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Never before has hygiene had so much attention, including that for food. This year’s World Accreditation Day focuses on food safety and the role that accreditation can play in ensuring that Canadians can have confidence in...

Public transit is a vital part of Canada’s transportation system and critical to ensuring sustainable growth of Canada’s urban centres. Metrolinx is undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history to...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) have renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards development and conformity assessment. This...

Ricardo Certification Ltd. is the first organization to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 under SCC’s new Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation Program. This global rail consulting agency provides...

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 legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada has increased demand for laboratory testing of cannabis. This includes tests for levels of cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA...

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) earned accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to develop National Standards of Canada. Photo: SCC and IEEE SA staff IEEE SA is a global standards development...

Every year in June, we join we join the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperative (ILAC) to celebrate World Accreditation Day to promote the value of accreditation and...

Document identifies and explores safety, performance, emergency management, siting, and human factors Reducing the environmental impact of all modes of transportation is critical to help Canada meet its decarbonization and...

A new report from SCC makes it clear that investments in standards are necessary and urgent to ensure Canada’s infrastructure is climate-ready Canada’s climate is changing faster than the global average. Our infrastructure...

Action required The climate action amendments to ISO/IEC management systems standards were finalized, and the amendments to the standards were published on February 23, 2024. As a result of these changes, certification bodies...

At SCC, we’re all about leveraging innovation to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. From mitigating climate change to ensuring the integrity of environmental claims, our Verification and Validation Accreditation...