Standards and conformity assessment are critical enablers of the 21st-century knowledge economy, providing for effective, safe, reliable and interoperable products, services and processes. As it continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) will use standardization to build social, economic and environmental resilience across the country—and will evolve itself and Canada’s standardization system to adapt to new realities and changing needs.

This plan describes how SCC responded to the unprecedented circumstances of 2020 and defines how the Corporation will pursue its aims to 2025–2026 so that all Canadians can reap the full benefits of standardization.