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Showcasing your Products and Services in
the Canadian Marketplace
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You are committed to quality in the
way you make your products and in the way you deliver your
services.
You are dedicated to meeting and to
exceeding the standards and the expectations of your customers.
How do you prove it?
CGSB's Certification and Qualification
Programs are your answer.
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Experience • Commitment • Leadership
• Quality
Committed to Quality
To get the best value for their purchasing dollar, public and private
sector buyers need to identify suppliers committed to quality. They
need to know that the goods and services they purchase will perform
as expected every time. Since 1979 the Canadian General Standards
Board (CGSB) has delivered independent Certification and Qualification
Programs to ensure just that.
Show your customers that your products and services meet their
requirements by having an independent, impartial third party evaluate
them. CGSB's certification and qualification programs offer
you a cost-effective mechanism for demonstrating compliance with
current industry-recognized standards.
CGSB's knowledgeable staff will work with you to certify
or qualify your products and services. We will identify the standards
you need to meet. We will recommend laboratories to test your products
and to verify your services. And we will address any concerns that
you may have.
Having your product and services certified or qualified involves:
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testing your products or verifying your services to ensure
they meet recognized standards
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auditing your quality system to ensure products or services
consistently meet these requirements
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Our easy-to read-Program Manual provides complete information on
the listing process, including applications and costs.
Once the process is completed, your company name and your product
or service are displayed on a program list at the CGSB Web site.
This site, used extensively by private and public sector buyers,
will provide you with a level of visibility unavailable in any other
forum.
The Canadian federal government alone buys over $185M in qualified
and certified products and services each year. Contact us and let
us help you gain access to this lucrative Canadian marketplace.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What kinds of products and services does CGSB currently certify
and qualify?
Carpets and Underlay, Office Furniture, Paints and Coatings,
Medical Gloves, Protective Clothing, Construction Materials, Remanufactured
Toner Cartridges, Security Personnel and specialized programs supporting
government activities, such as Dockside Monitoring Program for Fisheries
and Packaging for CIDA Food Aid.
What if you don't have the program I need?
CGSB develops programs to suit our clients' needs. If
you don't see what you need on the list above, call us to discuss
developing a new program.
Qualification and Certification – What's the difference?
Qualification programs primarily support federal government
procurement. Certification programs support both private and public
sector procurement, focussing on products directly affecting the
consumer market, health and safety, or involving regulations.
Testing and quality system auditing occur more frequently in certification
than in qualification. Because of this extra stringency, certified
products and service literature carry the distinctive CGSB Certification
Mark. Once
listed, both certified and qualified products and services are displayed
on the CGSB Web site.
My quality system is already registered to ISO 9000. Does that
count?
Yes. If your quality system is registered with a recognized
registrar, you may have already satisfied the quality system requirements.
It will mean less time and cost to certify or qualify your product
or service.
How much does it cost?
The cost varies with the type of product or service, the location
of the manufacturing facility, and the state of the quality system.
Call us for a no-obligation quote.
CGSB Certification and Qualification programs deliver these benefits:
Experience: CGSB has been delivering certification and
qualification services for over 15 years.
Credibility: CGSB, Canada's only federal government
certification organization, ensures adherence to the government's
principles of openness, fairness and transparency.
Recognition: CGSB is accredited as a Certification Organization
by the Standards Council of Canada and is a recognized name in certification
and qualification.
Proof of Quality: CGSB's certification mark demonstrates
to buyers that you provide a reliable, quality product or service.
Exposure: CGSB's Web site is available to and used
by public and private sector buyers, ensuring exposure of products,
services and their suppliers to a wide range of potential customers.
Cost: CGSB charges highly competitive fees for its services.
If you already have your ISO 9000 quality system registered, acceptance
of your registration may satisfy the quality requirements, reducing
your costs even more.
Language of Service: CGSB can provide services in the language
you do business: English or French.
Discover the CGSB difference
For more information about CGSB services, or to order our catalogue
or any other CGSB publication, you can reach us by mail, fax, telephone.
The electronic catalogue (ECAT) is available on the Internet.
Canadian General Standards Board
11 Laurier Street
Place du Portage, Phase III, 6B1
Hull, Quebec K1A 1G6
1-800-665-CGSB (Canada only)
Phone or E-mail us at:
Don Fulton (819) 956-3825
Donald.Fulton@pwgsc.gc.ca
Penny Silberhorn (819) 956-0390
Penny.T.Silberhorn@pwgsc.gc.ca
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