familiarity with the command line/Unix Shell

Open access training materials

Free

4.5 hours

English, Spanish

View Resource

Automation and Make

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the Unix Shell, seeking to automate scripts and ensure reproducibility

Open access training materials

Free

3.5 hours

English

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Programming with Python

Offered by: The Carpentries

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain Python skills for data analysis

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

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Knowledge Translation Tools & Resources

Offered by: SickKids

Ethical Research Conduct

Beginner

Professionals who need skills for sharing evidence and implementing new practices

On-demand course, Open access training materials, Synchronous training

Free

1 hour for e-learning modules, Varies by learner for other materials

English

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Sequencing Platforms and Technologies

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers & health professionals seeking to understand sequencing processes and compare options

Video, Open access training materials

Free

1.25 hours

English

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DMP Assistant

Offered by: Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Data GovernanceData Management

Beginner

Researchers who manage data

Tool with tutorials and webinars

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

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CIHR Best Practices for Protecting Privacy in Health Research

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Ethical Research ConductData Governance

Intermediate

All researchers conducting human health research

Recommendations document

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

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Introduction to R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsStatistics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain R skills for data analysis and visualization

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

1 hour for recorded lectures, 10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Analysis Using R

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

InformaticsData Processing & AnalysisStatistics

Intermediate

Researchers who use R regularly, seeking to perform fundamental data analysis

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

3.25 hours for recorded lectures, 8 to 10 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

High Throughput Genomics Analysis

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to analyze genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

View Resource

Pathway and Network Analysis

Offered by: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to analyze and interpret gene lists

Recorded lectures, Open access training materials

Free

4.75 hours for recorded lectures, 10 to 12 hours to follow coding lessons

English

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Recommended Publications & Policies: Indigenous Engagement & Data Sovereignty

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with Indigenous data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

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Recommended Publications & Policies: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

All researchers conducting human health research

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies: Data Governance

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data Governance

All researchers conducting human health research

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

Recommended Publications & Policies - Data Processing and Analysis

Offered by: Many organizations (Collected by PCGL)

Data Processing & Analysis

Researchers seeking guidance for processing, harmonizing, and analyzing genomic data

Collection of publications & policy documents

Free

Varies by learner

English, French

View Resource

FNHSSM Data Sovereignty Webinar Series # 3 - OCAP® & Ethical Principles

Offered by: First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Data GovernanceEquity, Diversity, and InclusionEthical Research Conduct

Beginner

Researchers whose projects involve interacting with First Nations data. OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)

Recorded webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Interpreting Genomes: Variant Curation Video

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers interpreting variants and classifying if they cause disease using ACMG guidelines

Recorded lecture

Free

1.5 hours

English

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FAIR Data Management

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Management

Beginner

Researchers managing data, to apply FAIR principles for reproducible research

Open access training materials

Free

5 hours

English

View Resource

UNIX Fundamentals

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to gain command line skills, with no previous UNIX knowledge

E-learning modules

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to containers for Reproducible Research

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with UNIX, seeking to use containers to for reproducible software environments

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Reproducible and Scalable Research with Snakemake

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

InformaticsData Management

Advanced

Researchers familiar with UNIX and containers, seeking to use Snakemake for reproducible workflows

Open access training materials

Free

7.5 hours

English

View Resource

Introduction to Anti-Black Racism eLearning Module

Offered by: Toronto Academic Health Science Network

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about anti-racism. Most relevant to researchers in Ontario

E-learning module

Free

30 minutes

English

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Patient Engagement Training

Offered by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Muscular Health and Arthritis

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

All research team members who will participate in patient engagement

E-learning modules

Free

1.75 hours

English, French

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Sequence Variant Literature Search Tips and Tricks

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers and clinicians seeking to find information about a variant, including for classifying variants

Video

Free

13 minutes

English

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Population Data Review

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of how variant frequencies are determined and considerations for using large cohort data

Video

Free

14 minutes

English

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Introduction to Variants and Nomenclature

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of how genomic variants are represented

Video

Free

13 minutes

English

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Introduction to genome builds and transcripts

Offered by: ClinGen

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers who are new to genomics, seeking an overview of genome assemblies and transcripts

Video

Free

8 minutes

English

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PIP Digest Research Studies: Statistics 101

Offered by: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Statistics

Beginner

Intended for Patient Research Advocates, this resource is useful for researchers seeking to quickly refresh their knowledge of statistical concepts

PDF

Free

15 minutes

English, French

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Indigenous Commnuity Research Partnerships

Offered by: Queen's University Group for Ethics and Engagement in Indigenous Community Research Partnerships

Ethical Research ConductEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to engage and partner with Indigenous communities

E-learning modules

Free

4.5 hours

English

View Resource

High-performance computing in R

Offered by: Simon Fraser University

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers seeking to efficiently use R on HPC clusters, including parallelization

Recorded webinarOpen access training materials

Free

1.5 hours

English

View Resource

What is Next Generation DNA Sequencing?

