How do Canadain rv standards differ from U.S.
be prepared to bring anything that does not meet Canadian code in to standards. Above quote from a thread that somebody might be bringing a RV from US and licensing it in Canada. Never knew...
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There's a quirk in the system though, that is that the required standard is in most cases pretty much on the honour system.
Unless, that is, you are unlucky enough to have some reason to interact with the government or an insurance company.
Since compliance is required by legislation for instance it's illegal for an insurance company to pay a claim on an non-CSA approved unit.
Now that's not to say it doesn't or won't happen, it's a very real possibility. A friend of mine imported a class A m/h and found out when he took it to his insurance agent for an inspection. The CSA label Watson the insurance companies checklist and the underwriter refused to cover it for anything except P L & P D (and only then after much pressure) until it was brought into compliance.
BTW, the actual differences between CSA and US spec. are not huge, but some experts somewhere decided they were required for safety.
Most of them result from the fact that Canadian building and electrical codes are amongst the most stringent in the world.
Unless, that is, you are unlucky enough to have some reason to interact with the government or an insurance company.
Since compliance is required by legislation for instance it's illegal for an insurance company to pay a claim on an non-CSA approved unit.
Now that's not to say it doesn't or won't happen, it's a very real possibility. A friend of mine imported a class A m/h and found out when he took it to his insurance agent for an inspection. The CSA label Watson the insurance companies checklist and the underwriter refused to cover it for anything except P L & P D (and only then after much pressure) until it was brought into compliance.
BTW, the actual differences between CSA and US spec. are not huge, but some experts somewhere decided they were required for safety.
Most of them result from the fact that Canadian building and electrical codes are amongst the most stringent in the world.
