Certification introduction

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a government agency in Canada that oversees and enforces energy efficiency regulations—the regulations set requirements for minimum energy consumption performance levels for various energy-consuming products, label energy-consuming products, and collect energy use data.

All regulated products imported into Canada for sale or lease or transferred from the manufacturing province to another region (trans-provincial transportation) should meet the energy efficiency standards set by the Energy Efficiency Regulations. Therefore, Natural Resources Canada stipulates that all regulated products must obtain energy efficiency verification marks from certification bodies recognized by the Canadian Standards Council (SCC).

Applicable product range

Washing machines, clothes dryers, dry cleaning machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, ice machines, air conditioners, three-phase induction motors, lamps, televisions, power supplies, gas water heaters, fuel water heaters, gas heaters, gas fireplaces, etc.

Battery charging products enter the Canadian market after June 13, 2019. Please comply with Canada ’s mandatory NRCan certification and online submission. At the same time, subsequent certification bodies will conduct annual market sampling inspections, with a sampling rate of approximately 1% Basic model.

The requirements and control scope of the following 7 types of products regarding the "Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards" have been enhanced:

Electric motor

Household gas boiler;

Domestic kerosene boilers;

Dry-type transformer

Large air-conditioning facilities and heat pumps;

Commercial integrated refrigerator;

Incandescent lamp with reflector;

New requirements are proposed for the following product minimum energy efficiency standards and reporting matters:

Electronic product standby energy consumption

-Audio products

 -TV, monitor, etc.

 -Video playback products

External power supply

Digital TV adapter

Electric boiler

Single stereo air conditioner and heat pump

Mandatory directives for manufacturers and importers

All manufacturers and importers must follow the directive to ensure that the products produced and imported meet the minimum energy efficiency standards required by the directive. Manufacturers and importers should pass the test of an accredited third-party certification body to obtain a compliance report and certificate.