Radon Test Kits at Canadian Retailers (2026): The Pro-Lab, First Alert, and LabTech Kits at Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Rona, Home Hardware, Walmart and Amazon — and the C-NRPP / Tarion Eligibility Gap

A note before you read. This article is general consumer-protection information drawn from publicly available product listings, manufacturer documentation, customer reviews on retailer sites, and Health Canada / C-NRPP / CARST / Tarion guidance verified at retailer and manufacturer URLs on 15 May 2026. It is not legal, regulatory, or comparative-advertising advice. Where we discuss the Pro-Lab kit, we describe what Pro-Lab itself publishes and what publicly posted customer reviews say. RadonTest.ca sells a competing Canadian long-term radon test kit, and that commercial interest is disclosed up-front. We do not interpret any individual home's test result. See full disclaimers at the bottom.

Quick answer. Across mainstream Canadian retail — Home Depot Canada, Home Hardware, Lowe's Canada, Canadian Tire, Rona, Walmart Canada, and Amazon Canada — there are four radon test kit SKUs you'll routinely encounter, all manufactured in the United States and analyzed at US laboratories. All-in cost per kit for a Canadian buyer (USD/CAD 1.37235 per Bank of Canada, 14 May 2026; including return postage from Canada to the US lab): (1) Pro-Lab RL116 long-term alpha-track — the only long-term kit at major retail; all-in ~$108–$171 CAD depending on whether you buy in-store ($40–$60 shelf + $40 USD lab fee + return postage) or shipped from Walmart Canada ($63.95 + $25.96 shipping + $40 USD lab fee + return postage); (2) Pro-Lab RA100 short-term charcoal — all-in ~$65–$131 CAD (kit price + $20 USD per detector or $40 USD for the 2-detector kit + return postage); (3) First Alert RD1 / RDA short-term charcoal — all-in ~$52–$80 CAD (Walmart Canada $50.16 / Canadian Tire & Rona similar — package displays "No Lab Fee"* badge, lab fee bundled into kit price, return postage extra); and (4) LabTech LT5110 short-term charcoal — all-in ~$67–$80 CAD (Amazon Canada $27.21 + $20 USD lab fee to Alpha Energy Laboratories in Texas + return postage). Two findings apply to all four kits, based on direct review of the C-NRPP listed-device page on 15 May 2026: (a) none of the four kits' manufacturers or analytical labs appear on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages — they hold US certifications instead (NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA-listed); and (b) Tarion's published radon warranty rules require both the kit and the lab to be C-NRPP-certified for the test result to be eligible for Ontario's up-to-$50,000 new-home radon warranty. Combining (a) and (b): a result from any of these four kits, on its own, does not appear to satisfy Tarion's published evidence requirement. Tarion has discretion in claim review; verify directly with Tarion before relying on any eligibility statement. Three of the four kits are also short-term, which is not Health Canada's preferred residential protocol. For a long-term alpha-track kit that uses a C-NRPP-listed device and a C-NRPP-listed Canadian lab — at $89 all-in with no surprise USD fees — see RadonTest.ca's $89 long-term kit.

Key Facts (Citable Summary)

A condensed reference of the central facts in this article. Each item links to its primary source.

