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- ↑ "Value Proposition Statement - College of Laboratory Professionals of Alberta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Ontarians trust OCT Public Register". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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