The Energy Efficiency Act provides the authority to incorporate by reference a technical standards document (TSD), in the Energy Efficiency Regulations when the purpose is to harmonize with another jurisdiction.
A TSD is a document that is published in both official languages by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. It adapts, combines or reproduces, in whole or in part, documents that are produced by jurisdictions, standards development organizations or industry associations and that, for energy-using products or classes of energy-using products, set out requirements or guidance related to those requirements. The adaptations may include modifications to the content of the originating document for the Canadian context.
Look at the table below to find a TSD incorporated by reference in the Energy Efficiency Regulations. Please subscribe to the Natural Resources Canada mailing list if you wish to be notified when future consultations are posted, or to be notified when TSDs are updated.
For further information on the regulatory process related to a TSD you can visit the Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations - Regulatory process webpage. For any specific questions on a TSD, you can send an e-mail to EEregulations-reglementEE@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
Technical standard documents incorporated by reference in the Energy Efficiency Regulations:
| Document | Title | Version | Publication date | Based on | Latest consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSD D2SA001 (PDF 473KB) | Testing Standard and Energy Efficiency Standards for Room Air Conditioners | 1 | April 9, 2025 | United States Code of Federal Regulations Appendix F to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 amended as of May 7, 2021 and subsection 430.32(b) of Subpart C of Part 430 of Title 10 amended as of December 18, 2023 | June 22, 2024 - August 31, 2024 |
| TSD D7SB001 (PDF 219KB) | General Service Lamps: Energy Efficiency Standards for General Service Lamps | 1 | April 9, 2025 | United States Code of Federal Regulations, subsection 430.32(dd) of Subpart B of Part 430, amended as of May 9, 2022 | June 22, 2024 - August 31, 2024 |
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Table of technical standard documents referenced in the Energy Efficiency Regulations.
This table has 3 rows and 6 columns of information, 1 row per document. The first column identifies the technical standards document code and hyperlink for PDF download, the second column identifies the technical standards document title, the third column identifies the technical standards document version number, the fourth column identifies the technical standards document publication date, the fifth column identifies the technical standards document associated jurisdiction and document it is based on, and the sixth column identifies the latest consultation dates on the technical standards document.
The first row is for TSD D2SA001, entitled Testing Standard and Energy Efficiency Standards for Room Air Conditioners. The hyperlink for the technical standards document is labelled PDF.
The second row is for TSD D7SB001, entitled General Service Lamps: Energy Efficiency Standards for General Service Lamps. The hyperlink for the technical standards document is labelled PDF.