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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, short ISED, is mandated to improve the productivity and competitiveness of the Canadian Industry. Their Certification and Engineering Bureau therefor provides a certification service for radio equipment as well as a registration service for terminal equipment. Testing of either radio or terminal equipment, to establish compliance with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada standards, is performed in private sector laboratories. To minimize the impact of the operation of various radio apparatus to each other the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada prescribes technical standards that each radio device manufactured, imported or sold in Canada must meet. This also includes compliance with the limits set forth by Health Canada on the exposure of radio frequencies and the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). A list of all radiocommunication equipment certified for use in Canada is provided by ISED Certification and Engineering Bureau in the Radio Equipment List (REL) database.

Foreign Certification Body (FCB)

On November 11th, 1998 Canada and the European Community signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement. With this document Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) recognizes foreign certification bodies (FCB) to certify products for the Canadian market in accordance with the regulatory requirements set out by ISED.

Procedure

All Radio apparatus, interference-causing equipment and Terminal equipments are subject to Canadian regulations where as the technical regulations set out by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) can apply to the types of equipment described below. Radio apparatuses are devices or combinations of devices intended for , or capable of being used for, Radiocommunication (includes a broad range of equipment from remote car alarms to high-powered broadcast transmitters). Interference-causing devices covers equipment, machinery or devices, other than radio apparatus, that can cause interference to Radiocommunication (includes digital equipment that uses a microprocessor or microcontroller, and Industrial, Scientific and Medical equipment such as switching power supplies used in halogen lamps). And finally terminal equipments are apparatuses such as a wired telephone or modem that can be connected to telecommunications networks of Canadian carriers; and used by a telecommunications service subscriber at their premises. The equipment is subject to different technical regulations based on the category of the equipment. Category I equipment (most radio apparatus) must meet technical regulations and requires certification by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada or a Certification Body. All Category I equipment for use in Canada must be labelled with the applicant's name (i.e. manufacture's name, trade name, or brand name), model number and certification number. Category I equipment includes but is not limited to Broadcasting transmitters, digital scanner receivers, cellular phones, cordless phone, model aircraft remote control, remote car Garage door openers and wireless routers. Category II equipment must meet technical regulations but certification is not required. The manufacturer, supplier or importer shall nevertheless ensure that the regulations are complied with. The equipment shall also be properly labelled according to the applicable standards. Category II equipment includes but is not limited to Electronic transformers or ballasts, alarm keypads, intelligent battery chargers, satellite TV receivers, VCR’s, DVD players, computers, or any equipment that generates and uses timing signals at a rate in excess of 10,000 pulses per second. And finally Terminal equipment must comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada technical regulations and must be registered with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Canadian Representative

A Canadian representative is required when the applicant's company address is not within Canada. The applicant must provide a signed Applicant-Canadian Representative Agreement and the details of the company representative in Canada shall be clearly identified. The Canadian representative shall be responsible for responding to all enquiries from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada regarding the certified equipment, including providing audit samples at no charge to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The applicant must have a valid Applicant Canadian Representative Agreement for as long as the certified equipment is offered on the Canadian market.

Labeling

Prior to marketing, for products manufactured in Canada, and prior to importation for products imported to Canada the manufacturer, importer or distributor shall meet the labelling requirements set out by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). Specific requirements apply for using an electronic label. Every unit of a certified product shall bear a label showing the Hardware Version Identification Number (HVIN) and the ISED certification number. The Product Marketing Name (PMN) must be displayed electronically (e labelling), or indicated on the exterior of the product or product packaging or product literature, which shall be available with the product or online. The PMN, HVIN and ISED certification number are permitted to be etched, engraved, stamped, printed on the product, or permanently affixed to a permanently attached part of the product. The certification number consists of a 5 numeric character Company Number (CN), assigned by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's Certification and Engineering Bureau, followed by the 11 alphanumeric character Unique Product Number (UPN) assigned by the applicant. The CN and UPN are limited to capital alphabetic characters (A Z) and numerals (0 9) only. The use of punctuation marks or other symbols, including "wildcard" characters, is not permitted. In case the dimensions of the product are extremely small or if it is not practical to place the label or marking on the product and electronic labelling has not been implemented, the label shall be placed in a prominent location in the user manual supplied with the product. The user manual may be in an electronic format and must be readily available.