1 Introduction to Canadian CSA Certification
Since its inception in 1919, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has been a leading organization in standards development. The association has 9,000 members from different industries covering government, business and consumers. Representatives from a variety of fields, including scientists, academics, environmentalists, and technicians, are the first non-profit organizations in Canada to develop industry standards. Currently CSA is also Canada's largest safety certification body. Since January 27, 1999, CSA has been renamed CSA International.
Prior to 1992, CSA-certified products could only be sold on the Canadian market. Since 1997, CSA's five existing laboratories in the United States have been recognized by the US federal government OSHA as the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). This means that CSA's international certification bodies can test and certify products based on Canadian and US standards, as well as US states, Canadian provinces, and local governments. As a result, CSA certification can enter both the Canadian and US markets, and even the entire North American market.
2 Canadian CSA Certification and Service Scope
2.1 Certified products
(1) Sanitary ware products, including ceramic sanitary ware, shower head, water pipe products, etc.
(2) Gas stoves, including stoves, parts and additional equipment for natural gas and hydraulic gas fuels.
(3) Lamps and lighting products, including fixed lamps, movable lamps, Christmas lights, tool lights, ballasts, energy-saving lamps, hose lamps, etc.
(4) Information technology products, including computers, monitors, laptops, printers, projectors, copiers, power supplies, keyboards, etc.
(5) Electrical components, connectors, including power plug wires, switches, connectors, terminals, wiring, capacitors, etc.
(6) Technology / power control and signal transmission equipment, including motors and generators, machinery, power distribution equipment, industrial control equipment, circuit equipment, etc.
(7) Commercial and household appliances, including water heaters, coffee pots, rice cookers, electric fans, heaters, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
(8) Audio and video entertainment products, including audio, amplifier, subwoofer, radio, DVD player, TV, VCD, etc.
(9) Industrial products, including industrial equipment, equipment and spare parts.
3 Canadian CSA Certification Process
3.1 Submit a certification application
A certification application can be submitted to the nearest CSA International China office with the following information:
Product introduction (product specification, appearance drawing, explosion drawing)
Product model and similarities and differences between models
Related drawings such as circuit diagrams or structural diagrams
Product parts list (including manufacturer's name, model, rated power and CSA file number (if any))
Name, address and contact person of the company and product manufacturer
other materials
3.2 Providing test samples
Provide samples of certified products
Paste the project number for the sample
If your product has been tested by another authorized organization, you can provide relevant test reports.
3.3 Response to assessment results
After the product is tested, CSA In-ternational will issue a Findings Letter to inform the product test about the results and how to further promote product testing and certification.
If the product fails to pass a test, it may be necessary to respond to the relevant project content or make necessary changes to the product.
In order to successfully complete the entire certification process, the factory needs to provide feedback on the evaluation results as soon as possible.
3.4 Obtaining the certification mark
When the product meets the requirements of the standard, CSA International will issue a certificate of conformity to the factory, authorizing the factory to use the CSA mark on the product.
4 Certification application
The CSA certification application has two applications after online application and download form.
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