01 / Testing your home

Give your test
a clear beginning and end.

Use the official instructions for your device and keep the details you’ll need to complete the process.

Choose a suitable device.Health Canada describes electronic monitors that have passed C-NRPP performance testing, or long-term detectors.
Follow the placement guidance.Use Health Canada’s brochure and your device instructions to select the location.
Record your start date.Plan for at least three months of testing. Keep the device information, instructions and any return materials.
Finish the process.Check the monitor’s long-term average, or record the end date and return the detector as instructed.

Source checked 22 September 2026.

Give your testa clear beginning and end.