Standards and Technical Regulations

All goods and products imported into Canada must comply with applicable technical regulations and labeling requirements. For further information on these requirements, U.S. companies should first read Commercial Service Canada's Standards Overview and contact the responsible U.S. Commercial Service Canada commercial specialist identified on this website for more detailed information on their specific products or industry sectors.

To keep track of ongoing changes to standards in Canada and over 100 other foreign nations and territories, U.S. companies may also subscribe to Notify U.S., a free, web-based e-mail subscription service of the U.S. Department of Commerce that offers U.S. entities (citizens, industries, organizations) an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations that can affect their businesses and their access to international markets. For more information and to subscribe, visit the Notify U.S. website.

All market research of the U.S. Department of Commerce on regulations and trade, including reports on Canada by U.S. Commercial Service Canada, are available by registration to U.S. companies on the website of the export.gov regulations section, and users can sign in and search for "Canada Standards Overview".

Companies can also sign up to receive notifications of new market research on the country and industry sector that they specify by subscribing to the MRL e-Alert service.