Product approval, certification services - Canada

Telecoms and radio

TRaC offers a full testing and type approval service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in Canada meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for Industry Canada approval.

TRaC is an Industry Canada accredited test lab. TRaC also offers project management of the Industry Canada type approval processes, from completion of application forms to ongoing liaison with the approvals bodies to ensure type approval is granted. 

Type of Equipment

TLTE and RF Type Approval is applicable but not necessarily limited to, data and text processing equipment, data preparation equipment, data terminal equipment, data circuit terminating equipment (for example, modems), automatic telephone answering machines, facsimile transceivers, call restriction devices, cordless telephones, digital and analogue feature telephones, lightning protection devices, line monitoring equipment and speech recorders.

Type Approval Requirements

On satisfactory completion of the evaluation process, an approval certificate is issued so that applicants can import equipment into Canada with the assistance of their local representative. Certificates are normally valid for as long as the equipment remains unchanged and continues to comply with Canadian requirements.

Project Management for Industry Canada Approvals

For Industry Canada approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations and letters of authority to be sent to Industry Canada
• Liaison with local offices and distributors in Canada
• Submission of the approval applications to Industry Canada
• Making payment for the certification on your behalf
• Ongoing liaison with Industry Canada until type approval is granted

Test Standards required by Industry Canada

All of the following tests are mandatory for Canadian approvals: