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The International Code Council is the latest standards development organization (SDO) to receive accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). It joins a select group of organizations that contribute to the...

Third-party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs) can now help safeguard Canada’s defence supply chain by providing third-party cyber security assurances under our new accreditation scheme as part of the Canadian Program for Cyber...

Version 16 – April 2024 The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation established by the Standards Council of Canada Act (“the Act”) of the Parliament in 1970 to foster and promote efficient and...

We are excited to announce the pre-launch of our accreditation scheme for ISO/IEC 42001:2023 – Information Technology – Artificial Intelligence – Management Systems (AIMS). This scheme will provide organizations a pathway to demonstrate that their artificial intelligence (AI) management systems meet the rigorous requirements of ISO/IEC 42001, fostering trust and accountability in AI technologies.

This document serves as a companion to ISO/IEC 17021-1 in specifying particular and unique Canadian requirements for certification bodies accredited by SCC that certify land management and/or wood procurement to SFI Standards...

Certification bodies can now expand their services to offer third-party assurances for the responsible use of artificial intelligence through our newly launched Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS) accreditation...

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

Version 1 – March 2024 This document describes Standards Development Organization Accreditation Program requirements, accreditation cycle requirements, self-declaration and WTO ISO Standards Information Gateway.

Version 3 – April 2025 This document describes Validation and Verification Body Accreditation Program requirements, accreditation cycle requirements and witnessing 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...

Action required All SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) are required to take note of the clarification to clause 4.2.2 and the correction to the French version of clause 6.10.1 of the 2019 edition of SCC...