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1.) Are telecommunications products shipped into Canada required to be Certified by CSA or Listed by UL using the CUL mark or have another NRTL equivalent mark? If yes, is it by Canadian law, local codes, or by customer requirement? The Canadian Provinces and Territories all have statutes to the effect that electrical equipment must be approved. All but Quebec say that the equipment must be tested and certifed by an organization that is accredited to that effect by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). The Quebec statute lists the names of the laboraories that can certify, which at this time happens to be the list of those organizations accredited by the SCC. There are some seven such organizations, not just CSA and UL. 2.) Are all telecommunications devices required to have CSA certification or equivalent regardless of ownership (telco provider owned vs. customer owned). Are products owned by telco providers exempt? The Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) exempts equipment owned and operated by a public utility, on its contiguous property as does the NEC. Many Telcos are public utilities, many long distance carriers, cellular service providers and alternate service providers, ARE NOT. 3.) Who is in charge regulating this (customs vs. building inspectors vs. customers)? The enforcement is through Provincial or Territorial inspectors. Electical Safety is not a federal requirement in this Confederation. Note that at least one Province (Ontario) at this time has an official position that it does not enforce the article in the CEC having to do with telecom equipment. That won't do you much good unless you know for sure that the product is destined for Ontario only. Please note that the Standards Council of Canada is not a REGULATOR, it is the agency that accredits Certifiers, Registrars, Test and Standards Development organizations. It also administers Canadian participation in ISO, IEC, JTC1 and such. Vic Boersma
