Current Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

Explore current workshops offered by the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops (CBW) program. These workshops are delivered in partnership with the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub (CBH).

Application Details: Visit the workshop pages on bioinformatics.ca for detailed information about prerequisites, pricing, and application deadlines.
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Machine Learning: Edmonton, AB
April 22-23, 2026
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2 days

This workshop provides an introduction to machine learning and its application to bioinformatics. It targets biologists or other life scientists who want to understand what...

Topics:
  • • Applications and Limitations of Machine Learning and Deep Learning
  • • Decision Trees and Random Forests (Python and R)
  • • Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Machine Learning: Vancouver, BC
April 22-23, 2026
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2 days

This workshop provides an introduction to machine learning and its application to bioinformatics. It targets biologists or other life scientists who want to understand what...

Topics:
  • • Applications and Limitations of Machine Learning and Deep Learning
  • • Decision Trees and Random Forests (Python and R)
  • • Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Pathway and Network Analysis: Calgary, AB
May 12-13, 2026
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2 days

This 2-day course covers the bioinformatics concepts and tools available for interpreting a gene list using pathway and network information. The workshop focuses on principles...

Topics:
  • • Gene list information extraction
  • • Pathway enrichment analysis
  • • Protein interaction networks
  • • ...and more
Early: CAD (+ tax) $525 (October 31, 2025 to March 12, 2026)
Regular: CAD (+ tax) $725 (March 13, 2026 to April 28, 2026)
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Pathway and Network Analysis: Saskatoon, SK
May 12-13, 2026
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
2 days

This 2-day course covers the bioinformatics concepts and tools available for interpreting a gene list using pathway and network information. The workshop focuses on principles...

Topics:
  • • Gene list information extraction
  • • Pathway enrichment analysis
  • • Protein interaction networks
  • • ...and more
Mini-Workshop Application Open
Reproducible Research: Essentials for Managing Your Data
May 27, 2026
Toronto, ON
1 day

Mini-Workshop at the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Conference 2026. Reproducibility starts here! Learn practical skills for machine-actionable data.

Topics:
  • • Reproducible Research
  • • Data Management
  • • Machine-Actionable Data
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis: Toronto, ON
June 01-03, 2026
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 days

This 3-day course provides an introduction to scRNA-seq data analysis with integrated tutorials demonstrating the use of current scRNA-seq analysis tools. Covers many new...

Topics:
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Read alignment and transcript quantification
  • • Quality control for scRNA-seq data
  • • ...and more
Early: CAD (+ tax) $725 (October 31, 2025 to April 1, 2026)
Regular: CAD (+ tax) $925 (April 2, 2026 to May 18, 2026)
Workshop Application Open
(2026) Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis: Winnipeg, MB
June 01-03, 2026
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3 days

This 3-day course provides an introduction to scRNA-seq data analysis with integrated tutorials demonstrating the use of current scRNA-seq analysis tools. Covers many new...

Topics:
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Read alignment and transcript quantification
  • • Quality control for scRNA-seq data
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) RNA-seq Analysis: Montréal, QC
June 17-19, 2026
Montréal, Québec, Canada
3 days

High-throughput sequencing of RNA libraries (RNA-seq) has become the industry standard for transcriptome profiling. This 3-day course provides an introduction to bulk RNA-seq...

Topics:
  • • Command-line Linux based analysis on the cloud
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Reference genome and transcriptome annotations
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) RNA-seq Analysis: St. John's, NL
June 17-19, 2026
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
3 days

High-throughput sequencing of RNA libraries (RNA-seq) has become the industry standard for transcriptome profiling. This 3-day course provides an introduction to bulk RNA-seq...

Topics:
  • • Command-line Linux based analysis on the cloud
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Reference genome and transcriptome annotations
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) RNA-seq Analysis: Toronto, ON
June 22-24, 2026
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 days

High-throughput sequencing of RNA libraries (RNA-seq) has become the industry standard for transcriptome profiling. This 3-day course provides an introduction to bulk RNA-seq...

Topics:
  • • Command-line Linux based analysis on the cloud
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Reference genome and transcriptome annotations
  • • ...and more
Workshop Application Open
(2026) RNA-seq Analysis: Saskatoon, SK
June 22-24, 2026
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 days

High-throughput sequencing of RNA libraries (RNA-seq) has become the industry standard for transcriptome profiling. This 3-day course provides an introduction to bulk RNA-seq...

Topics:
  • • Command-line Linux based analysis on the cloud
  • • Basic bioinformatics tasks and tool installation
  • • Reference genome and transcriptome annotations
  • • ...and more

About Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops

The Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops (CBW) series has been offering training in bioinformatics since 1999. The workshops provide hands-on training in the latest methods and tools for computational analysis of biological data. Topics range from introductory bioinformatics to specialized areas like genomics, transcriptomics, and machine learning.

For more information about past workshops and available training materials, visit the Past CBW Workshops page or the CBW Previous Workshops page on bioinformatics.ca.