This is to inform you that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has published an updated Notice of Intent to amend Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016, to update energy efficiency and testing standards of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers and clothes dryers.
In April 2022, NRCan announced its intent to increase the stringency of existing energy efficiency standards and update the testing standards for five major home appliances: refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers and clothes dryers, with the intent to align these requirements with the outcomes of the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy rulemakings currently underway and to have these requirements come into effect in 2024.
NRCan still intends to increase the stringency of existing standards and update testing standards for these major home appliance categories in alignment with the U.S. Department of Energy but is providing notice that the effective dates for these new standards will be aligned with the anticipated effective dates in the U.S. and not in 2024, as previously announced.
You are encouraged to visit the Energy Efficiency Regulations website for more information on this notice as well as for information on all energy-using products that are regulated in Canada.
Please contact equipment-equipement@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca if you have any questions.