• Article scope: Long-term alpha-track passive radon test kits available at Canadian retail hardware stores and large-format retailers (Home Depot Canada, Home Hardware, Lowe's Canada, Walmart Canada). Excludes online-only direct-to-consumer kits, short-term charcoal kits except where they cause point-of-sale confusion, and digital electronic radon monitors (covered separately).
• Health Canada testing recommendation: A long-term test of at least 91 days, ideally during the heating season. Source: Health Canada — Guide for radon measurements in residential dwellings.
• Health Canada residential radon guideline: 200 Bq/m³. Source: Health Canada — Radon.
• The dominant in-store / catalogue alpha-track kit at Canadian retail: the Pro-Lab RL116, manufactured by Professional Laboratories, Inc., 1675 N. Commerce Pkwy, Weston, Florida 33326, USA. Sources: Pro-Lab corporate page; Home Depot Canada — Pro-Lab RL116; Home Hardware — Pro-Lab long-term; Walmart Canada — Pro-Lab RL116.
• Walmart Canada RL116 price (verified 15 May 2026): $63.95 CAD on sale (regular price $82.49 CAD), plus $25.96 CAD seller delivery (sold and shipped by third-party seller Unbeatablesale). Source: Walmart Canada product page.
• Pro-Lab RL116 lab analysis fee: $40 USD, paid separately to Pro-Lab via the online registration portal at the time the test is submitted, in US dollars. The $40 figure is consistently cited across multiple US retailers (Walmart.com, Lowe's.com, Alliance MRO, SIM Supply) and on Pro-Lab's own kit information.
• Short-term charcoal kits on the same shelf or in the catalogue (verified prices, 15 May 2026):
  • Pro-Lab RA100 / Clamshell short-term charcoal: $49.82 CAD on sale (regular $53.00) at Walmart Canada, FREE seller delivery. Source: Walmart Canada — Pro-Lab Clamshell. Pro-Lab RA100 separately requires a US-dollar lab fee at registration paid to Pro-Lab's Florida lab.
  • First Alert RD1 / RDA short-term charcoal: $50.16 CAD at Walmart Canada, FREE seller delivery (sold by Urban Inspirations SFP). Source: Walmart Canada — First Alert RD1. Also on Amazon Canada and Canadian Tire. Lab fee IS bundled into the kit price — the First Alert RD1 retail package itself displays a "No Lab Fee" badge*, alongside an "EPA & NRPP Certified Lab" badge (verified in the Walmart Canada product image, 15 May 2026). First Alert.ca's RDA Home Radon Test Kit page confirms "Includes test materials and lab fees." Unlike the Pro-Lab kits, there is no separate USD lab fee at registration for the RD1. Return shipping uses a US Business Reply Mail envelope and is not pre-paid from Canada. The lab is US-based; the package's own "EPA & NRPP Certified Lab" wording confirms US certifications (EPA-listed, NRPP — the US National Radon Proficiency Program), not the Canadian C-NRPP. The kit is therefore not Tarion-eligible for an Ontario new-home radon warranty claim, and it is short-term, not Health Canada's preferred long-term protocol.
  • LabTech LT5110 RadonOK short-term charcoal: $27.21–$27.45 CAD on Amazon Canada — the cheapest short-term sticker price in this article. Source: Amazon Canada — LabTech LT5110. Lab analysis is performed by Alpha Energy Laboratories (a US-based lab, headquartered in Texas) — see Alpha Energy Laboratories — LabTech RadonOK fee policy. Lab fee is $20 USD per sample, paid separately (~$28 CAD with FX), so the all-in is approximately $55–$60 CAD plus return postage to the US. EPA-listed; not C-NRPP listed for Canada; not Tarion-eligible; and short-term, not Health Canada's preferred long-term protocol.
• Return mailer language: Pro-Lab's instructions describe the included envelope as a "Business Reply pre-paid postage envelope". Source: Pro-Lab RL116 instructions. However, US Business Reply Mail is only valid for parcels mailed from a US address; a parcel mailed from Canada to that envelope's US destination requires the Canadian sender to pay their own postage. Practical Canadian return-shipping cost via Canada Post small-packet to the US: typically $15–$25 CAD.
• All-in cost of the Pro-Lab RL116 for a Canadian buyer (verified 15 May 2026, USD/CAD = 1.37235 per Bank of Canada):
  • Walmart Canada online (third-party seller; Pro-Lab's standard $40 USD lab fee paid separately at registration): Kit $63.95 + Walmart shipping $25.96 + Lab fee $40 USD ≈ $56.27 CAD with FX + Canadian return postage $12–$25 = all-in approximately $158–$171 CAD.
  • In-store at Home Depot Canada / Home Hardware / Lowe's Canada (lab fee paid separately to Pro-Lab): Kit $40–$60 + In-store shipping $0 + Lab fee $40 USD ≈ $56.27 CAD with FX + Canadian return postage $12–$25 = all-in approximately $108–$141 CAD.
  • Pro-Lab's standard published process charges the lab fee separately at the time the test is registered, in US dollars. The Pro-Lab packaging does not display a "no lab fee" badge.
• C-NRPP listed alpha-track manufacturers and labs (verified 15 May 2026 directly from the C-NRPP listed-device page): the approved alpha-track manufacturer / laboratory pairings published by C-NRPP are Accustar (analyzed at AccuStar Labs, Ward Hill, MA), Eurofins (analyzed in Sweden), Radonova (Lombard, IL — covering DUOTRAK, Radtrak2, Radtrak3, Rapidos), Framework Scientific / Radosys (RSKS device, analyzed at SRC Saskatoon, Lex Scientific Guelph, or RPC Fredericton), and RSSI (Morton Grove, IL). Pro-Lab, First Alert / Resideo, LabTech / Mosser Lee, and Alpha Energy Laboratories are not on this list. A C-NRPP-listed lab can be located in the US — country of address is not the criterion; what matters is whether the lab appears on the C-NRPP list.
• Pro-Lab certifications: Pro-Lab publishes US-side certifications including NRPP (National Radon Proficiency Program — US), NRSB (National Radon Safety Board — US), NEHA, NVLAP, and various US state radon programs. Pro-Lab is not currently published on the C-NRPP listed-device or consumer-grade electronic monitors pages for Canada at the time of this article's last review (15 May 2026). C-NRPP is the Canadian certification program; NRPP is its US counterpart. They are separate programs with separate listings.
• Tarion warranty implication. Tarion's published guidance on its new-home radon warranty states verbatim: "Whether you use a do-it-yourself radon test kit or hire a radon measurement or mitigation professional to do the testing for you, both must be approved and certified through the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program for the test results to be eligible for coverage under the new home warranty." A Pro-Lab RL116 test, analyzed at Pro-Lab's US lab that is not currently on the C-NRPP listed-laboratory pages, does not, on its own, appear to satisfy this Tarion published eligibility requirement. Tarion has discretion in claim review and may apply additional or alternative considerations. Tarion's radon warranty is up to $50,000 for qualifying new-home claims with an Agreement of Purchase and Sale signed on or after 1 February 2021, within a 7-year warranty window. Always verify directly with Tarion before relying on any eligibility statement.
• Recurring Canadian customer-review themes documented on publicly posted Home Depot review pages for the Pro-Lab kits include: lab fee not disclosed at the till, online registration portal does not accept a Canadian billing address (requires phone call to US lab), pre-paid US Business Reply envelope not valid from Canada, devices received past expiration date, samples lost in cross-border mail with the lab's only remedy being a replacement kit, and time-window pressure between end of test and lab receipt difficult to meet from many Canadian locations. Sources: Home Depot RL116 reviews; Home Depot RA100 reviews.
• Short-term vs long-term confusion at retail: Most Canadian hardware stores stock both Pro-Lab's short-term charcoal RA100 (~96 hour test) and the long-term alpha-track RL116 (≥90 day test) on the same shelf, often with similar packaging. Health Canada recommends the long-term test, but in-store signage rarely clarifies this — the short-term kit is the consumer's most common accidental purchase.

Key Terms (Glossary)

• Bq/m³ (becquerels per cubic metre) — the SI unit Health Canada uses for indoor radon. Canadian residential guideline: 200 Bq/m³.
• pCi/L (picocuries per litre) — the unit used in the United States. 1 pCi/L ≈ 37 Bq/m³.
• Alpha-track detector — a passive long-term device using a small piece of radiation-sensitive plastic (e.g., CR-39). Alpha particles from radon decay create microscopic damage tracks in the film over the deployment period; the lab counts the tracks under a microscope to calculate the average radon concentration. Health Canada's preferred protocol calls for long-term testing of ≥91 days, which is what alpha-track is designed for.
• Activated charcoal canister — a passive short-term device (typically 2–7 days). Suitable for screening or real-estate timelines, not the long-term protocol Health Canada recommends.
• Long-term test — Health Canada's recommended residential radon test, deployed for ≥91 days, ideally during heating season, in the lowest lived-in level of the home.
• C-NRPP (Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program) — Canada's national radon certification program, operated by CARST and AARST and recognized by Health Canada. Maintains lists of approved passive devices, approved laboratories, and certified Measurement and Mitigation Professionals.
• NRPP / NRSB (US) — the US National Radon Proficiency Program and National Radon Safety Board. Not equivalent to C-NRPP. A device or lab certified by NRPP or NRSB is certified for the US market and may or may not also be C-NRPP-listed for Canada.
• EPA-listed — a US designation indicating a device or lab has been listed under the US Environmental Protection Agency's historical radon programs. Not equivalent to C-NRPP and not a Health Canada designation.
• Lab analysis fee — the fee charged by the manufacturer's analytical laboratory to read the device and produce a written result. With the Pro-Lab kit sold at Canadian retail, this fee is not included in the retail kit price and is paid separately, in US dollars, via Pro-Lab's online registration portal.
• US Business Reply Mail (BRM) — a US Postal Service service that allows the recipient to pay postage when a parcel is mailed from a US address. Not valid for parcels mailed from a Canadian address; Canadian senders must pay their own postage to ship to a US BRM address.
• CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) — the Canadian federal agency that administers customs at the border. Cross-border parcels — including a sealed radon detector mailed back to a US lab — pass through CBSA / USPS exchange.
• Tarion — Ontario's provincially-administered new-home warranty program. Tarion's radon warranty covers up to $50,000 of mitigation for qualifying new-home claims (APS signed on/after 1 February 2021), but requires C-NRPP-certified testing for the result to be eligible for coverage.

