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Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum 23rd Meeting – November 2016 Tokyo, Japan

Explore key activities undertaken by Measurement Canada in 2015/16, including legislative amendments, mandatory inspections, online reporting, timber measuring technology, OIML activities, and emerging areas such as electric vehicles, LED lighting, and CNG.

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Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum 23rd Meeting – November 2016 Tokyo, Japan

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  1. Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum23rd Meeting – November 2016Tokyo, Japan Economy Report - Canada

  2. Key activities for 2015/16 - Update • Implementation of Legislative and regulatory amendments. • established mandatory inspections in eight sectors of the marketplace: retail petroleum, retail food, dairy, downstream petroleum, fishing, forestry, grain and field crops, and mining. • Pilot Project for Administrative Monetary Penalties.

  3. Key activities for 2015/16 • Authorized Service Providers: • As of August 31, 2016, there were 223 organizations authorized to perform inspections of mass, volume, electricity and natural gas measuring devices on behalf of Measurement Canada

  4. Key activities for 2015/16 • Online Reporting Application for Inspection Activities (ORA): • web-based application to report the results of scale, gas pump and other measuring device inspections • Enables uploading of inspection data directly from the authorized service provider’s data base to ORA

  5. Key activities for 2015/16 • Approval of Timber Dimensional Measuring Devices (TDMD) • first TDMD technology approved for use in Canada in December 2015 • log scanning technology has potential to revolutionize timber measurement and improve measurement accuracy

  6. Key activities for 2015/16 • OIML Activities: Electricity Meters TC 12 – R46 Measurement Canada is currently updating existing electricity meters approval certification • adapt R-46 requirements and investigate the impact of harmonies on measured values • TC-12 will determine how to address the issue of harmonies

  7. Key activities for 2015/16Emerging Areas: • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVC Stations): • approximately 3000 registered chargers in Canada with more installed every day • for EVA stations, Measurement Canada’s mandate is restricted to Metered Charging Time Based models

  8. Key activities for 2015/16Emerging Areas: • LED and adaptive Controls in street lighting: • most cities in Canada are charged a flat rate for electricity used for street lights • many cities are installing LED lighting to reduce energy consumption • some of those LED street lights incorporate meters to measure actual consumption of electricity

  9. Key activities for 2015/16Emerging Areas: • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): • CNG dispensers used for refueling natural gas, passenger and larger vehicles • demand for faster fill times has led to requests for flow meters to be approved up to the maximum flow rate • Introduce challenges when using gravimetric method to assess performance • MC is looking at alternate test methods (eg. use of in series master meters) • environmental and safety concerns key drivers

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