Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada Radio and Telecom Certification Body Services (CB)

Nemko is an accredited Certification Body (CB) for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to provide product certification services for radio apparatus to be used and sold on the Canadian marketplace.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada regulates the radio spectrum for all transmitters and defines the requirements for approval and certification of radio, consumer electronics and communications devices. The ISED regulations covering radio devices are structured within RSS-GEN (General Requirements for Compliance of Radio Apparatus) which covers certification procedures, including technical and administrative requirements as well as various other radio specific Radio Specification Standards that are dependent upon the transmitting frequency and product category.

All equipment that falls within ISED’s Category I equipment standards list must be certified before they are imported, distributed, leased, offered for sale or sold in Canada.

As a leading testing and certification body in Nemko provides testing and independent ISED certification services that will enable your products to be marketed and sold quickly in Canada. Our team of experienced experts with a deep understanding of ISED compliance and broad combined industry experience. Our engineering team brings years of direct laboratory experience, across a wide segment of transmitter products and radio services.

Nemko also provides the following additional ISED related services for manufacturers and suppliers of radio and terminal equipment:

Pre-compliance product evaluation - Our pre-compliance investigations can identify potential issues with a product at an early stage of product development.
Compliance advisory - Compliance strategy guidance will help prepare the product for formal testing. We can also help determine the appropriate ISED certification service category (i.e., New Single, New Family, Add Model to Existing Family, Multiple Listing, C1PC, C2PC, C3PC, C4PC) for the product and identify which radio tests and standards are necessary.

Manufacturers who wish to sell mobile communications, telecom, and other products capable of radio communication in Canada must have their products certified compliant by a Certification Body (CB) appointed by ISED before being placed on the Canadian market. Testing is required to be performed by an ISED recognized wireless testing laboratory.

Radio products can only be placed on the Canadian market once they comply with ISED Canada’s legal and technical requirements. After obtaining a Type Acceptance Certificate from an ISED recognized Certification Body, the product is listed in the ISED Radio Equipment List (REL), after which it can be marketed and sold onto the market.

As an ISED appointed CB and recognized third-party testing services provider, we can assess and issue equipment approvals for all ISED Radio Specification Standards (RSS). The RSS all fall within the following five scopes:

Radio Scope 1 – License-exempt Radio Frequency Devices
Radio Scope 2 – Licensed Personal Mobile Radio Services
Radio Scope 3 – Licensed General Mobile and Fixed Radio Services
Radio Scope 4 – Licensed Maritime and Aviation Radio Services
Radio Scope 5 – Licensed Fixed Microwave Radio Services.
Radio Scope 6 - Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control

A full list of ISED Radio equipment standards and Interference- Causing Equipment Standards are provided on the ISED Canada website.

Our global footprint includes accredited laboratories throughout North America, Europe, and Asia with experience in testing and approving products with accreditation according to ISO/IEC standards in relation to EMC, Radio and RF Exposure requirements. For certification, test reports can be accepted from ISED recognized accredited laboratories.

Nemko is also a recognized Telecommunications Certification Body for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Performing ISED Canada and FCC testing and certification simultaneously saves you time, effort and money and enables access to both markets seamlessly.

Additional ISED Resources:

ISED Spectra Radio equipment categories

• Aeronautical Device
• Amplifier/Band Translator/Zone Enhancer - Consumer
• Amplifier/Band Translator/Zone Enhancer - Industrial
• Analog/Digital Scanner
• Audio - Headphones/Earbuds
• Audio - Sound System
• Audio - Wireless Microphone/Bodypack Device
• Auditory/Hearing Aid Device
• BETS Device
• Broadband Communication Device - Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint
• CPE
• Cellular M2M device
• Cellular Network - Base Station
• Cellular Network - Mobile Phone/Smartphone
• Cellular Network - Other Portable Device
• Cordless Phone/Base
• FRS/GMRS Device
• Fixed/Mobile - Satellite/Earth Stations
• General Field Strength Device
• Land Mobile Radio - Fixed
• Land Mobile Radio - Mobile
• Land Mobile Radio - Portable
• Marine Coast Station (Fixed)
• Marine Shipborne Station & Portable Transmitters
• Medical Device
• Motion Sensor Device
• Other
• Proximity Reader/Sensor
• RFID Device
• Radar Device
• Remote Control Device
• Router/Access Point - Networking
• Security Device / Alarm System
• Smart Home Device
• Tablet / Laptop
• Cellular Network - Other Mobile Device
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Drone
• VR Headset/Glasses/Camera System
• Vehicle Entertainment/Network Device
• White Space Device
• WiGig Device
• Wireless Local Area Network Device
• Wireless Local Area Network Device (Indoor Only)
• Wireless Power Transfer Device

