Accreditation & scope
Accreditation is scope-specific. This page says exactly what ours covers, so you do not have to ask us for it during a supplier audit.
Verify
Verify our accreditation
The details to match against the Standards Council of Canada’s own record.
| Accredited laboratory | Lipid Labs, a division of CanAlt Health Laboratories Inc. |
|---|---|
| Standard | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 |
| Accreditation body | Standards Council of Canada |
| SCC file number | 151170 |
| Valid to | 26 November 2029, as stated on the scope of accreditation |
Download the scope of accreditation (PDF)
Documents
Certificate and scope
Both are public. Download them rather than asking us for them.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Accredited by the Standards Council of Canada for testing laboratories. The certificate carries our SCC file number, the accredited location, the initial accreditation date and the date it was issued. It does not carry an expiry date: it refers you to the scope of accreditation for that.
Download certificate (PDF)Scope of accreditation
The definitive list of methods and matrices we are accredited for. This is the document auditors ask for, and the one most laboratories make you request by email.
Download scope (PDF)What accreditation does and does not mean
What it covers
That the methods inside our scope have been assessed by a third party for technical competence, that results are traceable, that staff are qualified for the work, and that the quality system is audited on a cycle rather than self-declared.
What it does not cover
Accreditation is not blanket approval of everything a laboratory does. Tests outside the scope are still run to method and still reported, but they are not covered by the accreditation — and we mark them that way on the menu rather than letting the badge imply otherwise.
Every test on the test menu carries a scope marker, so you can tell at a glance which results are accredited before you order.
We are Lipid Labs, a division of CanAlt Health Laboratories Inc. Reports and certificates issued previously carry our former name, Lipid Analytical Laboratories Inc. It is the same laboratory, at the same address, under the same Standards Council of Canada accreditation, and the SCC file number is unchanged.
Organisations we work with
American Oil Chemists’ Society
Member. The AOCS proficiency programme underpins comparability between laboratories — something we take part in, not a standing AOCS confers.
Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s
Member. The laboratory holds the Special Achievement Program (SAP) Award for the 2026-2027 term, which runs to 30 June 2027; by the laboratory’s own record it has been held twice, for 2024-2025 and 2026-2027. The GOED monograph sets the composition and oxidation limits most serious omega-3 buyers work to — and is the basis of our flagship package.
Standards Council of Canada
Our accrediting body. Our listing on the SCC register is public and independently verifiable.
Running a supplier audit?
Ask us for anything the questionnaire needs. We would rather send it than have you chase it.