ISED Radio Standards Specifications (RSS) & Interference-Causing Equipment Standards (ICES)
Official Canadian Market Access, Wireless Certification & EMC Requirements
Total Specifications: 68
Authority: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| Standard | Current Status | Issue Date | Official Document Title & Scope | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS-Gen | Issue 5 | 2021-02 | General Requirements for Compliance of Radio Apparatus | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102 | Issue 6 | 2023-12 | Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.SAR.MEAS | Issue 1 | 2025-08 | Measurement Procedure for Assessing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.SAR.SIM | Issue 1 | 2025-08 | Simulation Procedure for Assessing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.IPD.MEAS | Issue 1 | 2025-09 | Measurement Procedure for Assessing Incident Power Density (IPD) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.IPD.SIM | Issue 1 | 2025-09 | Simulation Procedure for Assessing Incident Power Density (IPD) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.NS.MEAS | Issue 1 | 2023-12 | Measurement Procedure for Assessing Nerve Stimulation (NS) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-102.NS.SIM | Issue 1 | 2023-12 | Simulation Procedure for Assessing Nerve Stimulation (NS) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102 | View Document ↗ |
| RSP-100 | Issue 12 | 2019-08 | Certification of Radio Apparatus and Broadcasting Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-111 | Issue 6 | 2021-10 | Broadband Public Safety Equipment Operating in the Band 4940-4990 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-112 | Issue 1 | 2007-04 | Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the Band 1670-1675 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-117 | Issue 4 | 2021-06 | Land and Coast Station Transmitters Operating in the Band 200-535 kHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-119 | Issue 13 | 2025-07 | Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the Frequency Range 27.41-960 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-123 | Issue 5 | 2024-07 | Licensed Wireless Microphones | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-125 | Issue 3 | 2020-06 | Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the Frequency Range 1.705 MHz to 30 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-127 | Issue 1 | 2008-01 | Air-Ground Equipment Operating in the Bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-130 | Issue 2 | 2019-02 | Equipment Operating in the Frequency Bands 617-652 MHz, 663-698 MHz, 698-756 MHz and 777-787 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-131 | Issue 4 | 2022-12 | Zone Enhancers | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-132 | Issue 5 | 2023-01 | Cellular Systems Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-133 | Issue 8 | 2024-07 | Personal Communications Service Equipment Operating in the Bands 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-134 | Issue 2 | 2000-03 | 900 MHz Narrowband Personal Communications Services | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-135 | Issue 2 | 2001-03 | Digital Modulation Systems in the 902-928 MHz Band | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-137 | Issue 2 | 2009-02 | Location and Monitoring Service in the Band 902-928 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-139 | Issue 4 | 2022-09 | Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Equipment Operating in the Bands 1710-1780 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-140 | Issue 1 | 2018-04 | Equipment Operating in the Public Safety Broadband Frequency Bands 758-768 MHz and 788-798 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-141 | Issue 2 | 2010-02 | Aeronautical Radiocommunication Equipment in the Frequency Band 117.975-137 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-142 | Issue 5 | 2013-11 | Narrowband Multipoint Communication Systems in the Bands 1427-1430 MHz and 1493.5-1496.5 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-170 | Issue 4 | 2022-09 | Mobile Earth Stations (MESs) and Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) Equipment Operating in the Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) Bands | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-181 | Issue 2 | 2020-02 | Coast and Ship Station Equipment Operating in the Maritime Service in the Frequency Range 1605-28000 kHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-182 | Issue 6 | 2021-06 | Maritime Radio Equipment Operating in the 156-162.5 MHz Band | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-191 | Issue 3 | 2008-04 | Local Multipoint Communication Systems in the 28 GHz Band; Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Systems in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz Bands | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-192 | Issue 5 | 2023-07 | Flexible Use Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 3450-3900 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-193 | Issue 1 | 2025-07 | Flexible Use Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 27.5-28.35 GHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-194 | Issue 1 | 2007-07 | Fixed Wireless Access Equipment Operating in the Band 953-960 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-195 | Issue 3 | 2026-01 | Wireless Communication Service (WCS) Equipment Operating in the Bands 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-196 | Issue 1 | 2014-04 | Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 512-608 MHz for Rural Broadband Systems | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-197 | Issue 3 | 2014-01 | Wireless Broadband Access Equipment Operating in the Band 3650-3700 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-198 | Issue 1 | 2023-08 | Flexible Use Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 3900-3980 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-199 | Issue 4 | 2023-07 | Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the Band 2500–2690 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-210 | Issue 12 | 2024-06 | Licence-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category I Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-211 | Issue 1 | 2015-03 | Level Probing Radar Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-213 | Issue 3 | 2015-03 | 2 GHz Licence-Exempt Personal Communications Services Devices | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-215 | Issue 2 | 2012-06 | Analogue Scanner Receivers | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-216 | Issue 4 | 2024-09 | Wireless Power Transfer Devices | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-220 | Issue 1 | 2009-03 | Devices Using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-222 | Issue 3 | 2024-11 | White Space Devices (WSDs) | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-236 | Issue 1 | 2022-09 | General Radio Service Equipment Operating in the Band 26.960 to 27.410 MHz (Citizens Band) | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-238 | Issue 1 | 2013-07 | Shipborne Radar Operating in the Maritime Service in the Bands 2900-3100 MHz and 9200-9500 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-243 | Issue 3 | 2010-02 | Medical Devices Operating in the 402-405 MHz Band for Active Medical Implants | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-244 | Issue 1 | 2007-07 | Medical Devices Operating in the Band 413-457 MHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-246 | Issue 1 | 2015-03 | Low-Power Radio Apparatus Operating in the Band 60.1-64.0 GHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-247 | Issue 4 | 2025-07 | Digital Transmission Systems, Frequency Hopping Systems and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network Devices in 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150-5350 MHz, and 5470-5895 MHz bands | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-248 | Issue 3 | 2024-10 | Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) Devices Operating in the 5925-7125 MHz Band | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-251 | Issue 3 | 2024-06 | Vehicular Radar and Ground Probing Radar Operating in the 76-81 GHz Band | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-252 | Issue 2 | 2025-12 | Intelligent Transportation Systems' (ITS) On-Board Units (OBUs) in the 5895-5925 MHz Band | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-287 | Issue 1 | 2026-05 | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT), Personal Locator Beacons (PLB), and Maritime Survivor Locator Devices (MSLD) | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-288 | Issue 1 | 2026-05 | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-295 | Issue 1 | 2024-05 | Licence-Exempt Radio Apparatus Operating in the Frequency Bands 116-123 GHz, 174.8-182 GHz, 185-190 GHz and 244-246 GHz | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-310 | Issue 5 | 2020-01 | Licence-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category II Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| RSS-HAC | Issue 1 | 2023-05 | Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-Gen | Issue 2 | 2024-02 | General Requirements for Compliance of Interference-Causing Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-001 | Issue 5 | 2020-07 | Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-002 | Issue 7 | 2020-09 | Vehicles, Boats and Other Devices Equipped with Internal Combustion Engines, Traction Batteries or Both | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-003 | Issue 7 | 2020-10 | Information Technology Equipment (including Digital Apparatus) | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-004 | Issue 6 | 2022-10 | Alternating Current High Voltage Power Systems | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-005 | Issue 5 | 2018-12 | Lighting Equipment | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-006 | Issue 3 | 2018-07 | AC Wire Carrier Current Devices (Unintentional Radiators) | View Document ↗ |
| ICES-008 | Issue 1 | 2015-06 | Cable Distribution Networks | View Document ↗ |