G/TBT/N/CAN/669  
7 April 2022  
(22-2828) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English, French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Natural Resources Canada  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notific ation Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ],3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Energy 
efficiency standards for  residential, commercial and industrial products (ICS Code):  
Split-System Central Air Conditioners – 91.140.30; 23.120  
Split-System Central Heat Pumps – 27.080  
Single Package Central Air Conditioners - 91.140.30; 23.120  
Single Package Central Heat Pumps - 27.080  
Ceiling Fan Light Kits – 91.160.10; 29.140  
Electric Motors – 23.100.10  
Electric Water Heaters – 91.140.65  
Fluore scent Lamp Ballasts – 29.140.30  
Gas-Fired Storage Water Heaters - 91.140.65  
Oil-Fired Water Heaters - 91.140.65  
Small Electric Motors - 23.100.10  
Walk-in Freezer and Walk -in Cooler Components - 97.130.20  G/TBT/N/CAN/669  
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the no tified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (Amendment 17) ; (84 page(s), in 
English and French)  
6. Description of content:  The Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016  (the Regulations) 
prescribe energy efficiency standards for residential, commercial and industrial energy -
using products. They also prescribe labelling requirements for certain products to disclose 
and compare the energy use of a given product model relat ive to others in their category. 
The Regulations are amended regularly to introduce or update energy efficiency and 
testing standards.  
This proposed amendment would update energy efficiency and testing standards for 
central air conditioners and central hea t pumps primarily used in the residential sector to 
prevent upcoming unnecessary regulatory differences between Canada and the United 
States. In addition, the Amendment would make other minor changes to currently 
regulated products to address known issues with Canadian requirements to ensure that 
the Regulations align with the United States more clearly where already intended. Finally, 
the Amendment would specify energy -using products in order for the Minister to be able 
to exercise the ministerial regulati ons authority, at its discretion, to maintain 
harmonization between requirements set out in another jurisdiction . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The goals of the Amendment are to:  
• Reduce energy consum ption and resulting GHG emissions associated with 
products used in homes and contribute to Canada's commitment to reach net -
zero emissions by 2050; reduce the load on the electricity system; and help 
Canadians save money on their energy bills.  
• Prevent and reduce unnecessary regulatory difference with the U.S. energy 
efficiency or testing standards to reduce compliance burden and support cross -
border trade.  
• Put in place the tools to ensure the Minister can exercise the Ministerial 
regulations authority in th e future to facilitate maintaining harmonization with 
another jurisdiction (subsection 20.1(2) of the Energy Efficiency Act ). 
8. Relevant documents:   
Canada Gazette, Part I, 2 April 2022, pages 1523 to 1606 https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -
pr/p1/2022/2022 -04-02/pdf/g1 -15614.pdf  (available in French and English)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Normally within 12 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These Regulations would come into force six months 
after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.  
10. Final date for comments:  11 June 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2022/2022 -04-02/html/reg5 -eng.html  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2022/2022 -04-02/html/reg5 -fra.html