About This Resource

This article is maintained by RadonTest.ca, a Canadian-owned long-term radon test kit company. RadonTest.ca's lab partner for kit analysis is Lex Scientific (Guelph, Ontario), a C-NRPP-listed Canadian lab accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by CALA. Disclosure: RadonTest.ca sells a long-term alpha-track radon test kit that competes with the Pro-Lab RL116 discussed in this article. Where this article makes a comparative claim, it is based on publicly posted manufacturer / retailer information or publicly posted customer reviews, with sources linked.

Article scope. This article reviews the long-term alpha-track passive radon test kit sold at Canadian retail hardware stores and large-format retailers (Home Depot Canada, Home Hardware, Lowe's Canada, Walmart Canada). It excludes:

• Short-term charcoal kits (covered only as the source of the in-aisle confusion problem).
• Digital / electronic continuous radon monitors.

Primary sources consulted in preparing this article: Health Canada (Radon: About; Guide for Radon Measurements in Residential Dwellings; Testing Your Home for Radon); the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program (C-NRPP) listed-device pages; Tarion (How your new home warranty protects you against the dangers of radon gas); Pro-Lab / Professional Laboratories, Inc. (corporate page, RL116 product page, RL116 instructions); the Better Business Bureau profile for Professional Laboratories, Inc.; product pages and customer review pages at Home Depot Canada, Home Depot (US), Walmart Canada, Walmart (US), Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, Rona, and Lowe's; the US National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) and US National Radon Safety Board (NRSB); the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST); and the Canadian Cancer Society.

Editorial scope. RadonTest.ca writes consumer-protection content for Canadian homeowners. We do not do regulatory or commercial work for any of the brands discussed.

Review cadence. This article is reviewed at least annually and after material product, pricing, or regulatory changes. Last reviewed: 15 May 2026. Material updates between annual reviews are reflected in the last_updated field at the top of this article. Prices and product availability change frequently at retail; the prices in this article were verified at the linked retailer URLs on 15 May 2026.

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Table of Contents

• Key Facts (Citable Summary)
• Key Terms (Glossary)
• About This Resource
• How to Cite This Page
• What's actually on the shelf at Canadian hardware stores
• Frustration #1: short-term vs long-term confusion at the till
• Frustration #2: the $40 USD lab fee that isn't on the shelf tag
• Frustration #3: the "pre-paid" envelope that isn't pre-paid from Canada
• Frustration #4: samples lost in cross-border mail, lab recourse is limited
• Frustration #5: online registration won't accept a Canadian billing address
• Frustration #6: the Pro-Lab kit will not qualify for a Tarion warranty claim
• The lab certification question: NRPP, EPA, NRSB, vs C-NRPP
• The Pro-Lab RL116 — verified prices and all-in cost
• What Health Canada actually recommends
• The RadonTest.ca alternative — $89 all-in, C-NRPP, Tarion-eligible
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Order Your Test Kit
• Disclaimers
• Sources
• Related Articles

What's Actually on the Shelf at Canadian Hardware Stores

Walk the safety / detector aisle at any of the major Canadian hardware chains in 2026 and the radon section is small — typically a single shelf or peg-hook position adjacent to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The passive long-term alpha-track kit on the shelf or in the catalogue is essentially this:

Pro-Lab RL116 is the only long-term alpha-track brand consistently stocked across Canadian retail. That makes it the primary review subject of this article. The three short-term charcoal SKUs you'll also encounter — Pro-Lab RA100, First Alert RD1 / RDA, and LabTech LT5110 — sit alongside it as the Canadian retail short-term alternatives, and we cover each so you can see exactly what's on offer and what isn't.

Digital electronic continuous radon monitors (Airthings Corentium Home, SafetySiren Pro4) also appear on Home Depot Canada and Canadian Tire shelves but are out of scope for this article — they're covered in our Long-Term vs Digital Radon Monitor article.

The four kits at a glance — verified comparison (15 May 2026)

True all-in cost for a Canadian buyer — every component priced (15 May 2026)

Assumptions used in this table:

• USD/CAD spot rate: 1.37235 (Bank of Canada most recent published rate at the time of writing — verify at Bank of Canada exchange rate lookup).
• Credit-card foreign-exchange fee: 2.5% added on top of spot (typical Canadian consumer credit card; some no-FX-fee cards charge 0% — confirm with your card issuer).
• Walmart Canada third-party seller listings: Walmart Canada radon-kit listings are sold and shipped by third-party sellers (e.g., Unbeatablesale for the Pro-Lab RL116; nocnoc for the Pro-Lab Clamshell; Urban Inspirations SFP for the First Alert RD1). For the First Alert RD1 / RDA, the package itself displays a "No Lab Fee"* badge alongside an "EPA & NRPP Certified Lab" badge — the lab fee is bundled into the kit price for First Alert. For Pro-Lab kits (RL116 long-term and RA100 / Clamshell short-term), Pro-Lab's standard process charges the lab fee separately in US dollars at the time of registration regardless of where the kit was purchased, and the Pro-Lab packaging does not display a "no lab fee" badge. The Walmart Canada listing pages we reviewed for the Pro-Lab kits did not explicitly state whether the lab fee is bundled — verify with your specific seller listing at time of purchase if you intend to rely on bundled-fee pricing for a Pro-Lab kit.
• Return shipping from Canada to the US lab: estimated $12–$25 CAD depending on choice of Canada Post service (Small Packet USA Air untracked at the lower end; Tracked Packet USA at the upper end). The "pre-paid Business Reply" envelope included with imported kits is US Business Reply Mail and is not valid from a Canadian address — Canadian buyers always pay their own return postage. Verify current rates at Canada Post small packet to USA.

