G/TBT/N/CAN/489  
 
10 June 2016  
(16-3167)  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 telephon e 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 Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0G2 Telephone: (343)203-4273  
Fax: (613)943-0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Energy efficiency 
standards for consumer and commercial prod ucts (27.080; 29.140; 29.160.30; 29.200; 
33.160.25; 91.160.10; 91.140.30; 91.140.65; 97.040.20; 97.040.30; 97.040.40; 97.060; 
97.100.20; 97.130.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy Efficiency 
Regulations, 2016 (232 pages, available in English and French)   
6. Description of content: The Energy Efficiency Regulations  (the Regulations) prescribe 
minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for certain consumer and commercial 
energy-using products. They also prescribe labelling requirements for certain products to 
disclose and compare the energy use of a given product model relative to others in their category. The Regulations have been amended regularly to introduce MEPS for new 
products and update existing MEPS.  
The Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (proposed Regulations), would: 
a) increase the stringency of MEPS for 20 cu rrently regulated product categories to 
align with those of the United States 
b) make minor changes to standards or reporting requirements for 8 currently-
regulated product categories, and 
c) repeal and replace the Regulations to remove  references to obsolete and out of date 
standards and improve the organization of th e regulatory text, making it easier for 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The Government of Canada has committed to improving energy efficiency standards for consumer and commercial products and encouraging energy conservation.  
The goals of the proposed Regulations are to: 
 Improve MEPS across 20 product categories; 
 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption associated with using 
those products; and 
 Eliminate unnecessary regulatory differences between Canadian and U.S. regulations 
across those categories. 
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette , Part I, April 30, 2016, pages 1168 to 1400 
(available in English and French) 
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 come into force six months after 
the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II 
10. Final date for comments: 8 August 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed amendments can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-04 -30/pdf/g1-15018.pdf  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-04 -30/html/index-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-04 -30/html/index-fra.php