MCAL is a chemical analysis facility accessible by students, researchers and local industry with the goal of supporting the Manitoba economy through the generation of highly qualified personnel as well as contributing to the provinces research capacity.

This facilty is situated in the Department of Chemistry and was originally funded through a partnership between Western Economic Diversification, Varian Canada, and the Faculty of Science Endowment Fund. 

In addition to providing a state-of-the-art educational environment to undergraduate students at the University of Manitoba, the facility supports  for graduate students and university researchers and  for local industry if requested.