Learn about the NRC's instrument calibration services — the highest standard of calibration available in Canada.
Acoustical standards
Calibration for microphones, sound level calibrators, accelerometers, and medical ultrasound devices
Black carbon metrology
Calibration and certification data for black carbon mass concentration instruments
Electrical standards
Calibration for DC voltage, resistance, inductance and capacitance measurements, AC-DC transfer, and RF attenuation, impedance, voltage, and power
Dimensional metrology
Calibration for angle standards, coordinate metrology, diameter standards, end standards, and roundness standards
Electrical power measurements
Calibration for AC, sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal electricity meters, DC measurements, and high-voltage impulse
Frequency and time
Calibration and other laboratory services for time measurements, time interval and frequency measurements, frequency stability, laser frequency, and wavelength
Ionizing radiation standards
Determination of source strengths, instrument calibration, irradiations in known fields, independent quality assurance testing
Mass standards
Calibration for mass, magnetic susceptibility of weights, hydrometers, pneumatic and hydraulic pressure, and gas flow
Thermometry and humidity
Calibration for many types of thermometers, thermocouples, thermistors, hygrometers, and relative humidity sensors
Optical frequency/wavelength
Calibration for helium-neon lasers at 633 nm, lasers at 1511–1552 nm, and lasers at 550–1150 nm, and 1530–1560 nm
Photometry and radiometry
Calibration for photometry, colorimetry, spectroradiometry, spectral fluorescence, radiometers, photometers, and more
Raman and FTIR spectroscopy
Calibration and consultation services for Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy