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Trust, safety and international success Trust, a fundamental component of trading relationships, is fostered through accreditation. Using international standards and accredited conformity assessment in regulations can instill...

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 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...

How accredited services help SMEs build trust, open markets and grow with confidence Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—including micro and emerging businesses—form the foundation of Canada’s economy. They make up more...

This report provides a broad overview of the conformity assessment system, what it is, how it operates, its social and economic importance to Canada, and the implications for internal trade.

Action required SCC’s Accreditation Program Overview has been redesigned, and is now broken down into separate Program Overviews for each accreditation program. Customers are urged to take note of these changes and update...

By strategically engaging in regional standardization activities, SCC can facilitate reductions in trade barriers for Canada. Reducing trade barriers without sacrificing our standards will help to promote the well-being and...

The case studies and priorities outlined in this report will help steer the conversation on how to continue to align standards in order to reduce red tape and administrative burden for Canadian businesses and lead to...

We spoke with Magdalena Turlejski, quality manager at the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), to gain insights into her role and what inspires her approach to maintaining quality. As a key figure in ensuring our quality...

We sat down with Abdel Kassou, director of Accreditation Services at the Standards Council of Canada, to learn more about his role and what drives his passion for accreditation. As a leader in ensuring that conformity...

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...