Finding out how to certify a product in Canada can be a complicated process. The wormhole of legislative bodies and vast array of regulations often confuse people more than they inform. My research into this topic began when Duco consulting had a client ask for a detailed report on product certification. We wanted to share our findings here because, in hindsight, we would’ve given an arm and a leg for a condensed report such as this. In other words, we did the work so you don’t have to! So lean back and let me outline the process of product certification in Canada.

Made in Canada?
Let’s say a big client of yours is planning for expansion into Canada. Their preliminary research shows that Canadians have more affinity for Canadian brands, so they’d like to move part of their production to Canada and tag their products with a made in Canada stamp. Can they do this? What are the regulations? Are there even any?