CRN Registration · British Columbia
British Columbia CRN registration.
Pressure vessel, fitting and piping designs used in British Columbia are registered with Technical Safety BC (TSBC). We prepare the package, have it reviewed and stamped by a Canadian P.Eng., and submit it.
At a glance
CRN registration in British Columbia
| Province code in a CRN | 1 |
|---|---|
| Registers designs | Technical Safety BC (TSBC) |
| Legislation |
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| How to submit | Applications go through the Technical Safety BC Design Registration Portal; applications sent any other way are rejected. |
| Licenses engineers (P.Eng.) | Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia |
- All applications are made through the Design Registration Portal.
- Licensed Professional Engineers sign the Qualified Professional Declaration on each application.
- Piping of NPS 3 or less is exempt from design registration, although it must still meet the code.
Reading the number
Where British Columbia appears in a CRN
Every province and territory has its own code. British Columbia’s is 1.
- B7890.1
- First registered in British Columbia
- B7890.51
- First registered in Ontario, then in British Columbia
FAQ
British Columbia CRN questions
Vessel, fitting and piping registration, the documents each one needs, and how a CRN is read are covered in the full CRN guide, and engineer sign-off in Canadian P.Eng. services.
CRN registration in other provinces
Pressure equipment designs used in British Columbia are registered with Technical Safety BC (TSBC).
British Columbia’s code is 1. It appears after the decimal point of a CRN once the design is registered in British Columbia: first if British Columbia registered it first, later in the order the provinces signed off.
Yes. A design must be registered in each province or territory where the equipment is used. British Columbia is a party to the CRN Reconciliation Agreement, but a design already registered in another province must still be submitted to Technical Safety BC for reciprocal registration. Once British Columbia registers it, the code 1 is added to the CRN.
Yes. We prepare CRN applications for manufacturers in the USA, India and worldwide, with Canadian P.Eng. review and stamp, and submit them to TSBC.