Consultation: Proposed Changes to the Medical Devices Directorate’s List of Recognized Standards for Medical Devices
From Health Canada
Current status: Closed
This consultation ran from June 24, 2022 to August 23, 2022. See the "What we heard" section below for summaries of the discussions that took place.
The goal of the consultation was to solicit feedback from stakeholders with regards to an update to the List of Recognized Standards for Medical Devices.
Who was the focus of this consultation
We engaged with:
- Interested public parties
- Healthcare professionals
- Medical device manufacturers
Goals of the consultation
The consultation aimed to notify stakeholders of the proposed changes to the List of Recognized Standards for Medical Devices and solicit feedback to understand stakeholders’ views on the proposed modifications.
Key questions for discussion
Ideas and inputs were sought regarding:
- The addition of 29 new standards
- The replacement of previous editions with 41 new editions of currently recognized standards
- The removal of 1 standard
The input that was gathered through this process will be used to help update MDD's List of Recognized Standards for Medical Devices.
What we heard
There were editorial changes suggested, which will be adopted as part of the final version of the List of Recognized Standards. Additionally, new standards and new versions of standards were proposed. The proposals have been documented such that they can be considered for future revisions of the List of Recognize Standards.
Contact us
Medical Devices Directorate
Health Canada
11 Holland Ave, Tower A
Address locator: 3005B
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Fax: 613-957-9969
or email: standards.committee@canada.ca