The AFL is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada to ISO/IEC 17025 standards as shown by our scope of accreditation and has more than 25 year’s experience providing testing services to a range of industries and regulators including the agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical sectors. The AFL holds a Health Canada analytical Testing License for Cannabis.
Our validated methodology for regulatory cannabis testing has detection limits carefully selected to meet the strictest requirements where the use of the cannabis product is inhalation. Although this may not be the intended use of your product, you can be assured that our methods are robust, sensitive and exceed your requirements. Our comprehensive diagnostic and nutrient testing supports your crop from propagation through harvest.
AFL can accept samples for testing from:
- Health Canada Licensed Producers;
- Persons registered with Health Canada to produce a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical purposes under the Cannabis Regulations;
- Persons registered with Health Canada under the Cannabis Regulations to have a designated person produce a limited amount of cannabis for the persons own medical purposes;
- Health Canada Licensed Laboratories.
Please Contact us for more information and/or if you would like to submit samples.
Cannabis Horticulture Testing for Licensed Producers
AFL can help with the health and well-being of your cannabis crop through nutrient testing and disease diagnosis. We are here for you and can support your preventive and responsive crop health programs.
Nutrient Testing
Cannabis Package
- Total nitrogen (TN), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg) and Calcium (Ca), Aluminum (Al), Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo) Sodium (Na), Sulphur (S) and Zinc (Zn) in botanical material.
- AFL is an OMAFA-accredited laboratory using OMAFA-accredited tests. Although tissue analysis is not specifically part of the OMAFRA accreditation program, OMAFA-accredited labs demonstrate the necessary proficiency to perform plant tissue analysis. As an OMAFA-accredited lab, the AFL participates in the North American Proficiency Testing Program (NAPT).
Disease Diagnostics
Please Contact us for more information about our cannabis horticulture testing and/or if you would like to submit samples.
Health Canada Testing for Licensed Producers
AFL offers a range of validated Health Canada methods to support licensed producers with the analytical requirements for cannabis and cannabis‑derived products.
If you require volume, routine compliance testing or have a specialized, project‑based request, our team can help design a solution tailored to your goals. We support testing for a variety of matrices and product types, and our experienced staff are committed to delivering high‑quality, reliable analytical results.
- Microbiological Analysis
- Heavy Metals
- Aflatoxins and/or Ochratoxin A
- Pesticides
- Potency
If you would like more information about our regulatory testing services or wish to discuss a custom project, please Contact us directly. We are happy to work with you to determine the best approach for your testing needs.
If you have found foreign material contaminants in your product that you need identified, please Contact us or visit Foreign Contaminant Identification for more information.