FPInnovations became Canada's first accredited ELD certification body
In October 2020, Transport Canada named the first third-party certifier for electronic logging devices, opening the way for device testing ahead of the June 2021 mandate.
On Oct. 26, 2020, Transport Canada announced that FPInnovations had been accredited as the first third-party organization allowed to certify electronic logging devices (ELDs) for use in Canada.
Canada's ELD rules, announced in 2019, require federally regulated commercial trucks and buses to use a certified device to track driving, work and rest time. Only devices certified by an accredited third party meet the federal requirement. Transport Canada said the provinces, territories and many industry stakeholders had supported third-party certification so carriers and roadside enforcement could trust that a device met the technical standard.
Key points
- The accreditation was developed by Transport Canada with the Standards Council of Canada. FPInnovations said it had shown compliance with the ISO/IEC 17065 standard.
- Transport Canada said at the time that it remained committed to the June 12, 2021, coming-into-force date.
- The department estimated the ELD requirement would cut the risk of fatigue-related collisions by about 10 per cent.
- It noted the mandate also responds to a Saskatchewan Coroners Service recommendation after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Without an accredited certifier, no device could be certified. FPInnovations said at the time that it would soon publish guidelines on how ELD providers could apply for certification.