Certification introduction

IC is the abbreviation of Industry Canada. As a government agency, IC is responsible for the certification of electronic and electrical products entering the Canadian market. Its products are roughly divided into radio and television equipment, information technology equipment, radio equipment, telecommunications equipment, engineering and medical equipment, etc. Similar to the FCC in the United States, IC currently only limits electromagnetic interference.

Certification category

Self verification and certification can be adopted.

IC id: CN (company number, up to 6 digits) +upn (unique product number, up to 8 digits).

Instructions for IC ID Application:

1. Address information of Canadian representative is required.

2. The label shall contain the following information (manufacturer's name or trademark, model name, IC ID number).

Application process

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, and provide a prototype if necessary.

3. The certification company draws up the scheme and offers.

4. The applicant confirms the quotation, signs back the quotation, 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 charge notice to the applicant, and the applicant prepays the certification fee according to the charge notice.

7. The certification company reviews the 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 for improvement.

9. If the test fails, the certification company will notify the applicant in time and allow the applicant to improve the product according to the decision whether to suspend the project. 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 Articles 9 and 10 on 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 authentication steps 1 to 2 are equivalent to IC authentication

13. The test report and data shall be submitted to fcb/tcb organization for review and certification.

Application materials

1. Instructions in English

2. Specifications

3. Circuit schematic diagram

4. PCB diagram

5. Block diagram

6. Business license

7. Organization code

8. Application form

9. Product pictures

10. Sample