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The purpose of this document is to outline the additional criteria and guidance for product, process, and service certification bodies, above and beyond the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065:2012. These requirements and guidance...

Action required The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is now approved for two additional product categories that are included in Annex I of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Protocol...

The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) now offers to companies in the plastic industry a certification based on the Canadian standard CAN/BNQ 3840-100 Recycled Plastic Content Products. Thanks to this certification...

Action required In April 2016, SCC announced the new guidelines for development and maintenance of ORDs. Subsequent to this, each RAAB was to identify the timeframe in which they would apply these guidelines. Effective...

Action required Further to SCC bulletin No. 2016-08, April 2016, effective February 1, 2018, any new submissions of Other Recognized Documents (ORD) concerning the gas sector must be approved by the Interprovincial Gas...

New research has identified key considerations to verify recycled content claims in plastic products to inform actions in support of Canada’s target of achieving at least 50% recycled content in plastic products, where...

Trust, safety and international success Trust, a fundamental component of trading relationships, is fostered through accreditation. Using international standards and accredited conformity assessment in regulations can instill...

Version 16 – April 2024 The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation established by the Standards Council of Canada Act (“the Act”) of the Parliament in 1970 to foster and promote efficient and...

For SCC-accredited certification bodies of products, processes and services; Further to SCC bulletin No. 2016-08, April 2016 the Canadian Advisory Council for Electrical Sector (CACES) is now implementing the new ORD...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the greatest technological advances of our age, and its adoption in Canada has the potential to lead to extensive economic growth opportunities, increased productivity and better quality...

Action required SCC accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) can now submit scope extension applications to have their scope of accreditation extended to the UK to apply the UKCA mark on products that conform to the ATEX...