Canadian Drug Testing
The drug testing process in Canada is one that can seem very confusing and unfortunately there are not that many places to go to find good information to help explain how it works. We are going to do a bit of an overview here to help you understand the ins and outs of...
What is the DOT?
When dealing with the drug and alcohol testing industry within Canada it can be confusing to see testing occurring which is regulated by the United States of America. In this article, we will go over what exactly these American agencies are, what they do, and how they...
FMCSA Increases The Random Testing Rate for 2020
The FMCSA announced on December 27th, 2019 that it is increasing the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substances testing for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) from the current rate of 25% of the average number employees to 50% of the...
The Drug Testing Process
So you’ve sent your specimen off to the laboratory, what happens next? Laboratory specimen testing goes through a series of steps after the specimen collection occurs and we are going to take a look at each of these steps to understand what happens. Laboratory tests...
The MRO Interview
The medical review process is one that has been created with the goal of ensuring that each donor (person who has given their sample in for a drug test) is given a fair process. The MRO process also includes quality assurance of each step of the collection and...