Grant Cubbon writes about his trip to the 2025 International Technical Safety Forum (ITSF). The conference, held every two or three years, brings together safety specialists from all over the world. In 2027, ITSF will be hosted in Canada! Keep reading to hear about Grant’s experience and the future of this exciting global event!
On October 16, 2025, CRPA and the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on training, education, and accreditation of radiation protection professionals in Canada. Keep reading to find out about this exciting collaboration!
Learn about CRPA’s upcoming 2026 conference, hosted in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST) in Saskatoon this spring. By combining our resources and collective knowledge, we aim to deliver a truly exceptional event that will significantly impact the radon and radiation protection landscape!
CRPA and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) meet twice a year to exchange information relevant to stakeholders in the licensee community. Meeting minutes are shared with CRPA members, but Stéphane Jean-François provides Bulletin readers with a summary of the May 2025 CRPA-CNSC Working Group meeting as a taste of what can be found online.
Dave Niven, chair of the 2025 CRPA conference committee, compares pulling off the recent Hamilton conference to an epic quest, but he says the Local Organizing Committee rose to the challenge! They share what worked, what tested the team, and why they think hosting is worth it!
We catch up with the winner of the 2024 Anthony J. MacKay Student Paper Contest, Shayen Sreetharan. He has leveraged his network of CRPA connections to support his work in his new management role at London Health Sciences Centre, while also continuing his international research with ICRP. He also has a new daughter!
Uranium miners at Elliot Lake uncovered deadly radon risks and sparked a strike that transformed worker safety laws in Canada. While protections now exist for miners, many Canadians remain unaware of radon dangers in their homes. Discover the history, its lasting impact, and why radon awareness is still urgently needed.
