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Action required The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is now approved for two additional product categories that are included in Annex I of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Protocol...

Action required The CanadaGAP Program Management Manual will be reissued with revisions effective April 1, 2024 Certification Bodies (CBs) shall audit their customers to the relevant CanadaGAP Program Management Manual as of...

Action required Criteria for SQF Certification Bodies (Edition 9.1) was reissued in April 2023 and comes into effect April 1, 2024. Certification bodies (CBs) shall audit their customers to the relevant criteria as of April 1...

Action required Accredited management system certification bodies shall be aware that the following document has been withdrawn: IAF Informative Document for the Transition of Food Safety Management System Accreditation to...

Action required Accredited Certification Bodies for Products, Processes and Services (CBAP) in the area of electrical safety are asked to take note of the new clarification from regulators on the use of certification marks...

Action required IAF MD23:2023 Issue 2 Control of Entities Operating on Behalf of Accredited Management Systems Certification Bodies (PDF), was Issued on 20 December 2023, and is effective immediately. Affected customers All...

Action required All references to the SCC Requirements & Guidance on the Use of Information Technology in Accredited Laboratories (RG Use of IT) should be removed from use. Affected customers All accredited and applicant...

Action required All Management Systems Certification Bodies must cease offering certification to ISO 13485:2003 under their SCC accreditation. Affected customers Accredited management systems certification bodies operating in...

Action required All SCC-accredited Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP) certification bodies accredited to sustainable forest management sector schemes are required to take note of the new revision of the SCC...

Action required Accredited management system certification bodies shall be aware that the following documents have been withdrawn: IAF ID9:2015 Transition Planning Guidance for ISO 9001:2015; IAF ID10:2015 Transition Planning...

Action required Effective immediately, all laboratories must now refer to SCC Guidelines and Procedures for Laboratories with Serious and Critical Nonconformities and cease referring to CAN-P-1625 - PALCAN Policy on...

Action required IAF MD 25:2023 Criteria for Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes is a new mandatory document issued by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for all accreditation bodies (ABs) that are a signatory...