RSS 100 series Technology and Additional Info

Standard	Technology	Additional info
RSS-111	Broadband Public Safety Equipment (4940-4990MHz)
RSS-112	Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the band 1670 - 1675MHz
RSS-117	Land and Coast Station Transmitter (200-535 kHz)
RSS-119	Land-Mobile Tx/Rx (27.41-960 MHz)
	Land-Mobile Tx/Rx (27.41-960 MHz), Not P25 compliant
	Land-Mobile Tx/Rx (27.41-960 MHz), P25 compliant
RSS-123	Bodypack Transmitter
	Microphone Transmitter
	Other Audio Device
RSS-125	Land-Mobile and/or Fixed Radio Transmitter and Receiver (1.705-50.0 MHz)
RSS-127	Air-Ground Equipment Operating in the Bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz
RSS-130	5GNR	Band Class n12
		Band Class n13
		Band Class n71
		Band Class n85
	CDMA	Band Class 12
	GSM	Band Class 13
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 17
	LTE	Band Class 12
		Band Class 13
		Band Class 17
		Band Class 29
		Band Class 71
		Band Class 85
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-131	Cellular Network Amplifier/Zone Enhancer	Carrier Specific
	Cellular Network Amplifier/Zone Enhancer	Wideband
	RSS-119 Equipment Amplifier/Zone Enhancer	Class A Zone Enhancer
	RSS-119 Equipment Amplifier/Zone Enhancer	Class B Zone Enhancer
RSS-132	5GNR	Band Class n5
	CDMA	CDMA BC 0
	GSM	GSM 850
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 5
	LTE	Band Class 12
		Band Class 5
		Band Class 6
		Band Class 26
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-133	5GNR	Band Class 12
		Band Class 13
		Band Class n2
		Band Class n25
		Band Class n39
	CDMA	CDMA BC 1
	GSM	GSM 1900
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 25
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 13
	LTE	Band Class 2
		Band Class 25
		Band Class 39
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-134	PCS Narrowband (901-902 MHz, 930-931 MHz and 940-941 MHz)
RSS-135	Digital Scanner Receiver
RSS-137	LMS - Location and Monitoring Service (902-928 MHz)
RSS-139	5GNR	Band Class n66
		Band Class n80
		Band Class n86
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 4
	LTE	Band Class 4
		Band Class 40
		Band Class 66
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-140	5GNR	Band Class n14
		Band Class n66
		Band Class n80
		Band Class n86
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 4
	LTE	Band Class 14
		Band Class 4
		Band Class 40
		Band Class 66
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-141	Aeronautical (117.975 - 137 MHz)
RSS-142	MCS - Multipoint Communication Systems (1427-1430 MHz, 1493.5-1496.5 MHz)
RSS-170	5GNR	Band Class n14
		Band Class n66
		Mobile Earth Station
RSS-181	Coast and Ship Station Single Sideband Radiotelephone (1.605-28.0 MHz)
RSS-182	AIS VHF transponder Class A
	AIS VHF transponder Class B
	Maritime Coast Station
	VHF radiotelephone / DSC / GMDSS compatible
	VHF radiotelephone / DSC / GMDSS compliant
	VHF radiotelephone / distress alert CH 70
	VHF radiotelephone / multiple watch
	VHF radiotelephone / voice only
	VHF radiotelephone / voice only / IMO non-compliant
	VHF radiotelephone for survival craft / GMDSS
RSS-191	Local Multipoint Communication System (28 GHz)
RSS-191	Point-to-Point and/or Point-to-Multipoint Comm. System (24, 38, 57-64 GHz)
RSS-192	5GNR	Band Class n77
	5GNR	Band Class n78
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 22
		Band Class 42
		Band Class 43
	LTE	Band Class 22
		Band Class 42
		Band Class 43
	WiMax	Other
RSS-195	5GNR	Band Class n40
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 30
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Other
	LTE	Band Class 30
		Band Class 40
		Band Class 60
		Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-196	Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Equipment (512-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz) (RRBS)
RSS-197	5GNR	Band Class n77
		Band Class n78
		Other
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Other
	LTE	Band Class 43
		Band Class 48
		Band Class 49
		Other
	Other	Other
	WiMax	Other
RSS-199	5GNR	Band Class n38
	5GNR	Band Class n7
	CDMA	Other
	GSM	Other
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 7
	HSPA (WCDMA)	Band Class 38
	LTE	Band Class 7
		Band Class 38
		Band Class 41
	WiMax	Other

