CSA

Obtain your Canadian compliance successfully

and bring your products safely onto the Canadian market

Certification Experts is your full-service compliance partner and guides you through the complete Canadian compliance process according to CSA standards, CCOHS requirements, FCC, ICES requirements and CCPSA. With over 25 years of experience, our team of experts helps you to obtain access to the Canadian market.

Canadian compliance

To be able to enter the Canadian market, you need to ensure that your product is safe. This can be done through measures such as using CSA standards, COOHS, FCC and ICES requirements and CCPSA, which are used to assess and certify the products in accordance with Federal Regulations and National Codes.

Challenges of compliance Canada

Obtaining Canadian compliance can be a complicated process. For this, it is important to consider which products require which certification. Herein, time and knowledge of regulations must be taken into account during the process to complete the compliance process.

Guidance from start to finish

Our team will guide you through all processes and perform testing in order for your products to be able to obtain Canadian compliance. As your full-service compliance partner, we will ease this lengthy and complicated process.

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Canadian Market

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CE Marking: Obtain Canadian compliance

To access the Canadian market, your products must comply. This means adhering to measures for evaluating and certifying products in alignment with Federal Regulations and National Codes, such as:

  • Industrial equipment and products used as work tools in a work or professional environment: are regulated by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
  • Electrical and electronic products susceptible to (unwanted) electronic emissions or electromagnetic interference: are regulated by the Dept of Communications within Canada and must be in compliance with ICES requirements.
  • Medical Devices: class I are regulated by the Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL) and class II, III and IV are regulated by Medical Device License (MDL)
  • Consumer products: are regulated by the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)
  • Toy safety: regime is in effect under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). There are several regulations under the CCPSA that address specific hazards with children’s toys, the main regulation is the Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17)

What does CSA approval mean?

CSA stands for the Canadian Standards Association, and their approval is similar to the CE mark in the European Union. CSA International certifies products, including electrical and mechanical ones, as well as other risky products.

A CSA logo shows the product has been tested to Canadian standards and meets those requirements. Although CSA approval isn’t legally mandatory, government regulations or industry associations often require it. Manufacturers often prefer using CSA, a National Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). CSA serves a dual role: developing standards and functioning as an NRTL.

Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) rely on NRTL reports to determine compliance with Canadian market requirements. As the CSA standards are the accepted safety requirements, all NRTLs will also use these standards to assess products. AHJs treat all NRTLs equally, as they are accredited organizations. Certification Experts executes the proces and partners with National Recognized Testing Laboratories accredited for Canadian market conformity procedures.

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How to achieve Canadian compliance?

The CSA marking certification process can be difficult to understand and the CSA certification cost depends on the particular service. Our team of experts at Certification Experts offer guidance and advice on compliance solutions Canada to ease this process and offer the following services:

We assist in achieving product compliance for these markets:

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Melanie Ter Meulen Trade Comissioner
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