Updated: December 20, 2024
The following is a list of approved laboratories under the CFIA National Approval Program. The list indicates laboratories approved for testing and also identifies the test for which they have approved technicians who have passed the required Challenge Check Samples.
These laboratories are approved by the CFIA for regulatory CFIA inspection requirements. This approval does not include any non regulatory testing.
Alberta
20/20 Seed Labs inc.
507 -11 Ave
Nisku, Alberta, T9E 7N5
Telephone: 1-780-955-3435
Toll free: 1-877-420-2099
Toll free facsimile: 1-888-900-1810
Approved for:
- RT-PCR for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
British Columbia
Phyto Diagnostics Company Limited
9381 Ardmore Drive
North Saanich, British Columbia, V8L 5G4
Telephone: 250-655-1444
Facsimile: 250-655-3115
Approved for:
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
- ELISA for Potato Viruses (S, X, Y, A, M, Potato leafroll virus (PLRV), Potato latent virus (PotLV) and Potato mop-top virus (PMTV)
- Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd)
- Post-harvest Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing according to the Official CFIA Protocol: "Protocol for the Detection of Potato virus Y (PVY), PLRV, potato virus S (PVS), Potato virus X (PVX) and potato virus A (PVA) in Dormant Tubers by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction"
New Brunswick
Agricultural Certification Services Incorporated (Inc.)
1030 Lincoln Road
Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 8B7
Telephone: 506-459-0293
Facsimile: 506-457-0769
Approved for:
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
- ELISA for Potato Viruses (S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV, Potato latent virus (PotLV) and PMTV)
- Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd)
- Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV
Ontario
A & L Canada Laboratories Inc.
2136 Jetstream Road
London, Ontario
N5V 3P5
Telephone: 519-457-2575
Facsimile: 519-457-2664
Approved for:
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
- ELISA for Potato Viruses (S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV, PotLV and PMTV)
- RT-PCR for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV
Prince Edward Island
P.E.I. Potato Quality Institute Inc.
98 Hillstrom Avenue
West Royalty Industrial Park
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1E 2C6
Telephone: 902-368-8378
Facsimile: 902-892-4468
Approved for:
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
- ELISA for Potato Viruses (S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV, PotLV and PMTV)
- Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd)
- RT-PCR for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV
Quebec
Laboratoire d'analyse biologique
IRDA (Institut de recherche et de développement en agroenvironnement Inc.)
Complexe scientifique Local D.1.110
2700 rue Einstein
Québec City, Quebec G1P 3W8
Telephone: 418-643-2380 # 421
Facsimile: 418-644-6855
Approved for:
- ELISA and IMF for Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR)
- ELISA for Potato Viruses (S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV, PotLV and PMTV)
- Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd)
- RT-PCR for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV