Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements of medical devices in Canada, based on - Food and Drugs Act - Canadian Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/98-282) - abbreviated: CMDR - Health Canada Guidance Documents Health products in Canada are classified into four risk classes, according to the risk classification: Class I - low risk Class II - medium risk Class III - high risk Class IV - highest risk Health Canada issues two different types of licences for medical devices: 1.) Medical Device Licence (MDL) – a licence issued to manufacturers authorizing them to import or sell their Class II, III or IV medical devices in Canada. 2.) Medical Device Establishment Licence (MDEL) – a licence issued to Class I manufacturers as well as importers or distributors of all device classes to permit them to import or distribute a medical device in Canada. Not in scope of this ESSENTIAL (although also regulated by the Food and Drugs Act and CMDR) - In-Vitro Diagnostics (see: ESSENTIAL CAN In-Vitro Diagnostics)'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors

Here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

Here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses

Here you will get textual information Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

Here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Abbreviations

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Local representative legally required?

Here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

IMDRF Membership

Here you will get textual information Established in October 2011, the IMDRF is a forum for medical device regulators from multiple jurisdictions who have agreed to work together to promote international harmonization and convergence in the medical device field. The IMDRF builds on the foundational work of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), which was established in 1992 with the EU as one of the founding members.

Database Entry required

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Hints

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Classification Rules

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Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Is a factory inspection legally required

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Testing & Standards

General information to the application of standards

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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Clinical Investigation/Evaluation

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

Here you will get textual information e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

UDI marking

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

Here you will get textual information Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Medical Device Symbols

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Code, Continent	CAN, America
Economic Area	APEC
Official Language	English; French - Official Languages Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.)) | https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/o-3.01/fulltext.html
Standard Institute	Standards Council of Canada (SCC) | https://www.scc.ca/ Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |https://www.csagroup.org/
HS Codemember	Yes