IC Certification

IC certification is the abbreviation of Industry Canada of the Ministry of Industry of Canada. As a government agency, IC certification is responsible for the certification of electronic and electrical products entering the Canadian market; Its responsible products are mainly radio equipment, information technology equipment, radio equipment, telecommunications equipment, engineering and medical equipment, etc.

There are two main ways of IC certification

(1) IC self-declaration

(2) IC ID certificate

Necessity and benefits of IC certification:

IC certification is the passport for electronic and electrical products to enter the Canadian market. Only through EMC certification can they enter the Canadian market for sales. It is a guarantee of quality and easier to win the favor of customers.

Applicable countries of IC certification

Canada

IC certification issuing authority

(1) IC: issued by the laboratory with IC site registration code;

(2) IC ID: reviewed and issued by FCB/TCB.

IC certification process

IC certification:

  1. The manufacturer or agent submits an oral or written preliminary application to the certification company;
  2. The applicant shall fill in the application form and send the application form, product instructions and technical documents to the certification company (if necessary, the applicant company shall also be required to provide a prototype).
  3. The certification company draws up the plan and offers;
  4. The applicant confirms the quotation, signs the quotation back, and sends the samples and relevant technical documents to the certification company;
  5. The applicant shall provide technical documents;
  6. The certification company sends a fee notice to the applicant, and the applicant prepays the certification fee according to the fee notice;
  7. The certification company reviews the relevant technical documents and organizes relevant certification activities;
  8. If the technical documents are incomplete or do not use the specified language, the certification company will notify the applicant to improve
  9. If the test fails, the certification company will notify the applicant in time and decide whether to suspend the project according to the situation, allowing the applicant to improve the product; The applicant shall change the technical data in the original application to reflect the actual situation after the change;
  10. The certification company will issue a supplementary charge notice to the applicant for the rectification costs involved in Article 9.10 of this page;
  11. The applicant shall pay the rectification fee according to the supplementary charge notice;
  12. The certification company shall provide the applicant with test reports or technical documents and certificates.

IC ID certification:

Steps 1-12 are equivalent to IC certification;

  1. The test report and data shall be submitted to FCB/TCB for review and certification.

Technical data to be submitted for IC certification

IC certification:

  1. Application form;
  2. Technical specification or technical manual of equipment model, maximum internal working frequency of the product, circuit schematic diagram and operation manual;
  3. Label;

IC ID certification:

  1. Application form;
  2. IC ID number (up to 14 digits, CN (6 digits of company code)+8 digits of product code);
  3. Letter of authorization of local agent;
  4. Block diagram: it is necessary to draw all crystal oscillators and crystal oscillator frequencies and keep them consistent with the circuit diagram;
  5. Circuit diagram;
  6. Line description: It is required to be in English and clearly describe the function realization principle of the product;
  7. Operating instructions;
  8. Test report;
  9. Label of each model (IC cannot apply for series) and label location: the label should have IC ID number, and the label location should be significant;
  10. Internal and external photos of the product: the pictures shall be clear and clear, and remarks shall be added if necessary;
  11. Test photos;
  12. Technical specifications (including product transmission frequency, channel number, transmission power, modulation mode, etc.).

IC certification cycle and validity period

  1. IC: 1-2 weeks;
  2. IC ID: 3-4 weeks;

Expiry date standard is updated.

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