Information Bulletin: Gas Appliance Certification and Approval Marks

 

Scope

This information bulletin is being issued by a provincial safety manager pursuant to section 30 of the Safety Standards Act.

Details

Safety Standards Act s.70 (1) requires individuals not to display, have available for sale, advertise for sale

or sell a regulated product unless it bears a certification mark.  

Gas Safety Regulation s.31 (1) requires gas appliances to not be installed unless they bear a certification

or approval mark.  

Safety Standards General Regulation s.2.11 defines a certification agency as an organization accredited

by the  Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as an organization engaged in conformity assessment. This

includes both accreditation as a  certification body or inspection body.  

Canadian certification marks associated with a nationally recognized certification standard can be applied

on gas appliances and equipment by an accredited Standards Council of Canada (SCC) certification

agency.

Field approval labels can be applied on gas appliances and equipment by an SCC accredited inspection

body only if an associated nationally recognized standard does not exist. A field approval becomes void if

the appliance is altered or relocated. Learn more about gas appliance field approvals.  

To find contact information, confirm scope of accreditation, or verify the status and acceptability of any

certification mark or approval label applied to a gas appliance or piece of equipment, visit the Standards

Council of Canada website and search here using a key word or name of the certification agency or

inspection body.  

Provincial Safety Manager, Gas  

References:  

Safety Standards Act

Gas Safety Regulation

CSA B149.1 - Natural gas and propane installation code