Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311)

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 384 (1) A gas-fired instantaneous water heater is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 385, a gas-fired instantaneous water heater is not considered to be an energy-using product unless

  • (a) it is a household gas-fired instantaneous water heater that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2020; or

  • (b) it is a commercial gas-fired instantaneous water heater that is manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

• 385 (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 3 of the table to this section apply to gas-fired instantaneous water heaters described in column 1 that are manufactured during the period set out in column 4.

• Marginal note:Testing standards

  (2) A gas-fired instantaneous water heater complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by the standard set out in column 2 that are applicable to a gas-fired instantaneous water heater as defined in subsection 369(1).

  Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  	Energy-using Product	Testing Standard	Energy Efficiency Standard	Manufacturing Period
  1	Household gas-fired instantaneous water heaters that have a maximum flow rate of < 6.4 L/min	CSA P.3-15	Uniform energy factor ≥ 0.86	On or after January 1, 2020 and before May 6, 2029
  2	Household gas-fired instantaneous water heaters that have a maximum flow rate of ≥ 6.4 L/min	CSA P.3-15	Uniform energy factor ≥ 0.87	On or after January 1, 2020 and before May 6, 2029
  3	Household gas-fired instantaneous water heaters that have a maximum flow rate of < 6.4 L/min	10 C.F.R. Appendix E	Uniform energy factor ≥ 0.86	On or after May 6, 2029
  4	Household gas-fired instantaneous water heaters that have a maximum flow rate of ≥ 6.4 L/min	10 C.F.R. Appendix E	Uniform energy factor ≥ 0.87	On or after May 6, 2029
  5	Commercial gas-fired instantaneous water heaters	10 C.F.R. Appendix C	Thermal efficiency ≥ 94%	On or after July 1, 2023

Marginal note:Information

386 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the information set out in column 3 of the table to this section must be collected in accordance with the standard set out in column 2 and provided to the Minister in respect of a gas-fired instantaneous water heater described in column 1.

[387 to 423 reserved]SOR/2025-110, s. 59

DIVISION 7Lamps and Lamp Ballasts

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

424 The following definitions apply in this Division.

ANSI C78.20

ANSI C78.20[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

ANSI C78.79

ANSI C78.79 means the ANSI standard ANSI C78.79-2014 entitled American National Standard for Electric Lamps — Nomenclature for Envelope Shapes Intended for Use with Electric Lamps. (ANSI C78.79)

ANSI C79.1

ANSI C79.1[Repealed, SOR/2018-201, s. 42]

ANSI C81.61

ANSI C81.61 means the ANSI standard ANSI C81.61-2016 entitled American National Standard for Electrical Lamp Bases — Specifications for Bases (Caps) for Electric Lamps. (ANSI C81.61)

appliance lamp

appliance lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

CIE 13.3

CIE 13.3 means the CIE standard CIE 013.3-1995 entitled Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light Sources. (CIE 13.3)

CIE 15

CIE 15 means the CIE standard CIE 015:2004 entitled Colorimetry. (CIE 15)

coloured lamp

coloured lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

colour rendering index

colour rendering index means the measured degree of colour shift that objects undergo when they are illuminated by a light source as compared with the colour of those same objects when they are illuminated by a reference source of comparable colour temperature. (indice de rendu des couleurs)

former Regulations

former Regulations means these Regulations as they read immediately before the day on which subsection 1(2) of the Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (Amendment 18) comes into force. (règlement antérieur)

IES Handbook

IES Handbook means the IES publication entitled Lighting Handbook, 9th edition. (Manuel IES)

IES LM16

IES LM16 means the IES standard IES LM-16-1993 entitled Practical Guide to Colorimetry of Light Sources. (IES LM16)

IES LM45

IES LM45[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

IES LM49

IES LM49[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

IES LM65

IES LM65[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

incandescent reflector lamp

incandescent reflector lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

infrared lamp

infrared lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

lamp efficacy

lamp efficacy means the number of lumens per watt determined by

• (a) dividing a lamp’s luminous flux by its power, measured under equilibrium conditions at the time of determining the luminous flux; and