The four retail kits share the same structural traits: all four use a US-based analytical lab; all four use a US Business Reply Mail return envelope (not pre-paid from Canada); none of the four manufacturers or labs appear on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages we reviewed on 15 May 2026; and on the basis of Tarion's published rule, a result from any of these four kits does not, on its own, appear to satisfy Tarion's published evidence requirement for an Ontario new-home radon warranty claim. (Note: a C-NRPP-listed lab can itself be physically located in the US — AccuStar Labs in Massachusetts, Radonova in Illinois, and RSSI in Illinois are all C-NRPP-listed. The criterion is not country of address, it is C-NRPP listing status.) Three of the four kits are also short-term, which is a faster snapshot but is not Health Canada's preferred residential protocol — that's the long-term test.

Frustration #1: Short-Term vs Long-Term Confusion at the Till

If you walk in looking for "the radon kit Health Canada recommends," the most common experience is this: you see two Pro-Lab boxes (or a Pro-Lab and a First Alert) side by side, the cheaper one says "radon test kit," the more expensive one says "radon test kit," and the difference between them is buried in small print on the back panel.

The functional difference is enormous:

• The short-term charcoal kit (Pro-Lab RA100, First Alert RD1) is a 3–4 day or 96-hour snapshot of a gas that fluctuates dramatically by season, weather, and how much you opened the windows that week. Useful for screening or real-estate timelines.
• The long-term alpha-track kit (Pro-Lab RL116) is a ≥90 day measurement of average radon concentration over a meaningful slice of the year. It is what Health Canada's published Guide for Radon Measurements in Residential Dwellings recommends as the residential protocol.

In-store packaging rarely flags which one is the recommended residential test. Both boxes look like radon kits. Both reference the EPA. Both have similar branding. The cheaper one is almost always the short-term — and it's the one most accidental shoppers pick up.

This is not a fluke; it is structural. The retailer carries both; the brand sells both; the shelf-talker is generic; and the staff at the till are not radon professionals. The result is that a meaningful share of well-intentioned Canadian homeowners walk out with a 96-hour kit when they actually wanted (and Health Canada actually recommends) a ≥90-day kit.

If you want to avoid this trap at retail: on the back of the box, look for the deployment time. "96 hours" or "2–4 days" = short-term charcoal. "90 days" or "3 months to 1 year" or "long-term" = alpha-track. Buy the long-term one.

Frustration #2: The $40 USD Lab Fee That Isn't on the Pro-Lab Shelf Tag

This is the single most common written complaint in publicly posted customer reviews of the Pro-Lab kits. The pattern goes:

1. Buyer picks up the Pro-Lab RL116 (or RA100 short-term) at the hardware store for the shelf price.
2. Buyer deploys the test as instructed.
3. Buyer goes to Pro-Lab's online registration portal to submit the test for analysis.
4. The portal asks for $40 USD (long-term RL116) or a comparable USD figure (short-term RA100) before it will process the sample.

The $40 USD lab fee for the RL116 is consistently published across multiple US retailers (Walmart.com, Lowe's.com, Alliance MRO, SIM Supply). It is paid in US dollars via Pro-Lab's online portal, on a credit card. Your card's foreign-exchange fee (typically 2–2.5% on most consumer cards) is on top of the spot USD-to-CAD conversion. In practical terms:

• $40 USD lab fee at ~1.40 USD/CAD = $56 CAD spot
• Plus ~2.5% credit-card FX fee = approximately $57.40 CAD

That fee is not on the shelf tag. It is not on the price-checker scanner. It is not mentioned by the cashier. Most Canadian buyers find out at the moment they sit down to register the test — already deep into a process they cannot redo without buying a different kit and starting over. For a 91+ day long-term test, that's three months of lost time on top of the surprise cost.

This isn't a deceptive practice on Pro-Lab's part — their packaging and product descriptions do disclose that the lab fee is separate. It is, however, a structural disclosure problem at retail: the retail price you see is roughly half the all-in cost for a Pro-Lab kit.

One useful contrast: the First Alert RD1 / RDA short-term charcoal kit (Canadian Tire, Rona, Walmart Canada) bundles its lab fee into the retail price. First Alert's product page confirms: "Includes test materials and lab fees." So a $50.16 First Alert RD1 at Walmart Canada is closer to its sticker price all-in than a Pro-Lab kit is — though the RD1 still uses a US lab, a US Business Reply Mail return envelope (with the same not-pre-paid-from-Canada problem covered in Frustration #3), and is not C-NRPP listed so its result is not Tarion-eligible (Frustration #6). And it is short-term, not Health Canada's preferred long-term protocol.

Frustration #3: The "Pre-Paid" Envelope That Isn't Pre-Paid From Canada

Pro-Lab's own published instructions for the RL116 say: "Place the PRO-LAB Long-Term Radon Gas Detector and the Long-Term Radon Data Card into the enclosed 'Business Reply' pre-paid postage envelope and mail immediately within 24 hours of the completion of the test." Source: Pro-Lab RL116 instructions.

The envelope is Business Reply Mail. But US Business Reply Mail is only valid for parcels mailed from a US address. A parcel dropped into a mailbox in Canada is not picked up under that US BRM permit. Canada Post will return the envelope to the sender as having insufficient postage — or, if the sender takes it to the post office counter, will charge Canadian small-packet airmail rates to the US (typically $15–$25 CAD depending on weight, origin, and whether tracking is selected).

In short: the envelope language says "pre-paid"; the operational reality for a Canadian buyer is that you pay your own postage, fill in a small-package customs declaration at the post office (cross-border parcel), and absorb the round-trip transit time through Canada Post / USPS exchange / domestic US delivery.

The 24-hour return window in Pro-Lab's instructions adds urgency: alpha-track devices are less time-sensitive than charcoal, but the published instruction is to mail within 24 hours of the test ending. From many Canadian locations, a tracked Canada Post small-packet to Florida is a 5–10 business day transit minimum.

