SGS Canada Inc’s Crop Science division offers Canada’s most comprehensive spectrum of seed, greenhouse, feed, and soil testing services.

Our seed laboratories are accredited to operate in Canada under the regulations of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and are monitored by the Seeds Canada. Our largest seed laboratory is located in Sherwood Park, AB and hosts seed certification testing (germination, purity, true loose smut), health (vigor, trait), pathology, ISTA OIC/BIC, sampler training and REGAL services. Our Grande Prairie, AB lab focuses on grass, legume and native seed species, for Canadian, AOSA and ISTA seed testing rules.

Our Guelph, ON lab has 40 years of expertise and specializes in soil, greenhouse, and feed analysis. Please see a list of our ISO/IEC 17025 accredited tests on the Standards Council of Canada website. We recently attained PALA accreditation for delivery of soil testing in Quebec, Canada.

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company.  We operate a network of 2,700 offices and business facilities across 119 countries, supported by a team of 99,250 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standard of quality, safety and compliance.  Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and sustainability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence.

SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH0002497458, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).