Hi Egon
The Canadian telecom approval has been under the arm of the Industry
Canada for quite some time, the address is :
Telecom Equipment Certification Section
Industry Canada
1241 Clyde Avenue,
Ottawa, Ontario
K2C 1Y3
Contact Person:
Radio equipment: Mr. Gabriel Clavel
Terminal Equipment: Mr Arthur French
Head of the Department: Mr. Robert Corey:
tel: 613 952 2388 (Bob)
tel: 613 952 2859 (Gabriel)
tel: 613 952 2849 (Arthur)
Fax.: 613 952-1088
Rgds.
P.Lim
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From: "Egon H. Varju" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Canadian Safety Listing/Certification Requirements
> Could someone please help answer these questions with regards to Canadi=
an
> Safety requirements.
I can try ...
> 1.) Are telecommunications products shipped into Canada required to be=
=
> Certified by CSA or Listed by UL using the CUL mark or have another NRT=
L =
> equivalent mark? If yes, is it by Canadian law, local codes, or by
customer =
> requirement?
Yes, certification to CSA standards is required by the laws of each and
every Province and Territory in Canada. This refers to safety
certification.
Please note that by federal regulations telecom equipment ALSO needs to b=
e
certified, for interconnect purposes, by Communications Canada (aka.
Department of Communications), which is similar to the US FCC. I suspect=
this may not be up to date, but the address I have is:
Communications Canada
300 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8
Canada
Tel: (613) 990-4716
If this is not correct, your nearest Canadian consulate will be easily ab=
le
to help you out.
> 2.) Are all telecommunications devices required to have CSA
certification =
> or equivalent regardless of ownership (telco provider owned vs. custome=
r =
> owned). Are products owned by telco providers exempt?
As far as I know, nobody is exempt. Certainly customer owned equipment
must comply.
> 3.) Who is in charge regulating this (customs vs. building inspectors
vs. =
> customers)?
All of the above, plus electrical inspectors, power and telecom companies=
,
government ministries, consumer groups, etc. Please note that
certification is required by law, so there is really no legal way to avoi=
d
this.
Sorry about the short answers. Busy putting out some fires, and tempus
fugit ...
Regards,
Egon Varju
