https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/Operational guides and updates on the ISED Canadian Representative requirement.https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-193-issue-2-consultation-mmwave/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-193-issue-2-consultation-mmwave/ISED is consulting on draft RSS-193 Issue 2, extending certification rules to 24.25-28.35 GHz and 37.6-40.0 GHz. Comments close September 21, 2026.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-existing-certifications/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-existing-certifications/ISED's updated Q&A: already-certified Category I devices need no new submission when the RSS-Gen Issue 6 transition ends — but test reports must be updated.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-310-issue-6-category-ii-receivers/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-310-issue-6-category-ii-receivers/RSS-310 Issue 6 (July 30, 2026): stand-alone receivers move out of RSS-Gen, Category II stays certification-exempt — and when a Canadian Representative is needed.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-labelling-qr-codes/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-labelling-qr-codes/RSS-Gen Issue 6 streamlines ISED labelling: a QR-code option, label-in-manual relief for small devices, clarified e-labels — and what must still appear.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-published/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/rss-gen-issue-6-published/ISED published RSS-Gen Issue 6 on July 30, 2026. What changed, how the one-year transition works, and what stays the same for applicants outside Canada.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/updates-section-launch/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/updates/updates-section-launch/Introducing the Updates section of isedrepresentative.com: dated posts on changes to RSP-100 and related ISED procedures, certification developments affecting foreign applicants, and service news from Smutylo Law+.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/attestation-letter-required-fields/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/attestation-letter-required-fields/The fields a Canadian Representative attestation letter must contain for ISED certification bodies to accept it, why each one matters, and a sample structure. Based on letters accepted by CBs and FCBs since 2010.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/canadian-representative-requirement-rsp-100/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/canadian-representative-requirement-rsp-100/What RSP-100 section 4.1 actually says about the Canadian Representative, who it applies to, what the representative must do, and how certification bodies enforce it. With the full text quoted.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/changing-your-canadian-representative/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/changing-your-canadian-representative/How to replace a Canadian Representative on an existing ISED certification, what to do when the certificate holder is renamed or the certificate is transferred, and how to avoid a gap in the appointment.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/common-canadian-representative-mistakes/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/common-canadian-representative-mistakes/The errors we see most often since 2010: ordering the letter too late, mismatched legal names, naming a representative that will not last, stale contacts, confusing renames with transfers, and integrators ordering letters they do not need.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/fcc-to-ised/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/fcc-to-ised/What changes when a product with FCC certification enters Canada: RSS standards vs FCC Part 15, the IC certification number, labelling, using a US FCB under the mutual recognition arrangement, and the Canadian Representative requirement.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/how-long-must-a-canadian-representative-be-appointed/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/how-long-must-a-canadian-representative-be-appointed/RSP-100 requires a Canadian Representative for as long as the certified product is offered in Canada. What that means in practice, and how an appointment with no renewal date maps onto it.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/ised-audit-samples-who-provides-who-pays/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/ised-audit-samples-who-provides-who-pays/What RSP-100 says about post-certification audit samples, the Canadian Representative's role in providing them, who bears the cost of the unit and shipping, and how a sample request actually unfolds.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/ised-certification-process-overview/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/ised-certification-process-overview/How ISED radio equipment certification works end to end for a manufacturer outside Canada: RSS standards, testing, certification bodies, the IC number and REL listing, labelling, the Canadian Representative, and post-certification audits.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/one-representative-letter-per-ic-id/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/one-representative-letter-per-ic-id/One Canadian Representative letter covers one IC certification number and every model, HVIN and PMN under it. When you need a new letter, how product families, modules, host integrators and permissive changes are treated.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/representative-vs-certification-body-vs-test-lab/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/representative-vs-certification-body-vs-test-lab/The three parties in an ISED certification and what each does: the test lab measures, the certification body certifies, the Canadian Representative is the applicant's Canadian contact for the life of the product. Who can play which role.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/rsp-100-checklist-for-certification-bodies/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/rsp-100-checklist-for-certification-bodies/A review checklist for CB and FCB staff processing applications from foreign applicants: when a Canadian Representative is required, what the letter must show, red flags, and what to record. Written for reviewers, usable by labs and applicants.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/why-a-lawyer-as-your-canadian-representative/https://www.isedrepresentative.com/guides/why-a-lawyer-as-your-canadian-representative/The Canadian Representative role is a standing legal commitment to a regulator. Why a regulated law firm suits it: continuity obligations, confidentiality, independence from labs and CBs, and accountability to a law society.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400