RSS 200 Series Technology and Additional Info

Standard	Technology	Additional info
RSS-210	Annex A - Momentary Operated and Remote Control Device
	Annex B - Devices operating in frequency bands for any application
	Annex C - Medical telemetry, wireless microphones, auditory assistance, goods tracking and law enforcement devices
	Annex D - Radio frequency identification devices in the band 433.5-434.5 MHz
	Annex E - Family Radio Service (FRS)/General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and General Mobile Radio Service-M (GMRS-M)
	Annex F - Devices operating in the bands 902-928 MHz, 2435-2465 MHz, 5785-5815 MHz, 10.5-10.55 GHz, 24.075-24.175 GHz and 33.4-36 GHz
	Annex G - Wireless microphones operating in the television bands, and in the 614-616 MHz and 653-663 MHz bands
	Annex H - Vehicle identification
	Annex I - Fixed point-to-point systems in the band 24.05-24.25 GHz
	Annex J - Devices operating in the band 57-71 GHz
	Annex K - Wideband devices operating within the band 5925-7250 MHz
	General Field Strength (<30MHz)
	General Field Strength (>30MHz)
	Other
RSS-211	Level Probing Radar Equipment
RSS-213	License Exempt PCS Device (2 GHz)
RSS-215	Analog Scanner Receiver
RSS-216	Wireless Power Transfer Device
RSS-220	UWB - Communication Device
	UWB - Ground Penetrating Radar
	UWB - Medical Imaging Radar
	UWB - Surveillance Radar
	Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology
RSS-222	Mode I Personal/Portable White Space Device
RSS-222	Mode II Personal/Portable White Space Device
RSS-236	Citizen Band Radio
RSS-238	Shipborne Radar Device
RSS-243	Medical Telemetry
RSS-244	Medical Devices Operating in the Band 413-457 MHz
RSS-246	Ultra-Low Power (ULP) Wireless Medical Capsule Endoscopy Devices Operating in the 430-440 MHz Band
RSS-247 DFS	Hybrid Technology
	Other
	Wifi 2 (802.11a)
	Wifi 4 (802.11n)
	Wifi 5 (802.11ac)
	Wifi 6 (802.11ax)
RSS-247 Non-DFS	Bluetooth
	Bluetooth BLE
	Frequency Hopping - Other
	Hybrid Technology
	Other
	Wifi 1 (802.11b)
	Wifi 2 (802.11a)
	Wifi 3 (802.11g)
	Wifi 4 (802.11n)
	Wifi 5 (802.11ac)
	Wifi 6 (802.11ax)
RSS-248	Dual client
	Fixed device
	Indoor subordinate device
	Low-power client device
	Low-power indoor access point
	Radio Local Area network
	Standard client device
	Standard-power access point
	Very low-power device
RSS-251	Vehicular Radar and Airport Fixed or Mobile Radar in the 76-81 GHz Frequency Band
RSS-252	Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) - On-Board Unit (OBU)
RSS-287	(AD) ELT, automatically deployable
	(AF) ELT, automatic fixed
	(AP) ELT, automatic portable
	(E1) EPIRB, float free
	(E2) EPIRB manual activation
	(F) ELT, Fixed
	(PL) PLB
	(S) ELT, survival
	(W) ELT, water activated
	(X) MSLD
	ELT - Emergency Locator Transmitter
	Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
	Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
RSS-288	GMDSS - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

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