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Registration Program
Terms and Conditions - Foreword [revised 2004-08-23]
Table of Contents
August 23, 2004
Measurement Canada's mission is to ensure equity and accuracy where goods and services are bought and sold on the basis of measurement, in order to contribute to a fair and competitive marketplace for Canadians. To do so, Measurement Canada must ensure that its presence is strong enough to be felt by traders and other stakeholders in various economic sectors, and it must also intervene as necessary.
Traditionally, Measurement Canada's presence has taken the form of periodic device and product inspections, trader, device manufacturer and service provider education, and proper controls. In recent years, however, Measurement Canada's resources have decreased substantially, while demand for services has increased over the same period.
In a commercial measurement context, service providers are those that visit traders most consistently and can have a decisive effect on device compliance under the Weights and Measures Act. In terms of a strategy for carrying out its mission, it is in Measurement Canada's interest to work in partnership with service providers. In addition to the coaching and monitoring of service providers that Measurement Canada is responsible for, and the support it must provide to them, Measurement Canada must ensure that service providers are fully aware of the importance of their role in maintaining equity and accuracy where goods and services are traded on the basis of measurement and of the importance of their contribution to a fair and competitive marketplace for all Canadians.
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