Canadian Energy Efficiency Regulations and
Importing ENERGY STAR Qualified CFS products into Canada

July 2008



ENERGY STAR

Introduction

Canada regulates the energy efficiency levels of
four types of commercial food service (CFS)
equipment. These are commercial refrigerators,
commercial freezers, ice makers, and vending
machines.1

Canadian CFS Energy Efficiency Standards

Commercial refrigerators & freezers:

www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/regiilations/product/commercialr
efrigerators.cfm

Commercial ice machines: www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/
regiilations/product/automatic_ice_makers.cfm

Vending machines: www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/
regulations/vending-machines.cfm

Dealers must:

¦	Ensure the CFS product meets the energy
efficiency standard specified in the
Regulations (see box at left).

¦	Ensure an energy efficiency report has been
filed with NRCan prior to import.

¦	Provide relevant import information when
importing products.

¦	Ensure the product bears an energy
efficiency verification (EEV) mark from an
accredited certification body prior to sale or
lease.

Note that there is no EnerGuide label for CFS

products.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is the
Canadian government department responsible
for monitoring and enforcing the Energy
Efficiency Regulations.

In order to facilitate importing and selling
regulated CFS products in Canada, U.S. CFS
manufacturers should work with NRCan and
Canadian dealers to ensure all requirements
under the Regulations are followed.

Dealers

Energy Efficiency Report

If the product is not already listed in the NRCan
database of compliant models, an energy
efficiency report must be submitted to NRCan
prior to import. This report includes the brand
name, model number, manufacturer, and the
name of the accredited certification body that
verified the equipment's energy performance
and supplied an EEV mark along with
information on the product's energy
performance and characteristics.

Who is a Dealer?

A "dealer" is a person whose business:

¦	manufactures energy-using products in Canada; or

¦	imports energy-using products into Canada; or

¦	sells or leases energy-using products that are
obtained, directly or indirectly, from a person who
manufactures energy-using products in Canada or
imports them into Canada.

Where Do I Find the NRCan List of
Compliant Models?

Commercial refrigerators & freezers:

oee.nrcan.gc.ca/energystar/english/commercial/self-
contained-refrigerators-freezers-search.cfm

Commercial ice machines:

oee.nrcan.gc.ca/equipment/ice-makers-search.cfm

Vending machines: oee.nrcan.gc.ca/

Energy star/english/commercial/beverage-vending-

machine-search.cfm

1 Canada does not regulate the energy efficiency levels of the other four types of ENERGY STAR qualified CFS equipment—hot
food holding cabinets, steamers, fryers, or dishwashers. Therefore, these types of equipment are not required to go through the
same testing and verification procedures as commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, ice machines, and vending machines.


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Contact NRCan directly (see below) to receive
a copy of the current Excel reporting form. The
form also captures ENERGY STAR® product
information for posting to Canada's ENERGY
STAR Web site.

Import Information

Ensure that relevant information is provided to
clear Canadian customs, namely: product type;
model number; brand name; address of the
dealer who is importing the product; and
purpose for which the product is being imported.

EEV Mark

Regulated energy-using products must bear an
EEV mark before the product is sold or leased in
Canada. The EEV mark indicates that the
product is in an EEV program administered by a
certification body accredited by the Standards
Council of Canada (SCC).

Accredited Certification Bodies

In order to receive an EEV mark, regulated
equipment must be verified by a SCC-accredited
certification body. Currently these are:

¦	Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
(ARI)

¦	CSA International (CSA)

* Intertek Testing Services NA Inc.

¦	Intertek Testing Services NA Ltd.

¦	OMNI-Test Laboratories Inc.

¦	QPS Evaluation Services Inc.

¦	Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)

Contact any of these organizations directly for
quotes and details regarding their EEV programs
and associated testing requirements and options.

ENERGY STAR in Canada

Please be aware that all regulated products
must first meet the requirements of Canada's

Energy Efficiency Regulations before the CFS
product can be qualified as ENERGY STAR in
Canada.

To join ENERGY STAR in Canada, contact
NRCan directly. For more information, visit:
www.energystar.gc.ca.

Compliance

NRCan employs a variety of measures to ensure
dealers/manufacturers are complying with
Canada's energy efficiency requirements,
including: self-monitoring by dealers, report
verification such as in-store monitoring, tips and
complaints, independent product tests, and
customs monitoring.

NRCan will follow up with the dealers,
importers, and manufacturers regarding any
regulated product missing an energy efficiency
report, is below standard, does not display an
EEV mark, or any other incidence of non-
compliance.

Additional Information
Guide to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations: www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/regulations/guide.cfin

Contact NRCan:

Regulatory Compliance
Energy Efficiency Reports and Importations

ENERGY SL4R in Canada
Participant Arrangements, and
ENERGY SL4R marks

Violet Horvath

Chief, Compliance Operations
(613)995-6769
vHorvath@NRCan.gc.ca

Anne Wilkins

Chief, Equipment Labelling
(613)992-3900
aWiMns@NRCan.gc.ca


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