Information on Certified Products
Electrical products bought and sold in the Northwest Territories must be safe for people to use and not cause a fire or a shock. The Electrical Protection Regulations say that all electrical products must be approved: "no person shall sell, display, advertise, use, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of in the Territories, any electrical equipment that has not been approved."
A certification agency, accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, must certify all electrical equipment that is used or installed in the N.W.T. It is a violation of the Electrical Protection Act of the N.W.T. and the Canadian Electrical Code Part I to buy, sell, use or connect electrical equipment that is not approved. This requirement applies to all electrical equipment that can be connected to or plugged into an electrical power supply. The requirement does not normally apply to battery operated electrical equipment.
To help you know if an electrical product is approved, the following is a list of certification organizations that the Standards Council of Canada has accredited as acceptable to certify electrical equipment and products for use in Canada. When purchasing electrical equipment, specify that the product must be approved and look for the certification mark.
Registered Trademarks for Testing Agencies Accepted in the NWT
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The CSA certification mark alone without any identifier is for products approved to Canadian National Standards. If another country’s identifier is present (i.e., US, NRTL), then the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier is required to show that the product also meets Canadian National Standards. |
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The ‘Blue Flame’ certification mark is a Canada-only mark indicating compliance to Canadian National Standards. A small ‘c’ is not needed. |
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The Curtis-Straus LLC certification mark requires a small ‘c’ Canadian Identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The entela certification mark requires the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The FM Approvals mark requires the small 'c' Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards |
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The ETL certification mark requires the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The WH certification mark requires a small ‘c’ to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The LabTest certification mark requires the small 'c' identified to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The MET certification mark requires the small ‘c’ identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The Nemko certification mark requires a small ‘c’ to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The NSF certification mark requires the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The OMNI-Test Laboratories, Inc. approvals mark requires the small 'c' to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The QAI certification mark requires the small 'c' to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The QPS certification mark requires the small 'c' to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The SGS certification mark requires a small ‘c’ to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The TUV Product Service certification mark requires the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The TUV Rheinland certification mark requires the small ‘c’ Canadian identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The UL certification mark requires the small ‘c’ identifier to show compliance to Canadian National Standards. |
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The ULC certification mark is a Canada-only mark indicating compliance to Canadian National Standards. It does not require a small ‘c’ Canadian identifier. |
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Field Evaluation Marks Accepted in the NWT
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
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Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) |
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Entela |
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Intertek Testing Services |
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LabTest Certification Inc. |
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Nemko Canada, Inc. |
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QPS |
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TUV Product Service |
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Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) |
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Quality Auditing Institute (QAI) |
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TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. |
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