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This report provides a broad overview of the conformity assessment system, what it is, how it operates, its social and economic importance to Canada, and the implications for internal trade.

Action required None Affected customers All Certification Body Accreditation Program (CBAP) conformity assessment bodies (CABs) requesting to become approved bodies in the United Kingdom. Background On behalf of their...

Joint statement by SCC’s Chantal Guay, CEO and Elias Rafoul, VP Accreditation Services for World Accreditation Day 2024. As we celebrate World Accreditation Day 2024 with the theme ‘Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and...

Action required SCC’s Accreditation Program Overview has been redesigned, and is now broken down into separate Program Overviews for each accreditation program. Customers are urged to take note of these changes and update...

We spoke with Magdalena Turlejski, quality manager at the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), to gain insights into her role and what inspires her approach to maintaining quality. As a key figure in ensuring our quality...

In response to the rapidly evolving commercial and societal needs of Canadians, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) have released new guidance for developing a fast-track standards-based tool to help industry, government...

Standardization helps support strong and prosperous international trade by breaking down barriers and levelling the playing field for all companies. By making sure Canada has a seat at the international table — in trade...

It’s been five years since SCC signed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Declaration on Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development on behalf of Canada. This declaration was meant to formalize our...

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...

Martin Luther King Jr. observed that “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through tireless efforts…Without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation.”...