Canadian Registration Services
Some quick facts
Both Canada and the United States use the ASME pressure vessel code - but - Canada has a B51 standard that provides a more inclusive definition of what is a pressure vessel. Get the Canadian B51 standard from CSA.
Canada has FITTING certification for items that are not vessels but need to be built under a quality control program. Pressure Vessels and fittings installed/used in Canada need a CRN (Canadian Registration Number). The National Board registration is not used in Canada Each vessel/fitting must be registered in EACH province it will be used in. Each province has its own registration requirements and fees. Some items required CRN's due to their use - i.e. compressed natural gas - even if it would not normally be a fitting or a pressure vessel. An item classified as a fitting can be built as a pressure vessel. A CRN can be applied for, even if it is not required. The CRN is to be applied for before construction begins.
The last point deserves comment, to quote B51 - "Acceptance and registration shall be obtained before construction is commenced". For a foreign manufacturer who has a finished vessel, and has been told on the shipping date that the vessel is bound for Canada, this can be a problem. In reality, the CRN can usually be applied for at any point in the construction, the risk is that if any changes are required from the review, the vessel will need to be reworked or scrapped. The earlier the CRN can be
applied for, the better. Where possible, I have included how long it takes to get a CRN in the contact information below. Besides, Canadian manufacturers really do not wait for their CRN before starting production - it takes too long.
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| Canadian Provinces |
Registration Number |
Date Registered |
Port Caps /Port
Bodies fitted to Pressure Switches |
| Alberta |
OF4954.2 |
01/07/2002 |
604, 611, 646, 672, 674 and 6900 |
| British Columbia |
OF4954.21 |
03/22/2002 |
604, 611, 646, 672, 674 and 6900 |
| Manitoba |
OF6144.4 |
04/08/1995 |
646 |
| Manitoba |
OF6134.4 |
12/03/1995 |
6900 |
| Northwest Territories |
OF6134.4T |
06/26/1997 |
6900G, 6900GZ, 6900P, 6900GE, 6900PE, 6900GZE, 611G, 611GE, 611GZE, 604G, 604P, 604GZ, 604D, 604DZ, 646GE, 646GE, 646PE, 646GZE, 646DZE, 672DE, 673DE, 674D, 674DE
and all variations as indicated by appropriate suffixes. |
| Saskatchewan |
OF4954.23 |
08/07/2002 |
CCS Catalog or Drawing |
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Have Questions ? Please contact Telematic Controls and they will be glad to provide a qualified answers.
Telematic Controls Inc.
3364 - 114th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2Z 3V6
Ph: (403) 253-7939
Fx: (403) 255-0042
E-mail: info@telematic.ab.ca
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Download instructions:
 The CRN declarations are available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) only. To preview, you have to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher plug-in installed in your Browser Plug-ins folder. The Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms. Acrobat Reader is the free
software.
To open file click the left mouse button on Canadian Provinces, you may save from viewer. To save file to your hard drive without opening right click mouse and select save as. Advanced users may view web download directory click CRN |
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