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Canadian Data Governance Standardization Roadmap
The Canadian Data Governance Standardization Roadmap tackles the challenging questions we face when we talk about standardization and data governance. It describes the current and desired Canadian standardization landscape...
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SCC and CIRNAC team up with Scout Engineering...
Canada is on the frontline of climate change. Current climatic conditions are changing rapidly, and Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by these changes. Reliable and consistent climate data is vital for...
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Developing a method for conducting wildland/urban...
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) recommend the development of standardized methods for conducting wildland/urban interface fire case study research in Canada. This...
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Increasing High Wind Safety for Canadian Homes...
This report provides the basis for the development of a set of commonly acceptable, relatively straightforward wind risk reduction measures that can be incorporated into new single-family home construction and significant...
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Unlocking nature's value: Canadian communities...
By integrating nature into financial reporting, local governments in Canada can plan for sustainable growth and get ahead of new accounting standards that are on the horizon. The new guide, Getting Nature into Financial...
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Developing a Stormwater Quality Management Standard...
This project seeks to understand the role and scope of a risk and quality management standard that could be developed to assist municipalities, engineers and other professional practitioners in designing, operating...
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Strengthening the resilience of Canada’s sewer...
Every year across Canada, billions of litres of clean rain and groundwater is unnecessarily discharged into sanitary sewers and treated at sewage treatment plants. This excess water in sewers, referred to as Inflow...
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SCC Directives Part 3 Administrating Organizations...
This document outlines the requirements for administrating organizations in the management of mirror committees.
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Getting Nature into Financial Reporting: Natural...
Integrating natural assets—such as wetlands, rivers, forests, and coastal dunes—into financial reporting can help local governments demonstrate effective management of the financially valuable services these assets provide to...
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SCC Directives Part 2 Participation in International...
This document specifies the Canadian requirements and guidance for participation in governance committees and activities in regional and international standardization bodies managed by SCC.
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Rooted in resilience: How urban forests are shaping...
In the heart of Ontario's York Region, a transformative initiative is taking root. The Regional Municipality of York became the first municipality in North America to achieve certification under the Sustainable Forestry...
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Beyond Disclosure: Driving Performance & Trust...
Getting beyond greenwashing through standardization Environmental, Social and Governance performance (or ESG) is an increasingly important topic amongst organizations around the world, driven in large part by growing consumer...