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Experimental or bench-based life science researchers who want to learn about sequencing technologies. Part of an introductory functional genomics course.

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

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IGV Tutorial

Offered by: sandbox.bio

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking to test using IGV to visualize and explore genomic data. This tutorial uses a sandbox environment, and does not require any installation.

Open access training materials

Free

1 hour

English

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Genomic Data Visualization and Interpretation

Offered by: Griffith Lab

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking tutorials for visualizing and interpreting genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

Varies by learner

English

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Precision Medicine Bioinformatics

Offered by: Griffith Lab

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers seeking tutorials for DNA sequence analysis

Open access training materials

Free

Varies by learner

English

View Resource

Introduction to Sequencing Data Analysis

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to analyze genomic data

Open access training materials

Free

8-10 hours, excluding projects

English

View Resource

NGS - variant analysis

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers with UNIX familiarity seeking to perform variant calling and annotation

Open access training materials

Free

12 hours

English

View Resource

Calling variants in diploid systems

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to perform variant calling and annotation

Open access training materials

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

IDEA Unlearning Club

Offered by: Health Data Research Network Canada

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about anti-racism, privilege, creating inclusive environments, and addressing inequities in healthcare

E-learning modules

Free

45 minutes

English, French

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Introduction to Advanced Research Computing

Offered by: Compute Ontario

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers who are new to High Performance Computing, and are familiar with command line

Training materials (email login required)

Free

3 hours

English

View Resource

Scaling Up HPC Workflows

Offered by: Compute Ontario

Informatics

Advanced

Researchers who want to make their computing workflows scalable, reliable, and efficient

Training materials (email login required)

Free

6 hours

English

View Resource

Hello Nextflow

Offered by: Nextflow

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, who want to develop pipelines with Nextflow

Open access training materials

Free

4.5 hours

English, French

View Resource

Nextflow for Genomics

Offered by: Nextflow

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with the command line, who want to apply Nextflow to genomic data analysis pipelines. Completing the "Hello Nextflow" tutorial first is recommended.

Open access training materials

Free

2.25 hours

English, French

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An Introduction to Nextflow

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

InformaticsData Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers seeking an overview of the core concepts and applications of Nextflow. No prior experience with Nextflow or advanced computing is required

Webinar

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Workflows

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Informatics

Beginner

Researchers seeking to learn about workflow tools and how they support reproducibility

Online tutorial

Free

1 hour

English

View Resource

Maelstrom guidelines for retrospective data harmonization

Offered by: Maelstrom Research

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an overview of the steps and considerations for harmonizing retrospective datasets

Guidelines

Free

15 minutes

English

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High Performance Computing in Life Sciences

Offered by: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Informatics

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with UNIX, seeking an introduction to High Performance Computing

E-learning module

Free

2 hours

English

View Resource

Finding and using publicly available data

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data management

Beginner

Researchers seeking an introduction to reusing data for new research

Collection of on-demand courses

Free

> 3 hours

English

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Genetic variation

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Beginner

Researchers seeking an introduction to tools for studying genetic variation. The `Human genetic variation` course within this collection is recommended

Collection of on-demand courses

Free

> 3 hours

English

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Genome-Wide Association Studies

Offered by: UC Davis Bioinformatics Core

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with the command line and R, seeking to conduct GWAS from data processing to visualization

Open access training materials

Free

~30 hours to follow coding lessons

English

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Trio Analysis using Synthetic Datasets from RD-Connect GPAP

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to identify causative variants in a patient and parents

Open access training materials

Free

2 hours

English

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Identification of somatic and germline variants from tumor and normal sample pairs

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, who are seeking to identify tumour-specific variants, from data processing to reporting

Open access training materials

Free

7 hours

English

View Resource

Somatic Variant Discovery from WES Data Using Control-FREEC

Offered by: Galaxy Training!

Data Processing & Analysis

Advanced

Researchers familiar with processing genomic data and using Galaxy, seeking to identify Human Copy Number Variations (hCNVs), from data processing to visualization

Open access training materials

Free

3 hours

English

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Polygenic scores and the PGS Catalog

Offered by: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute

Data Processing & Analysis

Intermediate

Researchers familiar with genetic variation concepts, seeking to assess genetic susceptibility to inherited traits and diseases using polygenic scores

Online tutorial

Free

3 hours

English

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