Energy Star in Canada
Looking for high efficiency products? Look for the ENERGY STAR symbol.
ENERGY STAR® is the mark of high-efficiency products in Canada. The familiar symbol makes it easy to identify the best energy performers on the market. Energy star qualified products meet strict technical specifications for energy performance—tested and certified. They save energy without compromising performance in any way. Typically, an energy star qualified product is in the top 15 to 30 percent of its class for energy performance. Saving energy saves you money and reduces your impact on the environment.
- Canada is an international partner in the U.S. energy star program.
About ENERGY STAR
Helping Canadians shop for high efficiency products
The ENERGY STAR® symbol is a consumer icon in the Canadian marketplace. It instantly identifies products that have qualified as high efficiency. The energy star Initiative is a voluntary partnership between the Government of Canada and industry to make high efficiency products readily available and visible to Canadians. NRCan formally enrolls manufacturers, retailers and other organizations as Participants in the energy star Initiative. Participants help promote energy star and ensure energy star qualified products are prominent and readily available in the marketplace and to Canadian consumers.
Partnering with the United States
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) administers and monitors use of the energy star name and symbol in Canada under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Canada became an international partner in the program in 2001. NRCan works closely with the EPA to develop energy star technical specifications for products. It also develops Canadian specifications for certain energy star qualified products.
Why buy ENERGY STAR
Save, save, save
The ENERGY STAR® symbol is the international mark that identifies high-efficiency products and equipment. It offers consumers a shopping short-cut to top energy performers. There are many good reasons to buy energy star qualified products. Save energy Energy star qualified products use significantly less energy. Typically, they use 20 to 30 percent less than regular models. Save money Using less energy means consumers save money on their utility bills. Save the environment Using less energy reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy star qualified products are also backed by a tough performance and testing regime. Tested and certified The energy star symbol means the product has been tested and certified by a government-approved agency. Same quality performance Energy star qualified products have the same features and performance as other quality products.
Find the zone where you live or where the product will be installed. Canada has been divided into four climate zones based on annual average temperature. Zone A is the mildest, and Zone D is the coldest. If you would like to know what is the climate zone where you live, visit Natural Resources Canada.
