Canada Certification and Approvals

Radio, Telecommunications Terminal Equipment(TTE) and all other electronic (digital) devices must comply with the Canadian standards. Radio Equipment usually requires Certification, whereas TerminalEquipment requires Registration (sometimes certified or registered together, incase of a cordless phone). A local person or company (legal entity) within Canada is required for certification. In case you don't have presence in Canada.

Each Company seeking Certification (theapplicant), the manufacturer of the equipment (the factory or manufacturing site), the local representative (legal Canadian entity), Test lab (OATS or FAR)and Certification Body (CB) must be registered at IC and have a Company Number(CN) prior to Certification.

Industry Canada Radio Certification

Radio Equipment in Canada must comply withthe Radio Standard Specifications (RSS), whereas the standards are categorized in Category I and II. Category I equipment requires Certification by arecognized Certification Body (CB) or by the Certification and Engineering Bereau of Industry Canada. LCS offers the service for Industry Canada Certification. Category II Equipment does not require Certification but the manufacturer or importer must ensure compliance with the appropriate standard(s); a test report shall be available and the equipment shall be properly labeled. Receivers can either be classified as Category I or II,whereas Category I Receivers are tunable to any frequency in the band 30~950MHz, or are housed together with Category I transmitters, or is a scanning Receiver. All other Receivers are Category II Equipment.

Radio Equipment has been divided in different Types of Radio Equipment by Industry Canada, where some of the Radio Equipmentis License Exempt . Testing is generally required for intentional andunintentional (conducted and radiated) emissions, and if applicable, also for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), and Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC).

When applying for Certification, the ITU designation code(s) must be determined according to the TRC-43 specification.

Certified Radio Equipment must be labeledwith model number and proper IC ID: XXXXZ-YYYYYYYY and will be published on the IC website in the Radio Equipment List (REL).

Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Approval

Terminal Equipment in Canada must comply withthe Industry Canada Terminal Standard Specifications (CS-03, part I:analogue;II: digital; III: terminals; IV: terminology; V:hearing aids; VI:ISDN; VII:modems and digital substrate equipment; VIII:DSL). Industry Canada maintains alist of network Network Connection methods, Equipment Categories , and types ofNetwork Interfaces. Terminal Equipment Registration is based on a DoC procedure(self declaration). LCS offers the service for Terminal Equipment Registrationaccording to all parts of the CS-03 standard. Approved Terminal Equipment mustbe labeled with model number and proper IC ID: XXXX-YYYYYY and will bepublished on the IC website in the Terminal Equipment List (TEL).

Industry Canada EMC Approval

Electronic Equipment in Canada must complywith the EMC and other requirements as specified in the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Standards (IECS). For example, ITE equipment (digitalapparatus) must comply with ICES-003 and labeled with: "This Class [*]digital apparatus complies with ICES-003" and "Cet appareil numeriquede la clase [*] est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada", where [*]refers to the applicable emissions, either Class A or B.

Industry Canada Broadcast Equipment Approval

Broadcast Equipment must comply with theBroadcasting Equipment Technical Standards (BETS), of which some areBroadcasting Certificate Exempt Radio Apparatus.

Safety and Health Approval

In addition, all Equipment must comply withthe Electrical Safety requirements in Canada. Recognized approval marks inCanada include CSA, ETL, UL, which are also valid for the USA.