Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations

What's New?

Published Regulations

• Amendment 9 – pre-published in Canada Gazette Part I, May 6, 2006
• Amendment 8 – published in Canada Gazette Part II, September 22, 2004

Proposed Regulations Bulletins

• Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts (Update) – May 2006
• New – Lighting Products: General Labelling, Verification, Test Data, Reporting and Importing – May 2006
• Self-contained, Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers – January 2006
• Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines – October 2005
• Dry-type Transformers – Change in Exemptions to the Regulations – October 2005
• Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts – August 2005
• NRCan Calls for More Participation in Standards Development
• Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers – April 2005
• Beverage Vending Machines Update – April 2005
• Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps under 19kW (65,000 Btu/h) – March 2005
• Ground and Water Source Heat Pumps and Internal Water Loop Heat Pumps – January 2005
• Energy Performance Verification Program – September 2004
• Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps – September 2004
• Large Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps – May 2005
• Refrigerators/Freezers – November 2005

Products Under Consideration

• traffic signals
• water heater labelling
• unit heaters

Regulatory Process

Canada's Energy Efficiency Act provides for the making and enforcement of regulations concerning minimum energy performance levels for energy-using products, as well as the labelling of energy-using products and the collection of data on energy use.

The Energy Efficiency Regulations establish energy efficiency standards for a wide range of energy-using products, with the objective of eliminating the least energy-efficient products from the Canadian Market. hey apply to regulated energy-using products imported into Canada or manufactured in Canada and shipped from one province to another. Changes to the EnerGuide label are also made through amendments to the regulations.

As part of the regulatory process, Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) consults stakeholders by making public its intentions and providing access to draft proposals. Proposed amendments and important related information are available through this Web site in the form of bulletins and information is also provided as to how to submit comments.

Once approved, the draft proposal is pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, and an official notice is posted on the web site. This allows for public scrutiny during the official 75-day comment period. The proposal is then updated if necessary and proceeds to the final approval and publication in Part II of the Canada Gazette. Another notice is posted on the web site. All public notices relating to pre-publication and publication of the Regulations can be found under Regulation Announcements.

A summary of current Regulations is available on Guide to Regulations.