Approved laboratories list under the CFIA Seed Potato Approval Program

CFIA Framework for Quality Management Oversight of Laboratories Conducting Testing in Areas Under the CFIA Mandate

This list indicates laboratories approved for testing and identifies the test for which they have approved technicians who have passed the required Challenge Check Samples.

We approve these laboratories for regulatory CFIA inspection requirements and this approval does not include any non regulatory testing.

Key terms

ELISA: Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
IMF: immunofluorescence
BRR: Bacterial ring rot
PLRV: Potato Leaf Roll Virus
PotLV: Potato Latent Virus
R-PAGE: Reverse Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
PSTVd: Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid
RT-PCR: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
PMTV: Potato Mop Top Virus
CFIA PRO: Canadian Food Inspection Agency protocol
CFIA SOP: Canadian Food Inspection Agency standard operating procedure

Table 1 – CFIA approved laboratories
CFIA approved laboratories	Approved for testing
Alberta 20/20 Seed Labs inc. 507 -11 Ave Nisku, AB, T9E 7N5 Telephone: 1-780-955-3435 Toll free: 1-877-420-2099 Toll free facsimile: 1-888-900-1810	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)
British Columbia Phyto Diagnostics Company Limited 9381 Ardmore Drive North Saanich, BC, V8L 5G4 Telephone: 250-655-1444 Facsimile: 250-655-3115	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) R-PAGE for PSTVd (CFIA PRO-003) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)
New Brunswick Agricultural Certification Services Incorporated (Inc.) 1030 Lincoln Road Fredericton, NB, E3B 8B7 Telephone: 506-459-0293 Facsimile: 506-457-0769	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) R-PAGE for PSTVd (CFIA PRO-003) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)
Ontario A & L Canada Laboratories Inc. 2136 Jetstream Road London, ON,N5V 3P5 Telephone: 519-457-2575 Facsimile: 519-457-2664	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)
Prince Edward Island P.E.I. Potato Quality Institute Inc. 98 Hillstrom Avenue West Royalty Industrial Park Charlottetown, PEI, C1E 2C6 Telephone: 902-368-8378 Facsimile: 902-892-4468	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) R-PAGE for PSTVd (CFIA PRO-003) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)
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, QC, G1P 3W8 Telephone: 418-643-2380 # 421 Facsimile: 418-644-6855	ELISA and IMF for BRR (CFIA PRO-001 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-036) ELISA for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A, M, PLRV and PotLV (CFIA PRO-002) R-PAGE for PSTVd (CFIA PRO-003) RT-PCR on dormant tubers for Potato Viruses S, X, Y, A and PLRV (CFIA PRO-004) ELISA for PMTV (CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-028 or CFIA SOP CL-DIA-REF-034)