In order to provide the most accurate information to industry stakeholders regarding technical standards referenced in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate has compiled the technical standards below, along with details of their latest update.
Standards under active consultation will also be indicated in the table below.
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Technical standards
Means of containement standards
| Standard Development Organization | Standard | Description/Title | Date Published | Upcoming Edition | Web page | Notes |
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Canadian Standards Association's (CSA) |
CSA B339 |
Cylinders, spheres, and tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods |
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Canadian Standards Association's (CSA) |
CSA B340 |
Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
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Canadian Standards Association's (CSA) |
CSA B341 |
UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods" |
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Canadian Standards Association's (CSA) |
CSA B342 |
Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
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Transport Canada Standard |
TP 14877 |
Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail |
July 2019 |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.126 |
Reconditioning, Remanufacturing and Repair of Drums for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods |
July 2019 |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.151 |
Packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1) |
July 2019 |
- |
Standard CAN/CGSB-43.151: Containers for explosives (Class 1) |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B620 |
Highway Tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods |
November 2020 |
2025 |
Standard CSA B620: Highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B621 |
Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks and other large containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 |
November 2020 |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B622 |
Selection and use of highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
November 2020 |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B625 |
Portable tanks for the transport of dangerous goods |
March 2020 |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.123 |
Aerosol containers and gas cartridges for Transport of Dangerous Goods |
April 2022 |
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Transport Canada Standard |
TP 14850 |
Small Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9 |
October 2010 |
2018 |
The 2018 version of the TP 14850 Standard is not in force yet. The 2010 standard will stay in force until the new standard is referenced in the TDG Regulations. |
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Transport Canada Standard |
TP 14877 |
Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail |
July 2019 |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.123 |
Aerosol containers and gas cartridges for Transport of Dangerous Goods |
April 2022 |
- |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.125 |
Packaging for Infectious Substances, Diagnostic Specimens, Biological Products and Biomedical Waste for Transport |
April 2016 |
2021 |
New title for the next version of the standard: Packaging of Category A and Category B Infectious Substances (Class 6.2) and Clinical, (Bio)Medical or Regulated Medical Waste |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.126 |
Reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods |
July 2019 |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.146 |
Design, Manufacture and Use of Intermediate Bulk Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9 |
April 2016 |
2021 |
- |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
43.151 |
Packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1) |
July 2019 |
- |
Standard CAN/CGSB-43.151: Containers for explosives (Class 1) |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B620 |
Highway Tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods |
November 2020 |
2025 |
Standard CSA B620: Highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B621 |
Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks and other large containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 |
November 2020 |
- |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B622 |
Selection and use of highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
November 2020 |
- |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B625 |
Portable tanks for the transport of dangerous goods |
March 2020 |
- |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B626 |
Portable tank Specification TC 44 |
February 2009 (English) |
2020 |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B339 |
Cylinder, spheres and tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods |
June 2018 |
2022 |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B340 |
Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
June 2018 |
2022 |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B341 |
UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods |
June 2018 |
2022 |
- |
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
B342 |
Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2 |
June 2018 |
2022 |
- |
Modal, material or production standards
| Standard Development Organization | Standard | Description/Title | Date Published | Upcoming Edition | Web page | Notes |
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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) |
ASTM D 4359 |
ASTM D 4359-90, Standard Test Method for Determining Whether a Material Is a Liquid or a Solid |
June 1990 |
- |
Standard Test Method for Determining Whether a Material Is a Liquid or a Solid |
Document must be purchased To be withdrawn in an upcoming regulatory amendment |
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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) |
ASTM F 852 |
ASTM F 852-86, Standard Specification for Portable Gasoline Containers for Consumer Use |
1986 |
- |
Standard Specification for Portable Gasoline, Kerosene, and Diesel Containers for Consumer Use |
Document must be purchased To be withdrawn in an upcoming regulatory amendment |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
