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Version 2 – March 2025 This document describes Inspection Body Accreditation Program requirements, accreditation cycle requirements and witnessing assessment requirements.

This document is a companion to ISO/IEC 17020 and outlines unique Canadian requirements of the SCC Accreditation Program for Inspection Bodies that inspect and make a determination of conformity for products destined for the...

The purpose of this document is to outline the additional criteria and guidance for product, process, and service certification bodies, above and beyond the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065:2012. These requirements and guidance...

Version 17 – June 2025 *This publication was previously titled: Accreditation Program Overview. We are now using version numbers instead of dates. The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation...

This document provides requirements and guidance of the Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation Sub-program that SCC operates and is a companion to ISO/IEC 17020. It outlines unique Canadian requirements...

This document provides guidance in the preparation of the Scope of Testing or Proficiency Testing Providers to be presented for submission to the SCC Program for Accreditation of Laboratories with an application for...

This document is designed to apply to all types of forensic objective testing and therefore needs to be interpreted in respect of the type of calibration and testing concerned and the techniques involved. It provides an...

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...

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...

​Standardization holds great promise to boost Canada’s competitiveness and safeguard the health and safety of its citizens. Senior decision-makers from Canada’s oil and gas sector are integral to strengthening Canada’s...

This RG document sets out the requirements and guidance for PT participation for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and medical (ISO 15189) laboratories. This RG document does not apply to calibration laboratories. Calibration...

The National Mental Health and Substance Use Health (MHSUH) Standardization Collaborative was established to coordinate standardization efforts nationwide. Over two years, we engaged with over 300 people from government...