Canada
How UL Can Help You
UL can help you with any or all of the following to achieve compliance:
- Identify applicable requirements for your specific product or technology feature to comply with current regulations in safety, EMC, wireless, energy efficiency, etc.
- Provide pre-compliance testing during the design and development phase to determine compliance
- Assist in completion of applications and other required forms
- Test in our accredited labs or your qualified facilities to issue CB Test Report and Certificate with applicable national differences and other test reports for wireless, energy efficiency, etc.
- Handle entire submittal process including working with local testing and certification organizations
- Arrange for initial factory inspections that are required before certification issuance
- Coordinate verification testing on qualified products as needed
- Facilitate and expedite project progress with support of UL’s local team and/or partner
- Support renewal maintenance of certificates as needed
- User manual translation service when needed
Marks/Certifications
UL Certification Marks
Mandatory/Voluntary
Mandatory, based on authorities having jurisdiction
Validity Period of Certification
No expiration
Certification Organization
UL
Safety
CB test report/certificate accepted
EMC
Not applicable
Additional Requirements
Periodic factory inspections
Product Scope
Scope of products covered by the above regulations include but not limited to the following:
- Information technology equipment
- Audio and video equipment
- Household and commercial appliances
- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment
- Lighting products
- Medical devices
- Laboratory, test and measurement equipment
- Power and control equipment
- Chemicals
- Life safety and security products
- Building materials
- Renewable energy equipment
- Motors and generators
- Gas and oil equipment
- Wire and cables
- Batteries, power supplies and components
- Telecom equipment
Marks/Certifications
Mandatory/Voluntary
Mandatory
Authority/Regulatory Body
Industry Canada (IC)
Marking of Certification Logo or Number Required?
Yes
Validity Period of Certification
No expiration
Local Representative Required?
Yes (Representative must provide their company number)
Specific User Manual Requirements?
Yes
End Product Testing Required When Using an Approved RF Module?*
Yes
RF Performance Testing Required?
Yes (in country not required)
*This may vary based on product specification.
Product Scope
Scope of products covered by the above regulations include but not limited to those that contain the following radio/wireless technologies
- Bluetooth
- Keyless systems
- Wireless LAN
- WiMax
- UMTS
- GSM
- LTE
- ANT/ANT+
- ZigBee
*Requirement may be different depending on the product scope. For details, please contact us.
Marks/Certifications
Energy Efficiency Verification Mark
ENERGY STAR for Televisions
Mandatory/Voluntary
Mandatory
Certification Organization
An accredited certification body approved by the Standards Council of Canada
Testing Option
Third-party qualification and verification
Product Scope
Scope of products covered by the above regulations include but not limited to the following:
- Battery charger systems
- Cable, satellite, and telecom service providers (STB)
- Desktops and integrated computers
- Display
- DVD and audio products (residential)
- Imaging equipment
- Notebooks and tablet computers
- Qualified servers (families)
- Qualified servers (single configuration)
- Set top boxes
- Small scale servers
- Telephony (cordless telephones, answering machines)
- Televisions
- Thin clients
- Workstation computer
Additional Information
Please note the information presented above represents a general overview and may not contain the most up-to-date information since regulatory requirements are changing frequently. For the latest information, please contact UL at gma@ul.com