Measurement Canada (French: Mesures Canada) is a special operating agency of the Government of Canada's Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, in the Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services sector.[1] The agency's mandate is to ensure the integrity and accuracy of trade measurement in Canada, through enforcement and administration of federal acts and regulations.[1]
Measurement Canada approves, inspects, and certifies measurement instruments, and investigates and resolves complaints regarding inaccurate measurement.[1] In 2015–16, Measurement Canada issued 23,000 measurement standards certificates, performed over 4,000 oversight activities on the inspections done by Authorized Service Providers and approximately 15,000 marketplace monitoring inspections, as well as investigated over 1,400 complaints. For 2016, the compliance rate for accuracy of the measuring devices subject to mandatory inspection frequencies was 93%.[1]
Legislation Measurement Canada is responsible for administering and enforcing include:
Weights and Measures Act
Electricity and Gas Inspection Act
As well as the Fairness at the Pumps Act, which was passed in 2011, amending the above acts, putting in place a mandatory inspection regime at gas pumps, and raising monetary penalties for non-compliance.[4]
Organizationedit
Measurement Canada provides services in five core areas:
Calibration of Measurement Standards
Approval of Measuring Instruments
Inspection, Certification and Enforcement
Dispute and Complaint Investigation
Oversight of Authorized Service Providers
Measurement Canada is divided into five directorates, three regional offices and 16 offices located across Canada, and its headquarters and laboratory test facilities are located in Ottawa.
Measurement Canada uses Authorized Service Providers to assist it in fulfilling its mandate.
measurement, canada, french, mesures, canada, special, operating, agency, government, canada, innovation, science, economic, development, portfolio, small, business, tourism, marketplace, services, sector, agency, mandate, ensure, integrity, accuracy, trade, m. Measurement Canada French Mesures Canada is a special operating agency of the Government of Canada s Innovation Science and Economic Development portfolio in the Small Business Tourism and Marketplace Services sector 1 The agency s mandate is to ensure the integrity and accuracy of trade measurement in Canada through enforcement and administration of federal acts and regulations 1 Measurement CanadaMesures CanadaAgency overviewFormedAugust 6 1996JurisdictionGovernment of CanadaHeadquartersOttawa Ontario CanadaMottoFair Measure for AllEmployees278 2015 16 Annual budgetC 27 m 2015 16 Minister responsibleHon Francois Philippe Champagne Minister of Innovation Science and Economic DevelopmentAgency executiveDiane Allan PresidentParent departmentInnovation Science and Economic Development CanadaWebsitehttp mc ic gc caFootnotes 1 2 3 Measurement Canada approves inspects and certifies measurement instruments and investigates and resolves complaints regarding inaccurate measurement 1 In 2015 16 Measurement Canada issued 23 000 measurement standards certificates performed over 4 000 oversight activities on the inspections done by Authorized Service Providers and approximately 15 000 marketplace monitoring inspections as well as investigated over 1 400 complaints For 2016 the compliance rate for accuracy of the measuring devices subject to mandatory inspection frequencies was 93 1 Contents 1 Legislation 2 Organization 3 See also 4 ReferencesLegislation editLegislation Measurement Canada is responsible for administering and enforcing include Weights and Measures Act Electricity and Gas Inspection ActAs well as the Fairness at the Pumps Act which was passed in 2011 amending the above acts putting in place a mandatory inspection regime at gas pumps and raising monetary penalties for non compliance 4 Organization editMeasurement Canada provides services in five core areas Calibration of Measurement Standards Approval of Measuring Instruments Inspection Certification and Enforcement Dispute and Complaint Investigation Oversight of Authorized Service ProvidersMeasurement Canada is divided into five directorates three regional offices and 16 offices located across Canada and its headquarters and laboratory test facilities are located in Ottawa Measurement Canada uses Authorized Service Providers to assist it in fulfilling its mandate See also editCustody transferReferences edit a b c d e Audit of Measurement Canada Final Audit Report Audits and evaluations www ic gc ca Retrieved 2019 02 27 Senior officials and sectors Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada www ic gc ca 2008 02 01 Retrieved 2019 02 27 Fair measure for all www ic gc ca Retrieved 2019 02 27 McGregor Glen 2015 05 14 Four years later not a penny of fines under gas pumps law Ottawa Citizen Retrieved 2019 02 27 nbsp This Canadian government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Measurement Canada amp oldid 1095555861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
