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Five years ago, Canada embarked on a new agreement to facilitate trade with its second-largest trading partner, the European Union. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) aims to eliminate...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) have strengthened our cooperation arrangement, marking a new chapter in SCC and UKAS’s history of collaboration. The renewed agreement...

The North American Accreditation Forum (NAAF), a non-profit spearheaded by accreditation bodies across North America, was just launched on June 9, 2023. It provides a platform for accreditation bodies, industry associations...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), renewed their cooperation arrangement as national standards bodies to advance international standards work. “Through our strong relationship...

As part of the federal government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is pleased to announce that it is playing a key role in implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and receiving 2.5 million to...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on shared interests in areas of standards, conformity...

In a strategic move aimed at strengthening global assurance, Elias Rafoul, Vice-President of Accreditation Services at the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), has been appointed Vice-Chair of the ISO committee for conformity...

The Federal Government has unveiled the International Standards Regulatory Review Roadmap , a suite of initiatives that will position Canada as a global leader in the use of international standards in regulation. The...

For fifty years, SCC’s work has helped drive Canada’s health, well-being and economic prosperity Today marks the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC) 50 th Anniversary as Canada’s respected voice and advisor for standards and...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Canada’s economy, representing 99% of its businesses. Yet, they are a relatively untapped source of exporters, with less than 4% of SMEs exporting goods in 2020...