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A2LA 2298.01ISO/IEC 17043Register refreshed 2026-11-06
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 1 of 14 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17043:2023 PROFICIENCY TESTING CANADA INC. 2934 Baseline Rd. Suite 102 Ottawa, ON K2H 1B2, Canada Nadine Lewis 613-329-1153 nlewis@ptcanada.org PROFICIENCY TESTING PROVIDER Valid To: May 31, 2029 Certificate Number: 2298.01 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, this Proficiency Testing Provider has been found to meet the ISO/IEC 17043:2023, “Conformity assessment - General Requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers.” Accreditation is granted to this organization to provide proficiency testing samples in the following analyte/matrix combinations: Program Name / Parameters 1 Frequency Matrix C01A Major Ions 6 Months Water Alkalinity (pH 4.5) Chloride Conductivity (25°C) Dissolved Calcium Dissolved Magnesium Fluoride Hardness (as CaCO 3) Nitrate Nitrate plus Nitrite Potassium Reactive Silica Sodium Sulfate Inorganic Carbon C01B Simple Nutrients 6 months Water Ammonia Bromide DOC Nitrite Phosphate (SRP)
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2-Water; Water
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 2 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C02A Full Range Metals 6 months Water Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese Molybdenum Nickel Selenium Silver Strontium Thallium Tin Titanium Uranium Vanadium Zinc C02B High Range Metals 6 months Water Aluminum Barium Boron Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese Molybdenum Nickel Strontium Thallium Titanium Vanadium Zinc
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3-Water
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 3 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C02C Total Metals 6 months Water Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese Molybdenum Nickel Selenium Silver Strontium Thallium Tin Titanium Uranium Vanadium Zinc C03 Complex Nutrients 6 months Water Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Total Phosphorus C04A Solids 6 months Water Total Dissolved Solids Total Suspended Solids Volatile Suspended Solids C04B BOD 6 months Water BOD (5 day) CBOD (5 day) C04C Turbidity 6 months Water Turbidity C04D COD 6 months Water COD
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4-Water
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 4 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C05A Microbiology (Not intended for multi-tube fermentation) 6 months Water Escherichia coli (E. coli) Fecal Coliforms Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Total Coliforms C05B Microbiology (Presence/Absence) 6 months Water Escherichia coli (E. coli) Total Coliforms C06A Organochlorine Pesticides (OCP) 6 months Water Aldrin Alpha-BHC a-Chlordane g-Chlordane Dieldrin Endosulfan I Endosulfan II Endrin Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Lindane (gamma-BHC) Mirex o,p’ - DDT p,p’ - DDT p,p Methoxychlor C06B Total PCB 6 months Water aroclor 1242 aroclor 1248 aroclor 1254 aroclor 1260 Total PCBs C07 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) 6 months Water Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene Benzo (a) anthracene Benzo (a) pyrene Benzo (b, j) fluoranthene Benzo (g,h,i) perylene Benzo (k) fluoranthene Chrysene Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene Fluoranthene
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5-Water; Oil; Air filters
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 5 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C07 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) (cont’d) 6 months Water Fluorene Naphthalene Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene Phenanthrene Pyrene C08 Total PCB in Oil 6 months Oil Total PCB aroclor 1242 aroclor 1248 aroclor 1254 aroclor 1260 C09 Metals on Air Filters 6 months Air filters Cadmium Copper Lead Zinc C11 Trout LC50 6 months Water Trout LC50 (96 h) C12 Daphnia LC50 6 months Water Daphnia LC50 (48 h) C13 Microtox IC50 6 months Water Microtox IC50 (15 min) C14 CN (SAD) 6 months Water Cyanide (Strong Acid Dissociable) C15 pH 6 months Water pH C16 Volatile Organic Compounds 6 months Water 1,1-dichloroethane 1,1-dichloroethylene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1,2-dichloroethane
