People in Ontario make more than 14,000,000 visits each year to the province's community laboratories.

OAML member laboratories perform more than 95% of all diagnostic testing for patients outside of hospitals. Our members operate facilities in all regions of Ontario and serve communities through more than 325 licensed laboratories and specimen collection centres located throughout the province.

All OAML member facilities are licensed by the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care and adhere to stringent infection control procedures for the protection and safety of patients. The patient is our primary client.

Ontario's community laboratories are in the front lines of health care. When your doctor sends you to the lab for tests, chances are an OAML member laboratory is where you go. During the SARS outbreak in Toronto, when hospital closures meant outpatients couldn't get their lab tests done, the Ministry of Health turned to Ontario's community laboratories for help. OAML member laboratories stepped in to fill the breach.

At the core of the success of Ontario's community laboratories are professionals in the laboratory sciences, working for the benefit of the people in their own communities. These are highly-skilled knowledge workers who take pride in their work, and it shows.

Community laboratories are highly automated; tens of thousands of tests are handled every day. Courier networks cover the province and your specimen is delivered to the lab for testing and a result reported back to your doctor, usually within twenty-four hours.

OAML Member Laboratories

The following laboratory corporations are members of the OAML. You can learn more about individual laboratory corporations by visiting their websites.