On 3 September 2024, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) of Canada officially released RSS-216 Issue 3, replacing RSS-216 Issue 2.

The main changes to the specification are as follows:

1. The maximum separation distance for wireless power transfer (WPT) systems for electric vehicles has been increased from 10 cm to 50 cm, and from 10 cm to 20 cm for all other WPT equipment: Section 1(b)/(c);
2. Increase the maximum operating frequency from 400 MHz to 40 GHz and increase the limit on radiated emissions above 1 GHz: Section 1 (d) and 5.3.3.3;
3. Removed the condition (from Section 1) that requires additional instructions from ISED if the device is a medical device, and added specific requirements for WPT devices that can be implanted or worn on the human body: Section 5.2.2;
4. Adoption of the ANSI C63.30-2021 standard with differences: Clauses 4.3, 5.2.1 and Appendix A;
5. Clarification that RSS-216 must be used in conjunction with RSS-Gen and/or ICES-Gen: Paragraph 4.4;
6. Clarifies the requirements applicable in the case of multiple supply voltages or a wide range of supply voltages: Section 5.1;
7. Clarification of which devices are considered industrial, scientific and medical devices (ISM): Clause 5.3.1;
8. Limit values are included directly in RSS-216 instead of quoting ICES-001: Clauses 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, and
9. alternative limits are added based on RSS-210 under certain conditions: Clause 5.4;
10. RF exposure requirements refer to RSS-102: No. 5.6;

Click on this link to view the original RSS-216 Issue 3 standard.