On August 27, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a public consultation on the RSS-252 Issue 3 "Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) On-Board Units (OBUs) in the 5895 - 5925 MHz Frequency Band" standard. This radio standard defines certification requirements for license-free cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) devices operating in the 5895-5925 MHz band.

Click on this link to view the original text of the public consultation, the consultation period is open until November 10, 2025.

On August 15, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released two new standards, RSS-102.SAR.MEAS Issue 2 and RSS-102.SAR.SIM Issue 1. The standards will take effect from the date of promulgation, and the transition period for the two standards will still be 6 months according to the usual practice.

The main updates to RSS-102. SAR. MEAS Issue 2 are as follows:

• New requirements and instructions for Time Averaging (TAS) SARs for algorithm approval and final product implementation, including wireless wide area network (WWAN), wireless local area network (WLAN), non-terrestrial network (NTN), and Bluetooth (BT);
• Added the Time Average Absorption Power Density (TA-APD) requirement for WLAN devices operating at 5925-7125 MHz.
• TAS measurement requirements have been added, allowing TAS measurements to be performed using an array of Stage 2 fast SAR systems in accordance with IEC/IEEE 62209-1528;
• clarified the test procedures for foldable devices;
• Added requirements for TAS foldable devices and space separation antennas;
• Added requirements for a variety of TAS applications;
• TAS motion sensor guide has been added;
• Added a new method for testing devices with protrusions.

The main updates to RSS-102. SAR. SIM Issue 1 are as follows:

• The SAR measurement requirements refer to RSS-102.SAR.MEAS Issue 2;
• The measurement requirements for Nerve Stimulation (NS) refer to RSS-102.NS.MEAS Issue 1;
• NS The relevant simulation requirements refer to RSS-102.NS.SIM Issue 1;
• The frequency range is extended from 100 kHz to 6 GHz, and the dielectric characteristics are adjusted accordingly;
• introduced the SAM mannequin;
• The requirements for uncertainty calculation are clarified.

Click this link to view RSS-102.SAR.MEAS Issue 2. Click this link to view RSS-102.SAR.SIM Issue 1.

On July 11, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) published the radio standard specification RSS-193 Issue 1 - Flexible-use broadband equipment operating in the 27.5-28.35 GHz band.  

On July 24, 2025, ISED published the Radio Standard Specification RSS-247 Issue 4 - Digital Transmission Systems, Frequency Hopping Systems, and License-Free LAN Equipment in the 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150-5350 MHz, and 5470-5895 MHz bands. The main technical changes of this update are as follows:

• Removal of restrictions on the operation of devices in the frequency range from 5600 MHz to 5650 MHz;
• Amended Section 6.4 on hybrid equipment to introduce a requirement to distinguish between hybrid equipment and mere combinations of FHS and DTS equipment;
• Removed directional antenna/antenna array calculations as directional gain calculations are included in the measurement procedures of the normative reference document ANSI C63.10 and related KDBs;
• Added instructions for LE-LAN operating in the 5150-5250 MHz and 5250-5350 MHz bands;
• amended b) in Section 7.3.1.3 regarding unwanted emissions from transmitters operating in the 5150-5250 MHz band to clarify the requirements;
• Added reporting requirements for equipment implementing transmitter power control in Section 7.1;
• modified transmit power control requirements in Sections 7.3.1.2 and 7.3.2.2;
• Section 7.3.2.1 was amended to introduce labeling requirements for indoor unwanted emissions;
• Section 7.3.2.3 has been amended to clearly indicate the different unwanted emission limits for transmitters operating in the 5250-5350 MHz band;
• Move the definition from section 7.3.5 to the definition section.

Click this link to view RSS-193 Issue 1, click this link to view RSS-247 Issue 4.

On June 17, 2025, the Telecommunications Certification Bodies Council (TCBC) forwarded a notice from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) by mail, announcing that as of June 30, 2025, applications containing multiple product marketing names (PMNs) will no longer be allowed to be submitted in a single field. Such applications will be considered as series applications and must be submitted in a series manner. Applications submitted on or after June 30, 2025, containing multiple PMNs in a single field, will be returned to the certification body for amendment.

