..... Furthermore the term `source of electrical power` has to be defined and for practical purposes here I believe means the public utility. It does not mean a generator on private property. If the power from your generator does not cross your private property line, it is not subject to any such rules.
RCAV,
You have my agreement that sale portion of that rule only applies when a product is transfered. However, ESA's website indicates that there is movement being made on legislation to allow inspectors to sieze unapproved equipment, so that may change in the very near future. The rule about connecting to a source of power does not discrimate about the source of that electrical power, and regargless of how you or others 'define it here', it's bad advice to give people that they are exempt from these rules. If generators were exempt, Home Depot wouldn't bother selling CSA approved units.
I've imported countless non-CSA approved generators from China. The inspectors have always told me that they cant do anything about that, but if I try and sell them non-approved or if I run them non-approved, even on my own property, they have the power to lay charges. Needless to say, I always had the generators field inspected, and they carry a sticker indicating such. I can now sell/run/rent them as much as I choose, but each individual unit has to be inspected. Since then, the factory has gotten CSA certification, so it's no longer an issue.
Steve