Companies with essential purpose permits for certain refrigeration products

Type of product Product brand Name of company with essential purpose permit Permit details Expiry date of permit
Pass-through refrigerators Helmer Scientific Tekniscience Inc.

ESBE Scientific

Canadian Medical Products
Import of pass-through refrigerators for medical use, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2022
Platelet refrigerators Helmer Scientific Tekniscience Inc.

ESBE Scientific

Canadian Medical Products
Import of refrigerated platelet storage system for medical use, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2022
HaemoBank (specialized blood bank refrigerator) Helmer Scientific Haemonetics Canada Ltd. Import of Haemobank refrigerators for medical use, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2022
HaemoBank (specialized blood bank refrigerator) Helmer Scientific Haemonetics Canada Ltd. Import of Haemobank refrigerators for medical use, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2023
Medical freezers Helmer Scientific Tekniscience Inc.

ESBE Scientific

Canadian Medical Products
Import of medical freezers for low-temperature storage containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2021
Stockyards, chemistry analyzers, centrifuges Beckman Coulter Beckman Coulter Canada LP Import of medium temperature medical refrigeration equipment containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is 1430 or approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Stockyards, chemistry analyzers Beckman Coulter Beckman Coulter Canada LP Import of medium temperature medical refrigeration equipment containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2023
Medical blast freezers Thermo Scientific Fisher Scientific Import of low temperature medical refrigeration equipment containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Hoshizaki America Inc. Permul Ltd

Refrigerative Supply Ltd

Fisher Scientific Company
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Scotsman Ice Systems Food Service Solutions Inc.

H&K International

Fisher Scientific Company
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Ice-O-Matic Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd

Celco Inc
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Mile High (Under Ice-O-Matic Brand) Simpson Wilson Ltd Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Manitowoc Ice Fisher Scientific Company Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Follett Products LLC Flanagan Agencies Inc. Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is approximately 3922
December 31, 2022
Automatic commercial ice makers Hoshizaki America Inc. Permul Ltd

Fisher Scientific Company
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is approximately 3922
December 31, 2023
Automatic commercial ice makers Scotsman Ice Systems Food Service Solutions Inc. Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2023
Automatic commercial ice makers Ice-O-Matic Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd

Celco Inc

Simpson-Wilson Ltd.
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2023
Automatic commercial ice makers Manitowoc Ice Diamond Ice Systems Ltd.

Manco Distributors Inc.

RMT Distributors Ltd.
Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of HFC refrigerant blend is approximately 3922
December 31, 2023
Automatic commercial ice makers Follett Products LLC Simpson Wilson Ltd. Import of automatic commercial ice makers containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is approximately 3922
December 31, 2023
Medical-grade refrigeration equipment for COVID-19 (refrigerators, freezers, speedvac, environmental chambers, shakers) Thermo Fisher Scientific Fisher Scientific Company

VWR International
Import of specialized medical-grade refrigeration equipment for COVID-19, containing an HFC used as refrigerant

Global warming potentials of the refrigerants are between 1430 and approximately 3922
December 31, 2020
Medical-grade refrigeration equipment for COVID-19 (refrigerators, freezers, speedvac, environmental chambers, shakers) Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Import of specialized medical-grade refrigeration equipment for COVID-19, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potentials of the refrigerants are between 1430 and approximately 3922
June 30, 2021
Medical-Grade Refrigeration Equipment for COVID-19 (Refrigerators, freezers, speedvac, environmental chambers, shakers) Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Import of specialized medical-grade refrigeration equipment for COVID-19, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potentials of the refrigerants are between 1430 and approximately 3922
December 31, 2021
Biomedical refrigerators PHC Corporation ESBE Scientific Industries Inc. Import of biomedical refrigerators for medical use, containing an HFC used as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of the refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2020
Platelet Incubators Helmer Scientific TekniScience Inc.

ESBE Scientific
Import of specialized medical refrigeration equipment containing an HFC as a refrigerant

Global warming potential of refrigerant is 1430
December 31, 2023

This list is up-to-date as of May 8, 2023.

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