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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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The Standards Council of Canada and Metrolinx...
Public transit is a vital part of Canada’s transportation system and critical to ensuring sustainable growth of Canada’s urban centres. Metrolinx is undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history to...
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SCC Launches a New Accreditation Program for ...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) are now accepting applications for their new accreditation program for reference material producers. The program is based on ISO 17034 –...
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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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Flexible Standards-Based Strategies and Solutions
SCC works within the standardization network to find ways to leverage standardization to meet the needs of all its stakeholders – from government to industry, to each Canadian we serve. Those needs are evolving and require...
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SCC and UKAS team up to strengthen relationship...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) have strengthened our cooperation arrangement, marking a new chapter in SCC and UKAS’s history of collaboration. The renewed agreement...
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SCC renews partnership with Peru’s National ...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Instituto Nacional de Calidad de Peru (INACAL), the national standards body of Peru, have renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards work between...
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SCC renews partnership with European Accreditation...
Five years ago, Canada embarked on a new agreement to facilitate trade with its second-largest trading partner, the European Union. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) aims to eliminate...
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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...
Strengthening Canada’s Standardization Network - Avoiding Duplication of Standards and Effort
As the leader of Canada’s standardization network, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) worked with numerous stakeholders to address the duplication of standards used in Canada, and the duplication of effort of those...
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Elevating Nuclear Safety: Canadian Nuclear Safety...
In a significant milestone for nuclear safety, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has earned accreditation under the Standards Council of Canada's (SCC) Testing and Calibration Laboratory Accreditation. This...
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The Standards Council of Canada marks 50th Anniversary...
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...