Editing CSA Group (section)

{{short description|Canadian standards development organisation}}
{{about|the standards organization||CSA (disambiguation)}}
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|headquarters = 178 Rexdale Blvd.<br />Toronto, ON<br />M9W 1R3

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|region_served = Canada, United States, [[Asia]], [[Europe]]
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|leader_title =President & CEO 
|leader_name  =David Weinstein 
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The '''CSA Group''' (formerly the '''Canadian Standards Association'''; '''CSA''') is a [[standards organization]] which develops standards in 57 areas. CSA publishes standards in print and electronic form, and provides training and advisory services. CSA is composed of representatives from industry, government, and consumer groups.

CSA began as the '''Canadian Engineering Standards Association (CESA)''' in 1919, federally chartered to create standards.<ref name="UIA">{{Cite web |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100059731 |url-access= |title=Canadian Standards Association (CSA International) |author1=Staff writer |year=2024 |department=UIA Global Civil Society Database |website=uia.org |publisher=[[Union of International Associations]] |agency=Yearbook of International Organizations Online |location=Brussels, Belgium |format= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=12 January 2025 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}</ref><ref name="csagroup1">{{cite web |url=http://www.csagroup.org/about/csahistory/ |title=About CSA – CSA's History |publisher=CSA Group |access-date=2012-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012054758/http://www.csagroup.org/about/csahistory/ |archive-date=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During [[World War I]], lack of interoperability between technical resources led to the formation of a standards committee.

CSA is accredited by the [[Standards Council of Canada]], a [[crown corporation]] which promotes voluntary standardization in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scc.ca/en/about-scc |title=About the Standards Council of Canada |publisher=Standards Council of Canada – Conseil canadien des normes |date=2012-09-24 |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc.ca/en/programs-services/standards/links?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_urlTitle=agl-csa&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_type=content&redirect=%2Fen%2Fprograms-services%2Fstandards%2Flinks&classPK=34456&classPK=34456 |title=AGL - CSA - Links |website=www.scc.ca |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706202854/http://www.scc.ca/en/programs-services/standards/links?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_urlTitle=agl-csa&_101_INSTANCE_Y6Yo_type=content&redirect=%2Fen%2Fprograms-services%2Fstandards%2Flinks&classPK=34456&classPK=34456 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This accreditation verifies that CSA is competent to carry out standards development and certification functions, and is based on internationally recognised criteria and procedures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc.ca/en/faqs/article?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_19xZ&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=3&p_p_col_count=18&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_urlTitle=faq-what-is-accreditation&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_type=content&redirect=%2Fen%2Ffaqs&classPK=12765 |title=View article |website=www.scc.ca |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706202859/http://www.scc.ca/en/faqs/article?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_19xZ&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=3&p_p_col_count=18&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_urlTitle=faq-what-is-accreditation&_101_INSTANCE_19xZ_type=content&redirect=%2Fen%2Ffaqs&classPK=12765 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The CSA registered mark shows that a product has been independently tested and certified to meet recognized standards for safety or performance.