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Electrical safety is regulated in Canada. As such, SCC-accredited certification bodies in this area are required to certify products according to standards, other recognized document or other normative documents recognized by...

Affected program For Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP) customers who certify to ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems (EnMS). Background In August of 2018, ISO issued a revised version of ISO 50001. This 2018...

Action required Take note that a new version of IAF MD 26 Transition Requirements for ISO/IEC 27001 (PDF) was released in February 2023. Affected customers All SCC-accredited Information Security Management Systems...

Action required Organizations that are already accredited to perform inspections against CSA Z7396.1 should be aware that the 2022 version of the standard has been published. Organizations that want to offer inspections...

Action required Noting the changes described below. Affected customers All customers Background SCC’s Accreditation Services has issued an updated version of the Accreditation Program Overview . The primary purpose of this...

Accreditation requirements ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons IAF MD 4:2023 – IAF Mandatory Document for the Use of Information and Communication...

The Standards Council of Canada is now the first Canadian accreditation body offering the Business Continuity Management Systems scheme as part of its accreditation services. This scheme is based on ISO 22301 – Security and...

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...

For fifty years, SCC’s work has helped drive Canada’s health, well-being and economic prosperity Today marks the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC) 50 th Anniversary as Canada’s respected voice and advisor for standards and...

Action required Effective July 1st, 2020, all customers are required to take note of the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview . The changes are noted below. Affected customers Customers in any of SCC’s...