THE IECEx SCHEME IN CANADA

Canadian Regulations and Access to the Market

Presented by : Dave Adams, Technical Advisor, CSA International
 TOPICS

• Overview of the Canadian Electrical Safety

System

• Canadian Certification

• The IECEx Scheme in Canada

 Canadian Electrical Safety System

• The Federal Government is NOT the

Regulatory Authority for Electrical Safety
• There is NO single Canadian Regulatory
Authority
• Canada’s 10 Provinces and 3 Territories are
the Legislated Regulatory Authorities for
Electrical Safety in Canada
• As a result, there are 13 separate Electrical
Safety Regulatory Authorities.
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• Federal Government can influence the

Canadian Electrical Safety System in two
ways;
 By negotiating/signing international trade agreements
which impact Provincial/Territorial jurisdictions,
and;
 Through the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), a
federal Crown Corporation with a mandate to
coordinate standards activities in Canada
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• In practice, the 13 jurisdictions are very

similar
• Every Province and Territory adopts and
enforces the same Installation Code, CSA
Standard C22.1, The Canadian Electrical
Code, Part 1 (CEC, Part 1)
• Some Provinces/Territories make
amendments to the CEC prior to adoption
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• Acceptance of Certification Organizations is also

under Provincial/Territorial regulations
• Certification Organizations must be accepted under
each Provincial/Territorial regulation before their
certification marks are recognized in those
jurisdictions
• Regulations typically state, “No electrical equipment
can be used, offered for sale or otherwise distributed
unless it has been certified by an acceptable
certification organization”.
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• Acceptable Certification Agency

 Accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
 Note: Scope is important, not all CO’s are accredited in all
product areas
 Accepted under each Provincial/Territorial regulation
 Required to apply a small “c” identifier adjacent to their
registered certification mark to indicate the product
complies with a standard that is compatible with the
CEC
 Also, must have a recall procedure in place to ensure
unsafe products are removed from the marketplace in
a timely manner.
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• The Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, (CSA

Standard C22.1) deals only with electrical
installations
• CEC Part II, a separate set of Standards
published by CSA, gives the requirements
and specifications regarding the design of
electrical equipment
• Part II Standards are referenced in the
Appendix of the CEC, Part I
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• All electrical equipment must be evaluated for

electrical and fire safety, what we call the
Ordinary Location requirements (Standards)
• In addition, equipment for use in explosive
atmospheres must also be evaluated to the
applicable Hazardous Locations
requirements (Standards)
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• At present, there are two independent Area

Classification systems in Canadian, and two sets of
National Standards for Hazardous Locations
equipment;

 Existing “2-Division” Area Classifications and Standards

 Adopted “3-Zone” Area Classifications and Standards (IEC60079

Series)

• Equipment Certified to either set of Standards is

acceptable in Canada
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• All new installations within Canada must use

the “3-Zone Area Classification system
• Existing installations may choose to retain
the existing “2-Division” system or re-classify
to the “3-Zone” system
• The Canadian Electrical Code, Part I contains
a cross-reference guide which allows the use
of “Division” equipment in “Zones” and vise
versa
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• Certified Hazardous Locations Equipment for use in

Canada;

 The Certification Organization must be SCC accredited and

accepted under each Provincial/Territorial regulation – with the
proper Scope

 The Equipment must be evaluated to the applicable Part II

Standards, for both Ordinary and Hazardous Locations

 The equipment must bear the registered Certification Mark of that

Certification Agency
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• The Ordinary Location requirements

(Standards);

 Apply to Hazardous Location equipment and must be

evaluated by the CO – Self declaration is not an option
in Canada

 Apply whether the HazLoc evaluation is done to the

existing “2-Division” AND/OR the “3-Zone”
requirements
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• The Ordinary Location requirements

(Standards);

 Will, in most cases, require the internal components to

meet CSA requirements
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• The Ordinary Location requirements (Standards);

 80% of equipment is either Process Control Equipment

(evaluated to either 1010.1 or CSA Std 142), or Industrial Control
(evaluated to CSA Std 14)

 CSA Std 0, General Requirements applies to all equipment

 Other Stds may be referenced by either Ordinary or Hazardous

Locations Std

 Some “specialized” equipment may require consultation with CSA

International to determine the applicable Stds.
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• The Ordinary Location requirements

(Standards) can be addressed in a number of
ways;
 IECEE CB Scheme reports; 1010.1 and 950;
 Assessed by an ExTL/ExCB as part of the Canadian
Deviations;
 Assessed by CSA International which, when combined
with a registered ExTR, would be sufficient for CSA
Certification
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• Canadian Certification means that all of the

applicable requirements of the relevant Part
II Standards have been evaluated by an
accepted Certification Organization and
bears that organizations registered
Certification Mark
 IECEx Scheme in Canada

PRESENT
• The IECEx CoC and/or Mark is NOT
recognized as an acceptable Certification
Mark

• Canadian ExTL/ExCB can use IECEx ExTR’s

as a basis for issuing “fast track” National
Certification

• The Canadian Deviations (Ordinary Location

requirements) must be addressed
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PRESENT
• Certification must be issued by an accepted
Certification Organization

• Equipment must bear the registered

Certification mark of that organization
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• CHALLENGES For Canadian ExCBs

 The Ordinary Location requirements (Standards)
must be assessed

 Ordinary Location requirements will, in most

cases, require the internal components to meet
CSA requirements

 In general, the Descriptive/documentation portion

of the ExTR is insufficient (if Ord Loc requirements
are not addressed) to issue CSA Certification
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FUTURE
• Canada is committed to the IEC
Standards and moving towards a
compatible installation code;
 all new installations must use the “3-Zone”
system.

• Canada is continuing to adopt more and

more IEC Standards, both for Ordinary
and Hazardous Locations
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FUTURE
• CEC, Part I will continue to incorporate
“3 Zone” system; “3 Zone system for
Dust in 2009 or 2012
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• CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

 Standard writing/sales
 www.csa.ca
 Click on “Electronic Catalogue”
 Click on “Electrical – Canada”
 Most relevant Stds will be under “Canadian Electrical
Code Part II – Industrial Products”
 Scroll through all Standards, search by key word, title
or number
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• CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

 For Standard Sales and further information regarding
purchasing options please contact;

 Ms Janice Shott, Regional Sales Coordinator

 Direct: 1-780-490-2007
 janice.shott@csa.ca
 For Further Information

CSA International
Please contact Dave Adams directly at 780-
490-2037
dave.adams@csa-international.org

Thank You