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Annual membership with Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) is open to individuals, organizations, or anyone interested in the work being carried out in analytical laboratories.

Institutional members receive:

Voting rights at annual and special member meetings
Discounts on CALA Training
Discounts on proficiency testing through Proficiency Testing Canada (PTC)
Discounts on car rentals
Discounts on laboratory liability insurance
Annual fee $600

Individual members receive:

Voting rights at annual and special member meetings
Annual fee $50

Apply for membership:

If you are interested in applying for membership, kindly fill in the form below. Payment is not necessary at this time, you will be invoiced.

Annual Membership Fees*

INSTITUTIONAL**

$600

May be held by a corporation, a department or ministry of the federal or provincial government, a municipality, a university, or any other recognized organization. A corporation includes its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. A Crown corporation or independent government agency is deemed to be a corporation.

INDIVIDUAL

$50

May be held by any person.

* Fees are approved by the CALA Board of Directors; subject to change without notice; and published in P02-02 – CALA Program Description – Fee Schedule (.pdf). In case of a discrepancy between this page and P02-02, the latter shall prevail.
**The CALA Bylaw states that all members will be bound by the CALA Code of Ethics.
*** Only Institutional members in good standing qualify for reduced member rates for Proficiency Testing through Proficiency Testing Canada Inc., and CALA Training programs.