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North American Accreditation Forum (NAAF) launches...
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...
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Announcing our newest program that advances testing...
SCC & OmniAir Consortium have collaborated to offer a V2X laboratory accreditation scheme that falls under SCC’s ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Accreditation Program. This scheme will be at the forefront of advancement in Canada’s...
Accreditation Bulletin
Incorporating climate change considerations into...
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...
Accreditation Bulletin
Update to Management Systems Program Overview
Affected customers This is intended for accredited customers, applicants, staff and assessors in the Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP). What you need to know The program overview was updated and includes the...
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HSO and CSA Group Publish National Long-Term ...
Complementary standards address the need for high-quality services and safer environments The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted long-standing issues in Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector. In early 2021, Health Standards...
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New National Long-Term Care Standards to Provide...
The global pandemic has shone a light on the unique challenges within Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector, with approximately 70% of all deaths attributed to people living in LTC settings and retirement home settings across...
Accreditation Bulletin
Requirements for the CanadaGAP Program Management...
Action required All accredited Product, Process and Service Certification Bodies who are currently certifying organizations to CanadaGAP are required to transition their customers to CanadaGAP Version 7.2 of the Program...
Accreditation Bulletin
Updated SCC Requirements and Guidance for the...
A previous version of this bulletin included an incorrect date under the deadline section. The error was corrected on 2021-11-12. Action required All laboratories must ensure that their quality systems and technical...
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A First Accreditation for Québec’s Public Biomedical...
Québec– The 15 biomedical laboratories that make up the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) cluster have just obtained their ISO 15189 accreditation in recognition of the quality of their testing and the competence of...
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Climate Action and Innovation: How SCC’s accreditation...
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...
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Improving food safety on World Accreditation ...
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...
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SCC renews partnership with Brazil’s National...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), the national standards body of Brazil, renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards work between...