Canadian Registration Number
Canadian pressure laws, Acts, rules & regulations are enforced by provincial and territorial safety authorities. Unlike the United States where licensed professional engineers (PE) may stamp pressure equipment and pressure system/plant drawings in the non-nuclear sectors for construction, in Canada in general a professional engineer (P.ENG) who is not employed by a safety authority does not have that same right to stamp regulated pressure equipment or pressure system drawings for construction, and doing so may result in fines or professional license revocation, or jail time. The pressure safety design registration approval given by safety authority registrars in Canada is called a Canadian Registration Number (CRN). Pressure equipment must be registered in each province or territory where it will be used. In addition to design registration, inspection after construction is also required in Canada and provincial and territorial safety authorities vary in their monopoly of the employment of such inspectors, depending also upon the pressure system type and scope, or the resources and scope of a particular safety authority. Although NB-370 describes Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions, due to the significant difference between Canadian and U.S. pressure safety laws, rules and regulations, this Wikipedia article provides a supplement for Canada. Unlike the United States, there is currently no known Canadian government or safety authority resource, either federally or provincially, that consolidates the Canadian pressure regulation in the manner of this article. Although the preceding makes mention of ASME, there exist other pressure equipment and piping standards and codes which are law in Canada such as American Petroleum Institute standards, and CSA standards, to name a few. Be sure to check with the chief inspector / regulator/ safety authority in the jurisdiction that pressure equipment is intended to be used before proceeding with procurement, build, fabrication or related construction activities. Safety Authorities and their Jurisdictions Alberta Boiler Safety Authority Alberta Boilers Safety Association is a not-for-profit fiscally independent politically directed regulator of pressure equipment for the province of Alberta. The following are some of the documents essential to understand before constructing or selling any non-exempt pressure equipment or systems in Alberta. These documents contain some information on applicability of regulations and exemptions. Alberta Boilers Safety Association makes its mandatory acts and regulations available to download for a fee, but viewable for free. The structure of the regulatory documents in Alberta is significantly more complex than other regions of Canada. Here are links: Act: Safety Codes Act Exemptions Pressure Equipment Exemption Order AR 56/2006, Guide to PEEO AB-529 Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation AR 49/2006 AB-516 Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation (PESR) User Guide Consult the act, regulations and codes section of the Alberta Boilers Safety Association website for more comprehensive and up-to-date information. Technical Safety British Columbia Since January 2020 Technical Safety BC (TSBC) has provided an online portal for making electronic submissions in an effort to eliminate the use of paper. This secure system works pretty well and can be found here: Main BC Safety authority design registration page. Reciprocal registration CSA B51 is