Frustration #4: Samples Lost in Cross-Border Mail, Lab Recourse Is Limited

This is the most consequential frustration documented in publicly posted Canadian-customer reviews. The pattern, as repeatedly described:

1. The Canadian customer correctly deploys the kit for the test period.
2. The customer correctly seals the device, pays Canadian postage, and mails the parcel cross-border to Florida.
3. The lab never confirms receipt.
4. The customer contacts Pro-Lab's US-based customer service.
5. The lab's typical response is that they cannot produce a result for a sample they did not receive, and the customer's recourse is generally a kit replacement (not a refund of the lab fee, the original retail purchase, the cost of return shipping, or — most importantly — the time lost waiting for the test to complete).

From the buyer's perspective: a 90-day test that produced nothing, ~$130–$170 CAD spent, and the only thing the lab will offer is to start over with another 90-day test from scratch.

In fairness:

• This is not unique to Pro-Lab; it is a structural risk of any imported passive kit that depends on a sample physically reaching a foreign lab through international mail.
• The actual frequency of lost samples is not publicly published by Pro-Lab and we do not have a numerical loss rate. The reviews are anecdotal but recurring.
• Pro-Lab does offer kit replacements; the underlying complaint is usually about the time loss and the lack of warning at point-of-sale.

The structural fix is the same regardless of brand: a kit shipped within a single country is materially less likely to be lost in transit than one that has to clear two postal systems and a border.

Frustration #5: Online Registration Won't Accept a Canadian Billing Address

This is the most operationally specific frustration, and it shows up repeatedly in reviews on the Pro-Lab Home Depot pages. The pattern:

1. Customer finishes the test deployment.
2. Customer goes to Pro-Lab's online registration portal to register the kit ID and pay the $40 USD lab fee.
3. The portal's billing-address form expects a US ZIP code and does not cleanly accept a Canadian postal code or province.
4. Customer tries workarounds (entering a US-style 5-digit number, leaving the province field blank, etc.) — these typically fail address validation.
5. The customer ends up phoning Pro-Lab's US customer service line during US business hours (954-384-4446) to register the kit by phone and pay the fee.

This is half an hour or more of friction the buyer absorbs after they've already deployed the test for ≥90 days. It also means the lab fee is being processed manually over the phone — credit card read aloud — rather than through a web form, which some buyers reasonably prefer not to do.

Frustration #6: The C-NRPP / Tarion Eligibility Gap

This is the frustration that matters most if you own a qualifying Ontario new build.

Tarion — Ontario's provincially-administered new-home warranty — covers up to $50,000 of radon mitigation for qualifying new homes with an Agreement of Purchase and Sale signed on or after 1 February 2021, within a 7-year warranty window. That is a meaningful sum.

Tarion's published guidance on what evidence is required to substantiate a radon warranty claim. From Tarion.com — How your new home warranty protects you against the dangers of radon gas, verbatim:

"Whether you use a do-it-yourself radon test kit or hire a radon measurement or mitigation professional to do the testing for you, both must be approved and certified through the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program for the test results to be eligible for coverage under the new home warranty."

That's the rule. The do-it-yourself kit and the lab analyzing it must both be C-NRPP-certified for the result to count as Tarion-eligible evidence.

Each of the four kits in this article publishes US-side certifications: NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA-listed, and various US state radon programs. We verified the C-NRPP listed-device page directly on 15 May 2026, and the C-NRPP-listed alpha-track manufacturer / laboratory pairings published on that page were: Accustar (AccuStar Labs, Ward Hill, MA), Eurofins (Sweden), Radonova (Lombard, IL), Framework Scientific / Radosys (analyzed at SRC Saskatoon, Lex Scientific Guelph, or RPC Fredericton), and RSSI (Morton Grove, IL). Pro-Lab, First Alert / Resideo, LabTech / Mosser Lee, and Alpha Energy Laboratories were not on that list. NRPP and C-NRPP are separate programs with separate listings.

The practical implication for an Ontario new-build owner, on the basis of those two published documents:

• A test result from any of the four kits in this article — Pro-Lab RL116, Pro-Lab RA100, First Alert RD1, or LabTech LT5110 — does not, on its own, appear to satisfy Tarion's published evidence requirement for a radon warranty claim. Tarion has discretion in claim review and may apply additional or alternative considerations; this article cannot predict the outcome of any specific claim.
• If your hardware-store test result is over 200 Bq/m³ and you want to claim Tarion's up-to-$50,000 mitigation coverage, the most defensible path described in Tarion's own published guidance is to use a C-NRPP-certified kit and lab. If your initial test was not from a C-NRPP-certified provider, you may need to redo the test before Tarion's published evidence threshold is met — adding ≥90 days of test time for a long-term test, plus another kit purchase.
• The economic cost of using a non-C-NRPP kit is therefore not just the $30–$170 CAD spent on the hardware-store kit. It is that amount plus the cost of a second C-NRPP test plus 90+ additional days before you can submit a substantiated long-term claim.

This frustration is specific to Ontario new-build owners eligible for Tarion. But for that population, it is the largest financial risk in this entire article. If you own a qualifying Ontario new home, buy a C-NRPP-certified kit from the start, and verify the kit and lab on the C-NRPP listed pages before purchase and with Tarion before submitting any claim.

(Verify Tarion's current rules directly at Tarion.com before any claim — Tarion qualification has additional requirements beyond just the C-NRPP certification, and the published rule may be updated. Meeting Tarion's qualification criteria does not guarantee a claim is approved.)

The Lab Certification Question: NRPP, EPA, NRSB, vs C-NRPP

This is the area where in-store packaging is most likely to mislead by omission. The certifications that appear on Pro-Lab and First Alert kit packaging — EPA-listed, NRPP, NRSB, and various US state certifications — are all US-side programs. They are not the Canadian standard.

The Canadian standard is C-NRPP — the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program, jointly operated by CARST and AARST and recognized by Health Canada. C-NRPP maintains:

• A list of C-NRPP-listed professional devices (passive devices and professional electronic monitors).
• A list of C-NRPP consumer-grade electronic radon monitors.
• A directory of C-NRPP-certified Measurement and Mitigation Professionals.

What this means in plain language:

• A device that is EPA-listed is approved under historical US EPA radon programs. Meaningful US quality signal — but not the same as being on the C-NRPP list for Canada.
• A device that is NRPP-certified is approved by the US National Radon Proficiency Program. Same point — meaningful US quality signal, not the Canadian designation.
• The most direct way to confirm whether a device or lab is recognized in Canada is to check the C-NRPP listed-device pages directly.

