Energy Efficiency Regulations

11 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

certification body

certification body means a body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada as an energy efficiency certification body in respect of any of the following classes of products or their equivalent:

• (a) electrical or electronic products;

• (b) fuel-burning equipment; or

• (c) gas-fired appliances and equipment. (organisme de certification)

verification mark

verification mark means, in respect of an energy-using product, a mark

• (a) issued by a certification body to signify that the body has, by means of an energy performance verification program,

  • (i) determined that the product is in compliance with the energy efficiency standard for that product referred to in section 4, or

  • (ii) tested and verified the energy performance of the product; or

• (b) issued by a province to signify that the product is in compliance with the province’s energy efficiency standard for the product. (marque de vérification)

(2) Every energy-using product shipped or imported as described in subsection 4(1) of the Act shall be labelled with at least one of the following:

• (a) a verification mark issued by a certification body that is accredited in respect of the class of products to which the product belongs; or

• (b) a verification mark issued by a province whose provincial energy efficiency standard for the product is equivalent to or exceeds the energy efficiency standard for the product referred to in section 4 of these Regulations.

(2.1) An energy-using product referred to in paragraph 3(1)(j.6) need not be labelled in accordance with subsection (2) if

• (a) a laboratory accredited in respect of lighting energy performance by either the Standards Council of Canada or the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program has verified the information with respect to luminous flux and power displayed on the product’s package under Division 2 of Part III; and

• (b) a laboratory referred to in paragraph (a), an A2LA certified laboratory or an ISO 9000 certified laboratory or manufacturing facility has verified the information with respect to life displayed on the product’s package under Division 2 of Part III.

(3) The verification mark shall be affixed to a surface of the energy-using product so that the mark is readily visible. However, in the case of an energy-using product referred to in any of paragraphs 3(1)(j.1) to (j.4) and (j.6), the verification mark may be affixed to the exterior of the product’s package.