Introduction to CSA Certification
 

CSA, short for Canadian Standards Association, was established in 1919 as Canada's first non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the development of industry standards. In 2001, CSA was divided into three associations: Canadian Standards Association, Management System Certification and International Certification Association. CSA International, headquartered in Toronto, is responsible for international certification. There are also branches overseas in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, etc. Electronic, electrical and other products sold in the North American market need to obtain safety certification. CSA is the largest safety certification body in Canada and one of the most renowned safety certification bodies in the world. It can provide safety certification for all types of products in machinery, building materials, electrical appliances, computer equipment, office equipment, environmental protection, medical fire safety, sports and entertainment. CSA has provided certification services to thousands of manufacturers around the world, and hundreds of millions of products bearing the CSA mark are sold in the North American market every year.

Access to Canadian market	Access to the US market	US and Canadian markets

 

The CSA mark is accepted in Canada and the United States

 

Before 1992, CSA certified products could only be sold in the Canadian market, and the product wanted to enter the U.S. market, it must also obtain the relevant certification in the United States. CSA International is now recognized by the U.S. federal government as a nationally recognized testing laboratory. This means testing and certifying your products to Canadian and U.S. standards, while ensuring that your certification is recognized by federal, state, provincial, and local governments. With CSA's effective product safety certification, it's easy to enter the North American market, one of the toughest and most expansive markets in the world. CSA can help you get your products into the U.S. and Canadian markets quickly and efficiently. CSA International will help manufacturers save time and money by eliminating duplication in the certification process. For manufacturers, all they have to do is file an application, provide a set of samples and pay a fee, and the resulting safety mark can be recognized at the federal, state, provincial and local levels from New York to Los Angeles. CSA International will work with manufacturers to provide a high-quality, safe and reliable certification program. In North America and around the world, CSA people are trusted with their honesty and skill.

 

CSA International operates four laboratories in Canada. From 1992 to 1994, they were successively awarded ". Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. (OSHA) official recognition. Under OSHA's rules, this accreditation allows for testing and certification of a range of products to more than 360 U.S. ANSI/UL standards as a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Products tested and certified by CSA International are determined to be fully compliant and can be sold in both the United States and Canada.

 

Obtaining North American certification saves both time and money by completing one application, providing one set of samples, and paying one fee. With CSA, you can break into both markets in one step. CSA's convenient testing and certification service eliminates the need for duplicate testing and assessments to obtain different certifications in both countries. This undoubtedly reduces the cost of manufacturers in product certification, tracking inspection and re-testing, but also saves valuable time, and saves manufacturers from the trouble of dealing with a variety of different certification bodies, so as to achieve twice the effect with half the effort.