SGS Canada, Inc.

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SGS Canada, Inc.
Type Incorporated (inc.)
Industry Analytical testing
Headquarters 6490 Vipond Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Number of locations Multiple
Area served Canada
Services Analytical testing, Cannabis testing
Website mspharma.ca
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ms-pharma-inc./

SGS Canada, Inc. is responsible for "conducting precise and accurate analytical testing, such as DNA fingerprinting and metals speciation for numerous business lines."[1] Among their services they include chemical Cannabis laboratory testing for the country's various cannabis programs.[2] That work appears to be done at its Markham, Ontario laboratory.[3]

History

The company was founded as a grain inspection services company in Europe in the late nineteenth century.[4] It appears the Canadian branch may have been founded in 1948[1] and seen several iterations since.[5]

Locations

SGS has numerous laboratory locations, which can be references here. For Cannabis testing specifically:

Pricing

The company doesn't make its cannabis testing pricing public.

Additional information

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "SGS in Canada". SGS Canada, Inc. https://www.sgs.ca/en/our-company/about-sgs/sgs-in-brief/sgs-in-canada. Retrieved 13 February 2020. 
  2. "Laboratories licensed to conduct activities with cannabis". Health Canada. Government of Canada. 31 January 2020. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/list-licensed-dealers.html. Retrieved 13 February 2020. 
  3. "Cannabis Testing Services". SGS Canada, Inc. https://www.sgs.ca/en/life-sciences/contract-laboratory-services/cannabis-testing-services. Retrieved 13 February 2020. 
  4. "SGS in Brief". SGS Canada, Inc. https://www.sgs.ca/en/our-company/about-sgs/sgs-in-brief. Retrieved 13 February 2020. 
  5. "SGS Canada, Inc". Canada's Business Registries. Canadian Association of Corporate Law Administrators. https://beta.canadasbusinessregistries.ca/search/results?search={sgs%20canada%20Inc}&status=All. Retrieved 13 February 2020.