• (b) in the case of a general service incandescent reflector lamp, rounding the number calculated under paragraph (a) to the nearest half number. (efficacité lumineuse)

modified spectrum lamp

modified spectrum lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

plant lamp

plant lamp means a lamp that is designed and marketed for plant growing applications and that emits its highest radiant power peaks in the range of 440 to 490 nm, 620 to 740 nm or both of these ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. (lampe pour horticulture)

rough service lamp

rough service lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

shatter-resistant lamp

shatter-resistant lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

silver bowl lamp

silver bowl lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

submersible lamp

submersible lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

vibration service lamp

vibration service lamp[Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 60]

Labelling

Marginal note:Label required

• 425 (1) Every general service lamp that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2027 and that, for the purpose of sale or lease, is shipped from one province to another or imported into Canada must be labelled in accordance with sections 426 to 429.

• Marginal note:Former Regulations

  (2) Sections 425 to 429 of the former Regulations continue to apply in respect of a lamp that is referred to in section 425 of the former Regulations that is manufactured before January 1, 2027.

Marginal note:Information on principal display panel

• 426 (1) The principal display panel of the product’s package must display the following information in the following order:

  • (a) the words “Light output” and “Flux lumineux”, followed by the numerical value of the product’s luminous flux and the word “lumens”;

  • (b) the words “Efficacy” and “Efficacité”, followed by the numerical value of the product’s nominal efficacy and the words “lumens/watt”;

  • (c) the words “Power” and “Puissance”, followed by the numerical value of the product’s nominal power consumption and the word “watts”;

  • (d) the words “Life” and “Durée de vie”, followed by the numerical value of the product’s life and the words “hours” and “heures”, respectively; and

  • (e) the words “Light appearance” and “Apparence de la lumière”, followed by the numerical value of the product’s correlated colour temperature and the upper case letter “K” or the word “Kelvin”.

• Marginal note:Font and size

  (2) The words “Light output”, “Flux lumineux”, “Efficacy”, “Efficacité”, “Power”, “Puissance”, “Life”, “Durée de vie”, “Light appearance” and “Apparence de la lumière” must be in the same font and be equal in size.

• Marginal note:Font and size — units

  (3) The words “lumens”, “lumens/watt”, “watts”, “hours”, “heures” and “Kelvin” and the upper case letter “K” must be in the same font and be equal in size, but they must not be more than 50% of the size of the words referred to in subsection (2).

• Marginal note:Font and size — numerical values

  (4) The numerical values indicating the product’s luminous flux, efficacy, nominal power, life and correlated colour temperature must be in the same font and be equal in size.

• Marginal note:Three-way lamps

  (5) If the product is a three-way lamp, the information required by paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) must be displayed for each level of the lamp’s operation.

• Marginal note:Variable correlated colour temperature

  (6) If the product has a variable correlated colour temperature, the information required by paragraph (1)(e) must be displayed for the lamp’s range of operation or for each level of its operation.

Marginal note:Model number

427 The lamp model number must be indicated on both the product packaging and the lamp itself.

Marginal note:Design voltage other than 120 V

• 428 (1) If the design voltage of the product is other than 120 V, the information required by section 426 may correspond to

  • (a) a voltage of 120 V, followed by the words “at 120 volts” and “à 120 volts”; or

  • (b) the design voltage, followed by the words, “at [design voltage] volts” and “à [tension spécifique]”.

• Marginal note:Additional information

  (2) If the information corresponds to the design voltage,

  • (a) the following statements must be displayed on the principal display panel:

    “This product is designed for [design voltage] volts. When used on the normal line voltage of 120 volts, the light output and energy efficiency are noticeably reduced. See [appropriate panel] panel for 120-volt rating.”

    « Ce produit a été conçu en fonction d’une tension de [tension spécifique] volts. S’il est employé à la tension normale de 120 volts, son flux lumineux et son efficacité énergétique s’en trouveront considérablement réduits. Voir le panneau [panneau en cause] pour les renseignements correspondant à une tension de 120 volts. »;

  • (b) the information required by section 426 for the product corresponding to a voltage of 120 V, followed by the words “at 120 volts” and “à 120 volts”, must be displayed on a panel of the product’s package other than the principal display panel; and

  • (c) the design voltage must be displayed on every panel that displays the information required by section 426, other than the panel on which the information required by paragraph (b) is displayed.