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Canadian Standards Association

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Established in 1919, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a leader in standards development. CSA is a not-for-profit association composed of representatives from industry. Its mark appears on billions of qualified products sold annually, around the world. Approval by CSA or another recognized national testing laboratory is required by law for many products sold within Canada. Due to the legal requirement and the cost of standards testing, counterfeit marks are not uncommon.^[1] CSA develops product safety and performance standards including those for electrical and electronic equipment, industrial equipment, compressed gas handling appliances, environmental protection, and construction materials. CSA also provides training materials and information products. Each year, thousands of people benefit from the training materials, workshops and seminars offered by the CSA Learning Centre. The CSA is a division of CSA Group which also includes CSA International, a global certification and testing organization; OnSpeX, a provider of consumer product evaluation services and; QMI, a leading North American management systems registrar.

1 History
2 OnSpeX
3 QMI
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

History

Canadian Standards Association was established in 1919 as the Canadian Engineering Standards Association (CESA). CESA was renamed the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in 1944. In 1984, CSA established QMI (Quality Management Institute) as a Canadian registra for ISO 9000 sereise quality management programs. In 1999, CSA International was established to provide of international product testing and certification services while CSA shifted its primary focus to standards development and training. In 2001, these three divisions were joined under the name CSA Group. In 2004, OnSpeX was launched as the fourth division of CSA Group.

OnSpeX

OnSpeX is a division of CSA Group. OnSpeX is a provider of global product performance evaluation services for the consumer product and retail markets with expertise in product design consulting, product specifications, product evaluation, inspection and data analytics. OnSpeX provides various evaluation, inspection and advisory services designed to help organizations accelerate supply chains, increase product sales, build customer satisfaction and lower product return rates.

QMI

QMI, North America’s largest management systems registrar, focuses on Advancing Business Excellence to help customers make lasting improvements in how they do business. From ISO registration to supplier management programs, QMI has over 20 years of experience helping customers improve their organization