Pro-Lab's own published qualifications list NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA, and US state certifications. We did not find Pro-Lab on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages at the time of this article's last review (May 2026). This is not a statement that Pro-Lab kits produce inaccurate radon measurements — they are functional radon measurement instruments under a well-established US quality program. It is a statement that if your reason for testing requires a Canadian C-NRPP-recognized result — Tarion warranty claims being the most concrete example, with some real-estate disclosure scenarios and some workplace contexts also relying on C-NRPP — the Pro-Lab kit will not satisfy that requirement.

The Pro-Lab RL116 — Verified Prices and All-In Cost

Manufacturer: Professional Laboratories, Inc. — 1675 N. Commerce Pkwy, Weston, Florida 33326, USA. Phone (954) 384-4446. Sources: Pro-Lab corporate page; BBB profile.

Product: RL116 long-term alpha-track passive radon detector. Deployed for 3 months to 1 year in the lowest lived-in level of the home, then sealed and mailed to Pro-Lab's analytical lab in Florida.

Where to find it in Canadian retail and verified prices (15 May 2026):

Lab analysis fee: Pro-Lab charges the lab analysis fee separately in US dollars — $40 USD for the RL116 — paid through Pro-Lab's online registration portal at the end of the test. This applies regardless of where the kit was purchased (in-store at Home Depot Canada / Home Hardware / Lowe's Canada or shipped via Walmart Canada). Pro-Lab packaging does not display a "no lab fee" badge. (For comparison, the First Alert RD1 / RDA short-term charcoal kit's package displays an explicit "No Lab Fee"* badge — meaning the First Alert lab fee IS bundled — and that's a meaningful manufacturer-disclosure difference between the two brands.)

Return shipping: "Pre-paid" Business Reply Mail envelope (US BRM); not valid from Canada. Canadian return postage typically $15–$25 CAD plus a small-package customs declaration at the post office.

Certifications published by Pro-Lab: US NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA-listed, various US state radon programs. Not currently on the C-NRPP Canadian listed-device or listed-laboratory pages at the time of this article's last review (15 May 2026).

Tarion warranty eligibility: A Pro-Lab RL116 result will not, by itself, satisfy Tarion's published C-NRPP evidence requirement for an Ontario new-home radon warranty claim. See Frustration #6 above.

Verified all-in cost for a Canadian buyer — Walmart Canada (15 May 2026, USD/CAD = 1.37235):

If you instead buy the Pro-Lab RL116 in-store at a Home Depot Canada / Home Hardware / Lowe's Canada at a typical brick-and-mortar shelf price in the $40–$60 CAD range (verify at your local store — these retailers' product pages load price dynamically and are not displayed in static page content), the all-in is:

RadonTest.ca's editorial assessment of the Pro-Lab RL116:

• The device itself is a functional long-term alpha-track instrument under the US NRPP quality program.
• The all-in cost — once everything is added up — is materially higher than the shelf price implies and is meaningfully higher than RadonTest.ca's $89 all-in long-term kit.
• The lab is not currently on the C-NRPP Canadian listed-laboratory pages, which means the result will not, on its own, support a Tarion warranty claim.
• Cross-border logistics add documented operational frictions that a Canadian-direct kit avoids by design.

If you've already purchased a Pro-Lab RL116 and want to maximize your odds of a clean result: deploy for the full 90 days as instructed, register and pay the lab fee promptly when the test ends (be ready for the Canadian-address registration friction — phone is the most reliable path), use a tracked Canada Post option for the return shipment to Florida, and keep your tracking receipt. If you own a qualifying Ontario new build and are considering a Tarion warranty claim, do not rely on the Pro-Lab result — order a C-NRPP-certified Canadian kit before submitting any claim documentation.

What Health Canada Actually Recommends

Independent of where you buy and what brand you choose, Health Canada's published guidance is consistent:

• Test type: A long-term test of at least 91 days is the recommended residential protocol. Source: Guide for Radon Measurements in Residential Dwellings.
• Test season: The heating season (typically late fall through early spring across most of Canada) is preferred because winter stack effect generally produces the most representative reading of typical lived exposure.
• Test placement: In the lowest lived-in level of the home — not in a closet, not directly in front of a vent, not on top of a sump pit, not next to a window.
• Device type: A device that has passed C-NRPP performance testing — see C-NRPP listed devices.
• Action level: 200 Bq/m³ residential guideline. The Canadian Cancer Society notes that no level of radon exposure is considered free of risk, which means homeowners may reasonably elect to mitigate at any measured level even if below 200 Bq/m³.

The implication for the in-store buyer: the long-term alpha-track kit is the protocol Health Canada recommends — not the short-term charcoal kit displayed alongside it. The next decision is whether to buy that long-term kit from a Florida-lab manufacturer at a Canadian hardware store, or from a Canadian C-NRPP-listed lab that ships within Canada.

This article does not interpret any individual home's measured result.

The RadonTest.ca Alternative — $89 All-In, C-NRPP, Tarion-Eligible

RadonTest.ca was built specifically to remove every frustration described in this article. Our long-term alpha-track radon test kit is:

• $89 CAD all-in. No separate lab fee. No surprise USD charges. No foreign-exchange fee. No customs declaration. No return-postage cost. The price you pay at checkout is the total price.
• A long-term alpha-track device (≥91 days), aligned with Health Canada's recommended protocol.
• Analyzed in Canada at Lex Scientific (Guelph, Ontario) — a C-NRPP-listed Canadian laboratory operating since 1981, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by CALA.
• C-NRPP-certified end-to-end — the device is a C-NRPP-listed alpha-track detector, and the lab is C-NRPP-listed. That means the result, by itself, satisfies Tarion's C-NRPP evidence requirement for an Ontario new-home warranty claim (subject to Tarion's other qualification rules; meeting the criteria does not guarantee a claim is approved — see our Tarion claim guide).
• Shipped from Canada, returned to Canada — both legs of shipping are included in the $89 price.
• Data stays in Canada. Your result, address, and contact details are stored in Canada with a Canadian-domiciled company subject to Canadian privacy law (PIPEDA and applicable provincial privacy legislation).
• Canadian customer support. If anything goes wrong, you call a Canadian phone number and email a Canadian address — no overseas hold queue, no time-zone gap.
• Lab report PDF emailed to you — a clean, time-stamped, signed document you can keep on file for resale, warranty, and insurance documentation.
• Independent. We do not perform mitigation or take referral fees from mitigation contractors. If you need a post-mitigation verification test, we are by design not aligned with the contractor who installed your system.