CGSB-32.301 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-32.301-M87, Canola Meal, |
1987 |
- |
To be withdrawn in an upcoming regulatory amendment |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
CGSB-43.145 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.145, Design, manufacture and use of large packagings for the transportation of dangerous goods, classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 |
2019 |
- |
- |
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Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) |
CGSB-43.150 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.150, Design, manufacture and use of UN Standardized drums, jerricans, boxes, bags, combination packaging, composite packaging and other packagings for the transport of dangerous goods, classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 |
2020 |
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Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, Part 171 to 180 |
49 CFR |
Parts 171 to 180 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States |
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Compressed Gas Association, Inc. (CGA) |
CGA P-20 |
CGA P-20 — 2009, Standard for Classification of Toxic Gas Mixtures, Fourth Edition, 2009 |
2009 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
ICAO Technical Instructions |
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as amended from time to time. |
- |
- |
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods By Air 2021-2022 (Doc 9284) |
Document must be purchased |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions |
Supplement to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air |
- |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) |
IMDG Code |
Volumes 1 and 2 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
- |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
ISO 2431 |
Paints and varnishes — Determination of the flow time by use of flow cups |
1993 |
- |
Paints and varnishes — Determination of flow time by use of flow cups |
Document must be purchased |
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
ISO 2592 |
Determination of flash and fire points — Cleveland open cup method, Second Edition |
2000 |
- |
Determination of flash and fire points — Cleveland open cup method |
Document must be purchased |
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
ISO 10156 |
Determination of fire potential and oxidizing ability for the selection of cylinder valve outlets, Second Edition |
1996 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
ISO 10298 |
Determination of toxicity of a gas or gas mixture, First Edition |
1995 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
OECD GUIDELINE 404 |
OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals No. 404, Acute Dermal Irritation/ Corrosion, April 24, 2002 |
2002 |
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
OECD GUIDELINE 430 |
OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals No. 430, In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance Test Method (TER) |
2013 |
- |
Test No. 430: In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance Test Method (TER) |
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
OECD GUIDELINE 431 |
OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals No. 431, In vitro skin corrosion: reconstructed human epidermis (RHE) test method |
2013 |
- |
Test No. 431: In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) Test Method |
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (OECD) |
OECD GUIDELINE 435 |
OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals No. 435, In Vitro Membrane Barrier Test Method for Skin Corrosion |
2006 |
- |
Test No. 435: In Vitro Membrane Barrier Test Method for Skin Corrosion |
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Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) |
ULC Standard S504 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S504-02, Standard for Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers, Second Edition |
2009 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) |
ULC Standard S507 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S507-05, Standard for Water Fire Extinguishers, Fourth Edition |
2007 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) |
ULC Standard S512 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S512-M87, Standard for Halogenated Agent Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers, April 1987, as amended March 1989, March 1990, April 1993, September 1996, September 1997 and April 1999, and reaffirmed February 2007 |
2007 |
- |
Standard for Halogenated Agent Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers |
Document must be purchased |
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Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) |
ULC Standard S554 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S554-05, Standard for Water Based Agent Fire Extinguishers, Second Edition, February 28, 2005, and reaffirmed 2010 |
2010 |
- |
Document must be purchased |
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United Nations (UN) |
Manual of Tests and Criteria |
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Manual of Tests and Criteria |
- |
- |
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United Nations (UN) |
UN Recommendations |
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, published by the United Nations (UN) |
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United States Department of Defense |
MIL-D-23119G |
Military Specification: Drums, Fabric, Collapsible, Liquid Fuel, Cylindrical, 500-Gallon Capacity |
1992 |
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- |
To be withdrawn in an upcoming regulatory amendment |
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United States Department of Defense |
MIL-T-52983G |
Military Specification: Tanks, Fabric, Collapsible: 3,000, 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 Gallon, Fuel |
1994 |
- |
- |
To be withdrawn in an upcoming regulatory amendment |
Contact us
Technical inquiries
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Atlantic
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Quebec
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Pacific
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Ontario
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