IC is the abbreviation of Industry Canada of Canada. As a government agency, IC is responsible for the certification of electronic and electrical products entering the Canadian market. Its responsible products are roughly divided into: radio and television equipment, information technology equipment, radio equipment, telecommunications equipment, engineering medical equipment and so on.
IC is the abbreviation of Industry Canada. As a government agency, IC is responsible for the certification of electronic and electrical products entering the Canadian market. According to the relevant requirements in the standard RSS-GEN developed by IC and the standard ICES-003, wireless products must meet the relevant EMC and RF limits, and meet the requirements of SAR in RSS-102. In the evaluation of SAR, if the actual use distance of the wireless module is more than 20cm, the radiation safety can be evaluated in a manner similar to the MPE defined in the FCC in accordance with relevant regulations.
Similar to FCC, IC currently only limits electromagnetic interference. The authentication method is the same as that of the FCC. There are three methods of VOC, DOC and ID authentication. The ID needs a local agent.
IC ID composition requirements:
IC ID=Company number (CN)-Unique product number (UPN)
IC ID:XXXXXX-YYYYYYYYYYY
●Company number (CN)：Currently allocates 5 digits (previously allocated 3 to 6 digits),including digits and uppercase letters .
●Unique product number (UPN):contains a maximum of 11 characters, including digits and uppercase letters.
●The IC is placed on the same line
Free application, but you must have Canadian representative address information.
Standards：
●EMC:ICES-001/ICES-003/ICES-005
●RF:RSS-210/RSS-310 /RSS-216 /RSS-247 /RSS-220/RSS-236 /RSS-119 /RSS-182/RSS-133/RSS-132
●RSS-139/RSS-130 /RSS-140/RSS-199
●SAR:RSS-102
Label requirements
●Product Name
●Model Name
●IC ID Number
Application process:
1. The manufacturer or agent submits an initial application, oral or written, to the certification company.
2. The applicant completes the application form, and sends the application form, the product's instruction manual and technical documents to the certification company together, and if necessary, provides a prototype.
3. The certification company draws up a plan and quotes.
4. The applicant confirms the quotation and signs back, and provides samples to the certification company
5. The applicant provides technical documents.
6. The certification company issues a fee notice to the applicant, and the applicant requires the prepayment of the certification fee according to the fee notice.
7. The certification company reviews the technical documents and organizes related certification activities.
8. If the technical documents are incomplete or the required language is not used, the certification company will notify the applicant to improve.
9. If the test fails, the certification company will notify the applicant in time and decide whether to suspend the project according to the decision, allowing the applicant to improve the product. The applicant should make changes to the technical information in the original application in order to reflect the actual situation after the change.
10. For the rectification fees mentioned in Articles 9 and 10 on this page, the certification company will issue a supplementary notice to the applicant.
11. The applicant required to pay the rectification fee according to the supplementary fee notification.
12. The certification company provides test reports or technical documents and certificates to the applicant