We have a federal-provincial-territorial network called the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network. I always say that the capacity changes rapidly on an ongoing basis as we begin to ramp up that capacity. Obviously when we first started, it was an entirely new test. You had to test those few cases in the Winnipeg National Microbiology Lab. Now some jurisdictions don't have to send anything for validation. Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia can all do their own testing.
On March 11th, 2020. See this statement in context.