Normative Test Standards and Acceptable Alternate Procedures

This page contains a list of EMC related normative test standards and alternate procedures accepted by ISED.

For RF exposure related documents, see Acceptable knowledge database, other supplementary procedures and notices.

Normative Reference Standards

An RSS or ICES standard can incorporate by reference external standards, such as ANSI/USEMCSC C63. The specific dated edition of the external standard referenced within an RSS or ICES shall be used for compliance testing. If the external standard referenced within an RSS or ICES is undated, the specific edition listed below shall be used for compliance testing.  

External standards incorporated by reference within an RSS or ICES can themselves contain undated normative references to other external standards. When the other external reference is listed below, the edition listed here shall be applied. When the external standard adopted by reference contains an undated reference to another external standard that is not listed below, a transition period of one year from the date of publication of the new edition shall apply. 

Where a transition period is specified here, product compliance and application for certification using either the existing or the new issue of that standard are accepted. After the transition period expires, applications for certification are only accepted using the new issue of that standard and equipment manufactured, imported, distributed, leased, offered for sale, or sold in Canada shall comply with the new issue of the applicable standard.

The parentheses below provide a short title of each adopted standard, based on the actual title of that document. However, depending on the specific ICES or RSS standard, some of these standards are adopted by ISED only for specific portions (such as site validation within 1-18GHz in CISPR 16-1-4) or for a different use (such as ANSI C63.26 referenced in some RSS-200 series, for unlicensed radio apparatus). For details, see the specific RSS or ICES standard.

The test report shall specify which edition has been used.

ANSI/USEMCSC C63.2 (measurement instrumentation): 

  • ANSI/USEMCSC C63.2-2023 

ANSI C63.4 (methods of measurement for low-voltage electrical and electronic equipment, 9 kHz to 40 GHz): 

  • ANSI C63.4-2014+C63.4a-2017 

ANSI C63.5 (calibration and qualification of antennas): 

  • ANSI C63.5-2017 

ANSI/USEMCSC C63.10 (methods of measurement for unlicensed wireless devices): 

  • ANSI C63.10-2020+Cor. 1-2023+C63.10a-2024  + Errata to C63.10a-2024

ANSI C63.25.1 (site validation methods, 1 GHz to 18 GHz): 

  • ANSI C63.25.1-2018 

ANSI C63.26 (methods of measurement for licensed wireless devices): 

  • ANSI C63.26-2015 

ANSI C63.30 (methods of measurement for wireless power transfer devices): 

  • ANSI C63.30-2021 

ETSI EN 300 422-1 (wireless microphones): 

  • ETSI EN 300 422-1 v 2.2.1 (2021-11) 

CISPR 16-1-4 (antennas and test sites for radiated emission measurements): 

  • CISPR 16-1-4:2017-01 (ed.3.2) 
  • CISPR 16-1-4:2019-01 (ed.4.0)
  • CISPR 16-1-4:2020-06 (ed.4.1)
  • CISPR 16-1-4:2023-04 (ed.4.2)
  • CISPR 16-1-4:2025-10 (ed. 5.0)

List of Alternate RF Measurement Procedures Accepted by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Where a document listed below refers to an external standard that has been adopted by ISED, the edition specified above shall apply, regardless if the document has a dated or undated reference to that standard.

General:

  1. KDB 484596 D01: Referencing Test Data v 02  r 03 (March 26, 2024)

Licenced Device:

  1. KDB 971168 D01: Power measurement license digital systems v 03 r 01

Licence-Exempt Device:

  1. KDB 174176 D01: Line conducted FAQ v 1 r 01 – Question 5

Total Radiated Power ( TRP ) Measurement:

  1. KDB 842590 D01: Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service v 01 r 02 (April 20, 2021)
  2. Notice 2020-DRS0014 — Alternate measurement procedure to demonstrate compliance with the Total Radiated Power (TRP)

Devices operating in the band 57-71 GHz ( RSS -210)

  1. KDB 364244 D01 Meas 15.255 Radars v 01  (April 16, 2024)

RSS -247:

  1. KDB 558074 DO1: DTS measurement guidance v 05  r  02 (Apr 2, 2019)
  2. KDB 789033 D02: Guidelines for Compliance Testing of UNII Devices v 02 r 01Footnote 1Footnote 2 (Dec. 14, 2017)
  3. KDB 594280 D02: UNII device security v 01 r 03

     DFS Testing

  1. KDB 905462 D02: UNII DFS compliance procedures new rules v 02
  2. KDB 905462 D03: UNII clients without radar detection new rules v 01 r 02 (Sept. 6, 2016)
  3. KDB 905462 D04: Operational modes for DFS testing new rules v 01

     OR

  1.  
  • up to July 20, 2026:
    • ETSI EN 301 893  v 1.8.1 (March 2015) 3
    • ETSI EN 301 893  v 2.2.1 (Nov. 2024)Footnote  3
  • after July 20, 2026:
    • ETSI EN 301 893  v  2.2.1  (Nov. 2024)3

RSS -248:

  1. KDB 987594 D02: Guidelines for Compliance Testing of Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure 6 GHz (UNII) Devices Part 15, Subpart E

RSS -131:

  1. KDB 935210 D03 Signal Booster Measurements v 04 r 04 (April 3, 2020)
  2. KDB 935210 D04 Signal Booster Provider Specific v 02 r 04 (April 3, 2020)
  3. KDB 935210 D05 Indus Booster Basic Meas v 01 r 04 (April 3, 2020)

 

KDB procedures can be found at the following website: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/index.cfm

To request a PDF copy of these accepted KDB procedures, please email:
certificationbureau-bureauhomologation@ised-isde.gc.ca

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