Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016

Marginal note:Verification mark

• 4 (1) Subject to subsection (4), every energy-using product that, for the purpose of sale or lease, is shipped from one province to another or imported into Canada must be labelled with a verification mark that is issued by

  • (a) a certification body; or

  • (b) a province whose energy efficiency standard for the product is equivalent to or exceeds the energy efficiency standard prescribed for the product in these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Location and visibility

  (2) The verification mark must be readily visible on the surface of the energy-using product. However, in respect of the following energy-using products, the verification mark may be on the exterior of the product’s package:

  • (a) [Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 2]

  • (b) a general service lamp;

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 2]

  • (d) a general service fluorescent lamp;

  • (e) [Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 2]

  • (f) a battery charger;

  • (g) an external power supply; and

  • (h) a faucet that is a replacement aerator.

• (3) [Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 2]

• Marginal note:Exception — external power supplies

  (4) An external power supply is not required to be labelled with a verification mark if

  • (a) it is labelled with a mark in accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy publication entitled “International Efficiency Marking Protocol for External Power Supplies”, as amended from time to time;

  • (b) a certification body has verified the information related to the product’s energy performance that is provided to the Minister for the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act; and

  • (c) it is labelled with the same model number as that used when the information was verified.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2025-110, s. 2]