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Registration Program
Terms and Conditions - Section 1.0 to 1.3.3 [revised 2005-04-01]

Table of Contents

April 1^st, 2005


1.0 General

1.1 Program name

The program is referred to as the “Measurement Canada Registration Program”. Officially, it is the terms and conditions under which organizations can be authorized to conduct inspections pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act in trade sectors listed in section 1.3 below.

1.2 Program objectives

The program’s primary objective is to authorize qualified organizations to inspect and certify devices used in trade pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act. Also, through the program, Measurement Canada intends to take the opportunity to help increase device compliance rates by enhancing the understanding of legal requirements by service providers and by making service providers more aware of the importance of their roles and responsibilities with respect to the creation and maintenance of a fair and competitive marketplace.

1.3 Program scope*

1.3.1 General

The program scope includes initial factory and field inspections and subsequent factory and field inspections of approved weighing and measuring devices pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations that are used for trade in the trade sectors listed below. Some sectors could have limited scope in terms of inspection types and device types.

1.3.2 Program scope by sector

1.3.2.1 Downstream petroleum sector

• all inspection types;
• all device types.

• all inspection types;
• all device types.

• all inspection types;
• all device types.

• subsequent inspections only;
• all device types.

• complaint inspections;
• inspections of weighing and measuring devices that are issued under a conditional approval that requires the device to be placed in service for the purpose of examination and testing for compliance to specifications;
• initial inspections in the retail food sector.