Electricity & Gas Meter Shop Services

All meter shop services already discontinued by Measurement Canada will continue to be provided through alternative service delivery by organizations recognized under the Accreditation Program. These services consist of the verification and reverification of:

  • Single Phase Energy Meters (includes mechanical and electronic meters and meters that contain pulse outputs)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for single phase energy meters as of April 1, 2000.

  • Polyphase Energy Meters (includes mechanical and electronic meters and meters that contain pulse outputs)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for polyphase energy meters as of April 1, 2000.

  • Mechanical/Thermal Demand Meters (includes combination energy/demand)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for mechanical/thermal demand meters as of January 1, 2001.

  • Electronic Demand Meters (includes static combination energy/demand and hybrid combination energy/demand; does not include multiple customer metering systems)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for electronic demand meters as of April 1, 2001.

  • Small Diaphragm Meters (<500 f3/hr or 14.15 m3/hr)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for small diaphragm meters (<500 f3/hr or 14.15 m3/hr) as of April 1, 2000.

  • Large Diaphragm Meters (>500 f3/hr or 14.15 m3/hr)

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for large diaphragm meters (>500 f3/hr or 14.15 m3/hr) as of April 2, 2001.

  • Rotary Meters

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for rotary meters as of January 1, 2005.

  • Turbine Meters

    Measurement Canada ceased providing verification and reverification services, at meter shops, for turbine meters as of January 1, 2005.

Measurement Canada will continue to provide inspection services for meter types and models that are not included in the scope of any accredited organization.

Measurement Canada continues to encourage organizations to become accredited for all types of devices. Once the capacity of accredited organizations to deliver services for a certain device type exceeds the predicted demand for services, Measurement Canada will withdraw services for that device type.

For the latest listing of accredited organizations and the types of device verification and reverification services they are authorized to provide, please refer to Measurement Canada's internet site.

Clients who cannot secure inspection services from accredited organizations, and as a result find themselves in a situation where they cannot meet the legal requirements of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, should contact the local Measurement Canada District Office. Measurement Canada will assist the organization to acquire services from an accredited organization, or in the case of meter types or models for which no organization is accredited, Measurement Canada will provide the necessary inspection services directly. Measurement Canada will keep track of these requests for assistance, in order to determine if the capacity of accredited organizations to deliver services has diminished.