Energy-using products regulated federally and provincially*

*The table below does not include energy-using products that are only regulated at the provincial level.

The federal Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 were last amended through Amendment 18. All new requirements will come into force on October 9, 2025, with product compliance dates noted in the Regulations (see amendments not yet in force).

British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have their own energy efficiency regulations for many of the federally regulated energy-using products.

Energy-using products regulated federally and provincially*

Federal regulations Provincial regulations
Household appliances
Ceiling fan Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Clothes dryers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Clothes washers (and household-style commercial) British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Dehumidifiers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Dishwashers British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Freezers British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Integrated clothes washer-dryers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Microwave ovens Ontario New Brunswick
Miscellaneous refrigeration products Ontario New Brunswick
Ranges - electric Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Ranges - gas Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Water heaters
Electric water heaters (household)
(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)
British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Electric water heaters (commercial) Ontario New Brunswick
Gas-fired instantaneous water heaters (household)
(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)
Ontario New Brunswick
Gas-fired instantaneous water heaters (commercial) Ontario New Brunswick
Gas-fired storage water heaters (household)
(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)
British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Gas-fired storage water heaters (commercial) Ontario New Brunswick
Oil-fired water heaters (household)
(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)
Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Oil-fired water heaters (commercial) Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Heating and air conditioning equipment
Boilers - electric Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Boilers - gas (household) British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Boilers - gas (commercial) British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Boilers – oil fired (household) Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Boilers – oil fired (commercial) Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Energy-recovery and heat-recovery ventilators New Brunswick
Fireplace - gas British Columbia Ontario New Brunswick
Furnaces - electric Ontario New Brunswick

Furnaces - gas

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Furnaces – oil fired Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Gas-fired unit heaters Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Ground-source heat pumps Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Internal water loop heat pumps Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia

Large air conditioners and heat pumps

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Large condensing units Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia

Portable air conditioners

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

Ontario New Brunswick

Room air conditioners

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia

Single package central air conditioners and heat pumps

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Single package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps Ontario Quebec New Brunswick

Split-system central air conditioners and heat pumps

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Lighting products
Ceiling fan light kits Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) British Columbia Ontario New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Exit signs Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Fluorescent lamp ballasts British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
General service fluorescent lamps British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
General service incandescent reflector lamps Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia

General service lamps

(Amendment 18, new federal requirements not in force)

British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Modified spectrum incandescent lamps British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Metal halide lamp ballasts Ontario New Brunswick
Torchieres Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Traffic signal modules and pedestrian modules Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Electronic products
Battery chargers British Columbia Ontario New Brunswick
Compact audio products British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
External power supplies Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Line voltage thermostats (New product, Amendment 18, federal requirements not in force) British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick (in force when federal requirements are in force)
Televisions British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Video products British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick
Pumps
Clean water pumps Ontario New Brunswick
Pool pumps (New product, Amendment 18, federal requirements not in force) Ontario New Brunswick (in force when federal requirements are in force)
Commercial refrigeration equipment
Commercial refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Ice-makers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Refrigerated vending machines Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler components Ontario New Brunswick
Industrial / commercial equipment
Air compressors (New product, Amendment 18, federal requirements not in force) Ontario New Brunswick (in force when federal requirements are in force)
Chillers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Dry-type transformers Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Electric motors British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Small electric motors Ontario New Brunswick
Plumbing Supply Fittings
Commercial pre-rinse spray valves Ontario New Brunswick
Faucets (New product, Amendment 18, federal requirements not in force) New Brunswick (in force when federal requirements are in force)
Showerheads (New product, Amendment 18, federal requirements not in force) New Brunswick (in force when federal requirements are in force)

* The table includes energy-using products that are regulated for energy efficiency at the federal and provincial levels.
The table does not include energy-using products that are only regulated at the provincial level.