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 SCC has been selected as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 
SCC is proud to have been recognized as Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Culture 2020. This national ...
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Report highlights vital contribution of standardization to Canada’s economy
Standards impact every aspect of our lives. They are the invisible structure that safeguards the ...
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SCC and BDC pair up to bolster Canadian business
Canada’s growing list of innovative businesses will have a powerful new partnership to support them ...
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New biomass National Standard of Canada to unlock bio-economy investment
Bio-economy projects may soon have improved access to funding with the release of a new National ...
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New National Long-Term Care Standards to Provide Safer Environment and High-Quality Care
The global pandemic has shone a light on the unique challenges within Canada’s long-term care (LTC) ...
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SCC and CIRNAC team up with Scout Engineering to support Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring
Canada is on the frontline of climate change. Current climatic conditions are changing rapidly, and ...
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Standards key to building a climate resilient Canada
A new report from SCC makes it clear that investments in standards are necessary and urgent to ...
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Announcing our newest program that advances testing and certification for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology
SCC & OmniAir Consortium have collaborated to offer a V2X laboratory accreditation scheme that falls ...
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SCC and UKAS team up to strengthen relationship between Canada-UK accreditation systems 
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) have ...
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SCC renews partnership with Costa Rica’s National Standards Body INTECO
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) ...
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Three Canadians receive prestigious award in electrotechnical standardization
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is proud to announce that three Canadians received the 1906 ...
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A First Accreditation for Québec’s Public Biomedical Laboratories
Québec– The 15 biomedical laboratories that make up the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) ...
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Blockchain Brings New Level of Trust to Agriculture
Farmers Edge and Standards Council of Canada unite to establish a framework for agricultural ...
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SCC and ICLR recommend new standardized methods to conduct wildland/urban interface fire case study research
A new report from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of ...
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Experts offer a ‘toolbox’ to protect lives and properties from flooding, Canada’s costliest extreme weather challenge
Under One Umbrella: Practical Approaches for Reducing Flood Risks in Canada highlights a range of ...
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SCC and Canadian Electricity Association enter partnership to strengthen standardization in the electricity sector
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) have signed a ...
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Groundbreaking Report - When One Size Does Not Protect All: Understanding Why Gender Matters for Standardization
As part of our work to improve gender equality, SCC has done a cross-country analysis, using data ...
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Canadians re-elected to key leadership roles at IEC
Canadian leadership at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ensures our ...
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SCC reveals new Chairperson for ISO flagship committee on quality management
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Hunt, CEO of SHEA Global ...
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SCC reveals winners to represent Canada at the 2020 IEC Young Professionals Programme
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is thrilled to announce Canada’s representatives for the 2020 ...
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SCC appoints CGSB as international secretariat for ISO flagship committee on quality management
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is proud to appoint the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB ...
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The Standards Council of Canada marks 50th Anniversary
For fifty years, SCC’s work has helped drive Canada’s health, well-being and economic prosperity ...
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The Standards Council of Canada and Metrolinx Accelerating Innovation in Public Transportation
Public transit is a vital part of Canada’s transportation system and critical to ensuring ...
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Nominations open for the 2020 SCC Awards
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is delighted to launch the 2020 SCC Awards. Nominations are ...
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SCC and WaterPower Canada enter partnership to strengthen hydro-power industry through standardization strategies
Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, President and CEO of WaterPower Canada, and Chantal Guay, CEO of SCC, sign a ...
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