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Action required All SCC laboratories engaged in Test Method Development and Non-Routine Testing shall conform to the revised edition of the SCC Requirements and Guidance for Accreditation of Laboratories Engaged in Test...

SCC’s Standards and International Relations Branch recently updated the Requirements & Guidance – Accreditation of Standards Development Organizations (R&G 2017) following SCC’s Council approval on April 5, 2017 and this...

Action required None for now but consideration should be given to preparing a transition plan to the revised standard which will be required of all ISO/IEC 17025 customers of SCC and those of its partners, Bureau de...

Action required Effective immediately, all Management Systems Certifications Bodies operating in the field of Sustainable Forest management Sector Schemes must cease referring to CAN-P-1517:2013 Appendix H and now refer to...

Action required Effective immediately, all laboratories must cease referring to CAN-P-1628 - PALCAN Policy on the Use of Information Technology in Accredited Laboratories - November 2006 and must now refer to SCC Requirements...

Action required Effective immediately, all laboratories must now refer to SCC Guidelines for the Presentation of Laboratory Scopes of Accreditation and cease referring to CAN-P-1570 - Appendix A - Guidelines for the...

Action required Effective immediately, all laboratories must now refer to SCC Requirements and Guidance for Calibration and Measurement Traceability in Testing Laboratories and cease referring to CAN-P-1626:2011 - Policy on...

Action required Accredited laboratories are asked to take note of the extension of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 transition deadline to June 1, 2021. The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) has issued this...

Action required The changes in the document are effective immediately. Affected customers SCC-accredited Inspection Bodies Background SCC has revised the SCC Requirements and Guidance - Inspection Body Accreditation Program...

Action required Any existing and applicant organizations for the VCS Program must follow VCS Version 4: 2019-09-19. Affected customers Existing SCC GHGAP customers who take part in the VCS Program and new applicants...

Action required Reminder for all Conformity Assessment Bodies: the application date of the new version of IAF MD 4 is July 4th, 2019. IAF MD 4:2018 states that: “the use of ICT is not mandatory, but if used as part of the...