Updates
Short, dated updates on the things that change: ISED procedures and documents such as RSP-100, developments in the certification process that affect applicants outside Canada, and news about this service. For the standing reference material — what the requirement is and how to meet it — see the guides.
- What ISED adopted from IEC/IEEE 62209-1528 AMD 1 — and the four clauses it did notISED has incorporated IEC/IEEE 62209-1528 Amendment 1 into its SAR framework with four clauses excluded, and rescinded three older applicability notices.
- Buying a company with ISED certifications: what section 11.6 does to the IC numbersWhat happens to your IC numbers when a company or a product line changes hands — RSP-100 full versus partial transfers, and the representative letter.
- RSS-199 Issue 5 draft: an all-TDD band plan for the whole 2500–2690 MHz bandISED's draft RSS-199 Issue 5 adds an all-TDD band plan across 2500-2690 MHz in 38 unpaired 5 MHz blocks. Comments through RABC close December 4, 2026.
- RSS-Gen Issue 6, six weeks on: Amendment 1 and the amended lab checklistISED's two September follow-ups to RSS-Gen Issue 6: Amendment 1 opens 101.4 kHz for cable locators, and the lab checklist moves site validation to C63.25.2.
- Permissive changes after ISED certification: Class I to Class IV, and what each does to your representative letterWhich product changes need a notice to ISED after certification, which need a new IC number, and what each class does to your Canadian Representative letter. RSP-100 section 10.
- How to read your ISED Radio Equipment List entry — and what is not in itWhat the REL shows for a certified device — IC number, HVIN, PMN, HMN, FVIN, CB, lab, emissions — what it does not show, why a missing listing bars sale in Canada, and how to fix an error.
- RSS-193 Issue 2 draft: certification rules reach the 24 GHz and 39 GHz bandsISED 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.
- Already certified? What the RSS-Gen Issue 6 transition means for your test reportsISED'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.
- RSS-310 Issue 6: stand-alone receivers, Category II, and when you need a Canadian RepresentativeRSS-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.
- Device labelling under RSS-Gen Issue 6: QR codes, small devices, e-labelsRSS-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.
- RSS-Gen Issue 6 is out: what changes and how the transition worksISED 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.
- Introducing Updates: news on ISED rules and this serviceIntroducing 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+.
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