Scale Recertification

An Armagh POS Solutions technician in a navy golf shirt tests a deli scale with stainless steel test weights at a butcher counter.

Armagh POS Solutions offers regulatory scale recertification.

We examine your scales, and after a passing inspection we apply the Measurement Canada examination sticker and seals.

Call with the quantity, make, and model of your scale(s) and we will book an appointment.

What the visit covers

Armagh can arrange the regulatory examination that keeps your legal for trade scales current.

The technician checks the scale with certified test weights, documents the result, and when it passes applies the examination sticker and seals. The certificate shows the next due date.

Important Regulatory Requirements

Retail food scales must be examined every 5 years. This includes deli, grocery, butcher, produce and point-of-sale computing scales, plus scale-label printers used for retail food sales. It is a federal Measurement Canada requirement under the Weights and Measures Regulations, so it applies in Ontario the same as the rest of Canada.

  • The retail food sector covers grocery stores, supermarkets, delicatessens, ethnic and natural food stores, butcher shops, farmers’ markets, fish and seafood retailers, fruit and vegetable retailers, coffee retailers, and specialty candy and nut stores.
  • The next examination due date appears on the device’s examination certificate and sticker. If a scale is used in more than one trade sector, the shortest interval applies.
  • Mandatory periodic examinations are performed by Measurement Canada Authorized Service Providers, not by Measurement Canada inspectors.
  • Missing a mandatory examination is an offence. You can receive a warning requiring examination within 14 days, followed by administrative penalties of up to $2,000 or higher court-imposed fines.
  • A scale also needs an initial inspection before first use in trade, and recertification after certain alterations, such as capacity changes, or if it fails an accuracy check.

Official sources: Mandatory examination frequencies and When to get your device examined.

For more on legal-for-trade scales, stickers, and POS-connected weighing, see our blog article: Legal-for-Trade Scales: Measurement Canada, Your POS, and the Seal on the Platter.

Why Armagh

Armagh is local, based in Hamilton and serving Canada’s retail, restaurant, and grocery industries since 1979.

Book Scale Recertification

To book a scale recertification, call 1-888-528-5903 or use our contact form for an onsite visit. Share the quantity, make, and model of your scale(s) when you call or write.