Electrical Product Safety

Who Can Certify Electrical Products in Ontario

Per Ontario Reg. 438/07, electrical products can only be certified by agencies that have been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. No other product approval markings are accepted in Ontario.

Electrical products can be approved by:

1. Obtaining a certification mark or field evaluation label from a recognized testing agency.
2. Obtaining an ESA registration number for the product manufacturer.

The following is the list of recognized certification agency links

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Curtis-Straus LLC

FM Approvals

Intertek Testing Services

Met Laboratories Inc. (MET)

Nemko

NSF International

OMNI Environmental Services Inc.

QPS

Quality Auditing Institute

TUV America

TUV Rheinland

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC)

Underwriters' Laboratories Inc.

The following is the list of recognized field evaluation agency links

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)

Intertek Testing Services

Met Laboratories Inc. (MET)

Nemko

QPS

TUV America

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC)