Canadian National Standards

Founded in 1913, the Compressed Gas Association represents members from all facets of the industrial and medical gases and equipment industry in the United States and Canada. Our primary mission is to develop and promote safety standards and practices for ever-improving safe, secure, and environmentally responsible manufacture, transportation, storage, transfilling, and disposal of industrial and medical gases and their containers.

CGA is the recognized leader in the development of gas and equipment standards in North America and around the world, many of which are referenced by regulators at all levels of government. CGA members enjoy a number of services that benefit their businesses.

Canadian National Standards Program

Accredited in 2022, CGA is now an accredited standards development organization from the Standards Council of Canada to develop National Standards of Canada (NSC) for Canadian stakeholder. Participation in the development of a CGA NSC is open to all parties identified who are directly and materially interested stakeholders. Membership in CGA is not a requirement to join a NSC consensus body.

Work program

CGA’s work program is published two times a year including all of our active Canadian national standards projects and those Canadian national standards that CGA has published in the preceding period.

Public Review of National Standards of Canada (NSC)

The item(s) listed are currently open for public review as part of the process for a National Standard of Canada. To request copies of proposed new standards or revisions of standards for review and comment purposes only, please email kmastromichalis@cganet.com and provide the following information:

  • Your Name
  • Your Company or Association
  • Your Email Address
  • Your Telephone Number
  • The numerical identifier/name of the publication and associated work item

All written statements received prior to the public review deadline will be considered by the consensus body. Please submit comments in English, where possible, to ensure accuracy of translation.

CGA has no Canadian National Standards open for public review at this time.