ISA – HMCA Partnership: HMCA and ISA are your Guide to the Global Halal Market
Since HMCA’s founding in 2009, Halal Montreal Certification Authority (HMCA) has established strong relationships and partnerships with global Halal governing Halal bodies and fellow international Halal certifiers. In mid-2018, HMCA changed ownership and management while remaining a Canadian based and wholly owned entity to become part of a larger expansion in the Halal industry. To that end, HMCA is affiliated with USA based ISA Inc. dba Islamic Services of America. Together, the two organizations cover North America (USA-Canada-Mexico), serving the diverse and ongoing needs of clients of all sizes.
ISA was founded in 1975 as a community outreach organization primarily supporting foreign students from Malaysia, Indonesia and Middle East countries as they adjusted to life in America at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. Shortly thereafter, as an additional measure of cross-cultural support, ISA forayed into the Halal industry to help with religious dietary needs of students and other domestic Halal consumers. The rest is history as ISA became the first North American Halal certifier for local, domestic and overseas markets.