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6-Water; Soil / Sediment
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 6 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C16 Volatile Organic Compounds (cont’d) 6 months Water 1,2-dichloropropane 1,3-dichlorobenzene 1,4-dichlorobenzene Acetone (2-propanone) Benzene Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorodibromomethane Chloroform cis-1,2-dichloroethylene cis-1,3-dichloropropene Dichloromethane Ethylbenzene Ethylene Dibromide M/p-xylene Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) o-xylene Styrene Tetrachloroethylene Toluene Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene Trans-1,3-dichloropropene Trichloroethylene Trichlorofluoromethane Vinyl Chloride C17 Metals in Soil / Sediment 6 months Soil / Sediment Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Nickel
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7-Soil / Sediment; Water
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 7 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C17 Metals in Soil / Sediment (cont’d) 6 months Soil / Sediment Strontium Tin Titanium Uranium Vanadium Zinc C18 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 6 months Soil / Sediment (PAH) in Soil / Sediment Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene Benzo (a) anthracene Benzo (a) pyrene Benzo (b, j) fluoranthene Benzo (g,h,i) perylene Benzo (k) fluoranthene Chrysene Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene Fluoranthene Fluorene Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene Naphthalene Phenanthrene Pyrene C19 Mercury 6 months Water Mercury C22 OP Pesticides 6 months Water Atrazine Azinphos-methyl Bendiocarb Carbaryl Carbofuran Chlorpyriphos (ethyl) Cyanazine Diazinon Dimethoate Diuron Malathion Metolachlor Metribuzin Parathion (ethyl) Phorate Simazine Terbufos Trifluralin
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8-Water; Soil / Sediment
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 8 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C24 Aryloxy Acid Pesticides 6 months Water 2,4-dichlorophenyoxyacetic acid 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid Bromoxynil Dicamba Diclofop-methyl (as free acid) Dinoseb Picloram C25 Phenolic Compounds 6 months Water 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol 2,4-dichlorophenol Pentachlorophenol C27 Glyphosate 6 months Water Glyphosate C29 Aldicarb 6 months Water Aldicarb C31A PHC in Soil 6 months Soil / Sediment F1: C 6-C10 Benzene Ethylbenzene M/p-xylene o-xylene Toluene VH: C6 – C10 C31B PHC in Soil 6 months Soil / Sediment F2:C10-C16 F3:C16-C34 F4:C34-C50 F4 (Gravimetric methods only) C32 Chlorine 6 months Water Free Chlorine Total Chlorine C33 Total Phenolics 6 months Water Total Phenolics
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9-Water; Soil / Sediment; Soil
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 9 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C34 Oil and Grease 6 months Water Total Oil and Grease Mineral Oil and Grease (Gravimetric methods only) C35 PCBs 6 months Soil / Sediment aroclor 1242 aroclor 1248 aroclor 1254 aroclor 1260 Total PCB C36 VOCs 6 months Soil 1,1-dichloroethane 1,1-dichloroethylene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1,2-dichloroethane 1,2-dichloropropane 1,3-dichlorobenzene 1,4-dichlorobenzene Acetone (2-propanone) Benzene Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chlorodibromomethane Chloroform cis-1,2-dichloroethylene cis-1,3-dichloropropene Dichloromethane Ethylbenzene Ethylene Dibromide M/p-xylene Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) o-xylene Styrene Tetrachloroethylene Toluene Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene Trans-1,3-dichloropropene Trichloroethylene Trichlorofluoromethane
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10-Water; Soil; Water; Water; Water
