Technical Companion to the Guide for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Considerations into Canadian StandardsTechnical Companion to the Guide for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Considerations into Canadian Standards

The effects of climate change are already evident across Canada and are expected to intensify in the future. The production, design and delivery of infrastructure, products, services and tests can no longer be based on historical assumptions about weather and climate. Standards and codes will need to be developed or adapted to account for the potential physical risks associated with climate change, such as increased climatic loads or effects on infrastructure (e.g., increased winds, increased air temperatures) and increasing extreme weather events.

This Guide is a technical companion to the Guide for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Considerations into Canadian Standards. which was created to help users understand fundamental concepts in climate change and to determine potential climate impacts and risks to the scope of the standard. It is meant to be applied in cases where climate change has been determined relevant to the standard.