On August 15, 2025, Canada Ministry of Industry (ISED) jointly with Ministry of Housing released Elevator IoT Safety Supervision Act, implemented on January 1, 2026, full coverage by July 1, 2026. Core contents:

1. Mandatory installation: All new elevators, stock elevators (residential, commercial, public) must install Canada certified IoT monitoring devices, real-time collection of operation, fault, maintenance, emergency data;

2. Data supervision: Data encrypted uploaded to Canada elevator supervision platform, regulatory authorities remote real-time monitoring, automatic fault early warning;

3. Maintenance linkage: IoT data linked with maintenance, overdue maintenance, unprocessed fault automatic lock elevator, prohibited operation;

4. Emergency rescue: Automatic alarm and positioning when trapped, real-time navigation for rescuers, arrival time limit ≤25 minutes;

5. Cybersecurity: IoT system anti-hacker, anti-tampering, data encryption, comply with Canadian PIPL Privacy Act;

6. Penalties: Fine of 100,000 Canadian dollars for no installation, no data upload, 200,000 Canadian dollars for maintenance fraud. Act builds Canada elevator full life cycle IoT supervision system.