Click this link to view the original TCBC notice.

On June 4, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) announced that the compliance date for hearing aid compatibility and volume control requirements for mobile phone devices will be extended from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028.

Click this link to view the original ISED announcement.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) recently launched four public consultations:

• SRSP-102 Draft Issue 2 of the Standard Radio System Scheme – Band-Specific Technical Requirements for Earth Stations in the Fixed Satellite Service, public comment begins on March 10, 2025, and will end on May 30, 2025;
• SRSP-103 Standard Radio System Scheme – Technical Requirements for Space Stations Providing Supplemental Mobile Coverage via Satellites, Issue 1, Draft, public comment process beginning March 5, 2025 and ending May 5, 2025;
• Public consultation on the flexible use of the repurposing of the lower 26 GHz band (24.25-26.5 GHz), numbered SPB-002-25. The public consultation complements the public consultation on the 26 GHz, 28 GHz and 38 GHz bands already conducted in 2022. public comment begins on 6 March 2025 and will end on 5 May 2025;
• Public consultation on the 27.5-28.35 GHz band, which covers a number of standards and regulations, including: RSS-193 Issue 1 – Flexible use of broadband devices operating in the 27.5-28.35 GHz band, RSS-102. IPD. MEAS Issue 2 – Measurement Procedure for Assessing Incident Power Density (IPD) Compliance According to RSS-102, RSS-102. IPD. SIM Issue 2 – Simulation Procedure for Assessing Incident Power Density (IPD) Compliance According to RSS-102 and SRSP-522 Issue 1 – Technical Requirements for Non-Competitive Locally Licensed Systems (including Fixed and/or Mobile Systems) Operating in the 27.5-28.35 GHz Band and Flexible Use of Broadband Systems. public comment began on March 7, 2025 and will end on May 30, 2025.

Click on the corresponding link in the summary of the public consultation above to view the original public consultation.

On 20 February 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a public consultation on the radio standards specification RSS-247 Issue 4 "Digital Transmission Systems, Frequency Hopping Systems and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network Devices in 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150-5350 MHz, and 5470-5895 MHz bands". The standard outlines the technical requirements for the following systems: Digital Transmission System (DTS), Frequency Hopping System (FHS), Hybrid System, and License-Free Local Area Network (LE-LAN).

Click this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until 5 May 2025.

On January 29, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) published guideline 2025-DRS0001 related to human exposure to nerve stimulation (NS). The notice is intended to provide guidance for many inquiries regarding coil shapes that are exempt from NS testing. Wireless devices with coil shapes shown in the following three categories are exempt from the NS test after evaluation by standard calculations:

• planar shapes (Square, Rectangle, Hexagon, Elliptical, etc.);
• circular stacking (Stacked Rounded Rectangular, Stacked Rounded Cylinders, Cylindrical Coil, etc.);
• Surface mount technology (SMT) coil inductors.

Please note that 3-Axis SMT Coil and Double D Coil are not exempt from testing. In addition to the three types of coil shapes described above, ISED is not currently considering additional NS test exemption requests.

Click this link to view the original guide.

On 18 January 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a public consultation on:

• RSS-102-SAR. MEAS Issue 2, "Measurement Procedure for Assessing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102";
• RSS-102. SAR. SIM Issue 1, "Simulation Procedure for Assessing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Compliance in Accordance with RSS-102".

These standards apply to radiocommunication equipment with integrated antennas, systems with detachable antennas (supplied with transmitters) that require licensing, or license-exempt transmitters with detachable antennas (as defined by RSS-Gen).

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, the comment period is until March 31, 2025.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) clarified at the TCBC workshop that ISED considers 802.11ax and 802.11be to be two different technologies and therefore need to be evaluated separately. TCBC members provided data to ISED to support the similarity of 802.11ax and 802.11be. After reviewing the data, the ISED stated that the full RU test of 802.11be was accepted as a proxy for 802.11ax with the same power meter, but any special RU configurations would need to be evaluated separately. TCBC sent a letter to TCBC members on November 13, 2024 to make the above statement.