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 10 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C37 Colour 6 Months Water True Colour C38 VOCs by TCLP 6 Months Soil 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Benzene Carbon tetrachloride Chlorobenzene Chloroform Dichloromethane Methyl Ethyl Ketone Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroethylene C39 Inorganics by TCLP 6 Months Soil Silver Arsenic Boron Barium Cadmium Chromium Lead Selenium Uranium Mercury Fluoride Nitrate-N Nitrate and Nitrite as N Cyanide (Weak Acid Dissociable) C40A Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Water 6 Months Water Benzene Ethylbenzene F1: C6-C10 m/p-Xylene o-Xylene Toluene VH (C6-C10) C40B Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Water 6 Months Water F2: C10-C16 F3: C16-C34 F4: C34-C50 C41 Hexavalent Chromium in Water 6 Months Water Hexavalent Chromium
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11-Water; Soil; Cannabis
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 11 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C42 Sulfide in Water 6 Months Water Sulfide C43 Solids in Soil 6 Months Soil Percent Moisture Total Solids Fixed Solids Volatile Solids C44 Nutrients in Soil 6 Months Soil Ammonia-N Kjeldahl Nitrogen Organic Carbon Phosphorus C45 Anions in Soil 6 Months Soil Bromide Chloride Fluoride Nitrate-N Percent Saturation Sulphate Phosphate - P C46 Acidity in Water 6 Months Water Acidity C47 Haloacetic Acids in Water 6 Months Water Bromochlorocacetic acid Dibromoacetic acid Dichloroacetic acid Monobromoacetic acid Monochloroacetic acid Trichloroacetic acid C70 Potency in Cannabis 6 Months Cannabis Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (THCA) Cannabidiol (CBD) Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA) C71 Pesticides in Cannabis 6 Months Cannabis Acephate Aldicarb Azoxystrobin
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12-Cannabis; Hemp; Hemp Oil
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 12 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C71 Pesticides in Cannabis (cont’d) 6 Months Cannabis Bifenazate Boscalid Carbaryl Carbofuran Diazinon Dichlorvos (DDVP) Dimethoate Ethoprophos Etoxazole Fipronil Fludioxonil Imidacloprid Malathion Metalaxyl Methiocarb Methomyl Myclobutanil Oxamyl Paclobutrazol Propoxur (Baygon) Spiromesifen Spirotetramat Thiamethoxam Trifloxystrobin C72 Metals in Hemp 6 Months Hemp Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Lead Mercury C73 Residual Solvents in Hemp Oil 6 Months Hemp Oil 1-Butanol (n-Butanol) 1-Pentanol 1-Propanol (Propanol) 2-Butanol 2-Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone, MEK) 2-Propanol (Isopropyl alcohol) 3-Methyl-1-butanol Acetone (2-Propanone) Anisole Butane Butyl acetate
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 13 of 14 Program Name / Parameters1 Frequency Matrix C73 Residual Solvents in Hemp Oil (cont’d) 6 Months Hemp Oil Dimethyl sulfoxide Ethanol Ethyl acetate Ethyl ether Heptane Isobutanol (2-Methyl-1-propanol) Isobutyl acetate Isopropyl acetate Methyl acetate Pentane Propane Propyl acetate Triethylamine C74 Hexavalent Chromium in Soil 6 Months Soil Hexavalent Chromium C75 Particle Size in Soil 6 Months Soil Percent Sand Percent Silt Percent Clay C76 Oil and Grease in Soil 6 Months Soil Total Oil and Grease C77 Pesticides in Soil 6 Months Soil p,p’-DDT Aldrin Alpha-BHC Alpha-Chlordane Beta-BHC Dieldrin Endosulfan I Endosulfan II Endrin Lindane Gamma-Chlordane Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Methoxychlor C78 Water Activity/% Moisture in Hemp 6 Months Hemp Percent Moisture Water Activity
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(A2LA Cert. No. 2298.01) 03/03/2025 Page 14 of 14 1Assigned values and associated uncertainties are determined by consensus of participant data. A cceptance limits are based on regression equations derived from historic data.
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For the proficiency testing schemes to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the provider’s Scope of Accreditation. Accredited Proficiency Testing Provider A2LA has accredited PROFICIENCY TESTING CANADA INC. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada This accreditation covers the specific proficiency testing schemes listed on the agreed upon Scope of Accreditation. This provider is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17043: 2023 Conformity assessment - General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a quality management system. Presented this 3rd day of March 2025. _______________________ Mr. Trace McInturff, Vice President, Accreditation Services For the Accreditation Council Certificate Number 2298.01 Valid to May 31, 2029

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