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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
IAPMO R&T, Inc
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
TUV Rheinland
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC)




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