A direct cost comparison vs the verified Pro-Lab RL116 all-in (15 May 2026, USD/CAD = 1.37235):

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the short-term and long-term kits at the hardware store? The short-term kit (Pro-Lab RA100 charcoal, First Alert RD1 charcoal) is a 2–4 day snapshot. The long-term kit (Pro-Lab RL116 alpha-track) is a ≥90 day measurement. Health Canada's published guide for residential radon measurement recommends the long-term test. Short-term kits are appropriate for screening or real-estate timelines, not as the primary residential test.

How much does the Pro-Lab RL116 actually cost a Canadian buyer all-in? Approximately $108–$171 CAD all-in depending on path. (1) Walmart Canada online (third-party seller; Pro-Lab's $40 USD lab fee paid separately to Pro-Lab at registration): $63.95 kit + $25.96 Walmart shipping + $40 USD lab fee ($56.27 CAD with FX) + $12–$25 Canadian return postage to Florida = $158–$171 CAD all-in. (2) In-store at Home Depot Canada / Home Hardware / Lowe's Canada (lab fee paid separately to Pro-Lab in USD at registration): $40–$60 in-store kit + $0 in-store shipping + $40 USD lab fee ($56.27 CAD at 1.37235 USD/CAD with 2.5% FX fee) + $12–$25 Canadian return postage = $108–$141 CAD all-in. Pro-Lab's standard process charges the lab fee separately at registration regardless of where the kit was purchased, and Pro-Lab packaging does not display a "no lab fee" badge.

What about the First Alert RD1 / RDA — does it have the same lab-fee surprise? No — the First Alert RD1 (also branded RDA on First Alert.ca's current product page) bundles the lab fee into the retail price. First Alert's own product page confirms: "Includes test materials and lab fees." So a $50.16 First Alert RD1 at Walmart Canada is closer to its sticker price all-in than a Pro-Lab kit is. Three caveats remain: (1) the kit is short-term charcoal (3–4 days), not the long-term test Health Canada recommends; (2) the return mailer is a US Business Reply Mail envelope and is not pre-paid from Canada — you pay your own postage and complete a customs declaration; (3) the lab is US-based and the kit is not C-NRPP listed, so a First Alert RD1 result is not Tarion-eligible for an Ontario new-home warranty claim.

Where is the Pro-Lab lab actually located? Professional Laboratories, Inc. is at 1675 N. Commerce Pkwy, Weston, Florida 33326, USA, phone (954) 384-4446. Your sealed test device is mailed cross-border from Canada to that Florida lab.

Is the Pro-Lab lab certified by C-NRPP for Canada? Pro-Lab publishes US-side certifications including NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA-listed, and various US state radon programs. At the time of this article's last review (15 May 2026), we did not find Pro-Lab on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages for Canada. C-NRPP is the Canadian certification program; NRPP is its US counterpart. They are separate programs.

Will a Pro-Lab RL116 result qualify for a Tarion warranty claim in Ontario? Not by itself. Tarion's published radon warranty guidance requires that "both [the do-it-yourself radon test kit and the lab/professional doing the analysis] must be approved and certified through the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program for the test results to be eligible for coverage under the new home warranty." Pro-Lab is not currently on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages, so a Pro-Lab result will not, on its own, satisfy that evidence requirement. If you own a qualifying Ontario new build and may want to claim Tarion's up-to-$50,000 radon warranty coverage, use a C-NRPP-certified kit and lab from the start.

The "pre-paid" envelope in the Pro-Lab box — does it actually pre-pay my postage from Canada? No. The envelope is US Business Reply Mail, which is only valid for parcels mailed from a US address. From Canada, you pay your own postage at the Canada Post counter (typically $15–$25 CAD for a tracked small-packet to the US) and complete a small-package customs declaration. Pro-Lab's published instructions describe the envelope as "pre-paid" because it is — in the US.

What if my test kit gets lost in the mail to the US lab? Customer reviews on the Home Depot Pro-Lab pages describe instances of samples that did not reach the lab after being mailed, with the customer's typical recourse being a kit replacement rather than a refund. Practical mitigation: use a tracked Canada Post option for the return shipment, keep your tracking receipt, and contact Pro-Lab promptly if your registered test does not show as received within the expected window.

The online registration form doesn't accept my Canadian address — what do I do? This is a recurring frustration documented in publicly posted Pro-Lab reviews. The practical workaround is to phone Pro-Lab's US customer service (954-384-4446) and register the kit by phone. This adds friction but is the path that does work.

Why is RadonTest.ca's $89 kit C-NRPP and Tarion-eligible, but the Pro-Lab kit isn't? Because the lab matters. RadonTest.ca's kits are analyzed at Lex Scientific (Guelph, Ontario), a C-NRPP-listed Canadian laboratory. Pro-Lab's kits are analyzed at Pro-Lab's own US lab in Florida, which is certified under the US NRPP program, not the Canadian C-NRPP program. Tarion's published guidance names C-NRPP specifically — that's the rule that decides eligibility.

If I bought the wrong kit (short-term instead of long-term), can I still use it? You can use it for a screening reading. Health Canada's recommendation in that situation is to follow up with a long-term test before making any major decisions about your home.

Can I get my Pro-Lab radon test analyzed by a different (Canadian) lab? No. Passive kits are designed to be analyzed by the manufacturer's specific lab using the device's calibration and lot information. You cannot send a Pro-Lab device to a different lab and expect a result.

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Disclaimers

Not legal, regulatory, or comparative-advertising advice. This article is general consumer-protection information drawn from publicly available product listings, manufacturer documentation, customer reviews on retailer sites, and Health Canada / C-NRPP / CARST / Tarion guidance verified at the linked source URLs on 15 May 2026. It is not legal, regulatory, or comparative-advertising advice.

Disclosure of competitive interest. RadonTest.ca sells a long-term alpha-track radon test kit that competes with the Pro-Lab RL116 discussed in this article. This article describes the Pro-Lab product based on publicly posted information and identifies operational, financial, and regulatory frictions that Canadian homeowners face. It does not characterize the product's radon measurement accuracy or scientific validity beyond what its manufacturer discloses.

Tarion eligibility statements. Statements in this article about whether a particular kit "appears to satisfy" or "does not appear to satisfy" Tarion's published radon warranty evidence requirement reflect (a) Tarion's verbatim published guidance at Tarion.com and (b) the C-NRPP listed-device and listed-laboratory pages, both as observed on 15 May 2026. Tarion has discretion in claim review and may apply additional or alternative considerations not described in the published guidance. No statement in this article predicts the outcome of any specific claim. Tarion's published rules may be updated; meeting Tarion's stated eligibility criteria does not guarantee a claim will be approved. Tarion has additional qualification requirements beyond C-NRPP certification (Agreement of Purchase and Sale date on/after 1 February 2021, 7-year warranty window, claim documentation requirements, and others). Always consult Tarion and your specific warranty documentation directly before relying on any coverage figure or eligibility statement.

Verification methodology and Competition Act compliance. This article makes comparative product statements about radon test kits sold in Canadian retail. Each comparative statement is supported by a publicly verifiable primary source linked at the point of citation: Tarion's published warranty page; the C-NRPP listed-device and consumer-grade electronic monitor pages; manufacturer pages and product packaging; retailer product pages and posted prices; and customer-review pages on retailer sites. Prices, certifications, and listings were verified directly from the linked source URLs on 15 May 2026. C-NRPP listings, retail prices, and manufacturer certifications change; this article will be updated as material changes are observed. RadonTest.ca welcomes corrections of any factual error; please email support@radontest.ca. This article is intended to comply with the Competition Act of Canada's requirements for truthful, non-deceptive comparative advertising and with the Trademarks Act with respect to nominative use of competitor brand names.

C-NRPP listing status. Statements in this article about whether a particular device or lab is on the C-NRPP listed-device or listed-laboratory pages reflect what was published on those C-NRPP pages at the time of this article's last review (15 May 2026). C-NRPP listings change. Always verify the current C-NRPP listing for any device or lab you intend to rely on at the time of purchase, directly on the C-NRPP listed-device pages and the consumer-grade electronic monitors page.

US certifications referenced. References in this article to NRPP, NRSB, NEHA, NVLAP, EPA-listed, and US state radon programs reflect what manufacturers publish about their own certifications. These are US programs, separate from C-NRPP. Inclusion of these references is descriptive, not an endorsement or characterization of equivalence.

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Customer reviews. Where this article references "customer reviews," it refers to publicly posted reviews on the linked retailer pages (Home Depot, Home Depot Canada, Home Hardware, Walmart Canada, Walmart US, Canadian Tire, Rona, Lowe's, Amazon.ca) at the time of this article's last review. Customer reviews are individual reports and may not be representative of all customer experiences with any product. Reviewing the linked review pages directly is recommended.

Pricing. All Canadian and US dollar prices in this article were observed at the linked retailer URLs on 15 May 2026 and change frequently at retail. The CAD-equivalent estimates of USD lab fees use an approximate USD-to-CAD conversion of 1.40 typical for May 2026; your credit card's foreign-exchange fee is in addition. Verify current pricing at the retailer page linked in Sources before purchase.

Statistics & citations. All statistics, pricing, certification, and warranty-eligibility claims in this article are sourced from the linked manufacturer pages, retailer product pages, customer review pages, BBB profile, Health Canada publications, C-NRPP / NRPP / NRSB pages, and Tarion publications. Each is linked at the point of citation and again in the Sources section.

No diagnosis, treatment, or interpretation of individual results. RadonTest.ca sells radon test kits. We do not diagnose, treat, or prevent disease. We do not interpret individual home test results, recommend specific mitigation system designs for specific homes, or render opinions on whether a particular product is the correct choice for any specific home or situation.

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Report errors and last reviewed date. Send corrections, factual errors, or feedback to support@radontest.ca. This article was last reviewed on 15 May 2026.

Sources

Health Canada and the Government of Canada

• Health Canada — Radon: About
• Health Canada — Testing your home for radon
• Health Canada — Guide for Radon Measurements in Residential Dwellings

C-NRPP (Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program) and CARST

• C-NRPP — listed professional devices
• C-NRPP — consumer-grade electronic radon monitors
• C-NRPP — Find a Professional
• C-NRPP — Radon and New Builds or New-to-You Homes
• CARST

Tarion

• Tarion — How your new home warranty protects you against the dangers of radon gas
• Tarion — Eight quick facts about radon
• Tarion — Homeowners homepage

US programs referenced

• NRPP — Approved Devices
• NRPP — Approved Laboratories
• NRSB — Approved Devices

Pro-Lab — Manufacturer pages

• Pro-Lab corporate site
• Pro-Lab — Radon Gas Long-Term Test Kit (RL116)
• Pro-Lab — FAQ
• Pro-Lab — Register Kits portal

Pro-Lab RL116 (long-term alpha-track) — verified Canadian retailer pages (15 May 2026)

• Pro-Lab RL116 — Walmart Canada — verified $63.95 CAD on sale (regular $82.49), $25.96 CAD shipping
• Pro-Lab RL116 — Home Depot Canada
• Pro-Lab — Home Hardware long-term

Short-term charcoal kits (for context) — verified Canadian retailer pages (15 May 2026)

• Pro-Lab RA100 — Home Depot Canada
• Pro-Lab Clamshell short-term — Walmart Canada — verified $49.82 CAD on sale (regular $53.00), free seller delivery
• Pro-Lab RA100 multi-pack — Amazon Canada
• First Alert RD1 — Walmart Canada — verified $50.16 CAD, free seller delivery
• First Alert RD1 — Amazon Canada
• First Alert RDA Home Radon Test Kit — First Alert Canada — confirms "Includes test materials and lab fees"
• First Alert RD1 manual (PDF)
• First Alert RD1 — Canadian Tire
• First Alert RD1 — Rona
• LabTech LT5110 RadonOK — Amazon Canada — verified $27.21–$27.45 CAD
• LabTech LT5110 RadonOK — Mosser Lee (manufacturer page)
• Alpha Energy Laboratories — LabTech RadonOK fee policy ($20 USD per sample)

Customer review pages cited

• Pro-Lab RL116 — Home Depot reviews
• Pro-Lab RA100 — Home Depot reviews

BBB and consumer protection

• BBB — Professional Laboratories, Inc. (Weston, FL)
• Consumer Protection BC
• Consumer Protection Ontario
• Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec

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