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Action required SCC continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and take appropriate measures in response. Our decisions and actions align with directives we are receiving from our Federal and provincial governments, the...

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...

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...

The Standards Council of Canada and UL partner to help establish guidelines for the creation of an ISO Technical Committee on cannabis The demand for medical and recreational cannabis products is surging, with a projected...

We spoke with Magdalena Turlejski, quality manager at the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), to gain insights into her role and what inspires her approach to maintaining quality. As a key figure in ensuring our quality...

Action required While accredited conformity assessment bodies (CABs) are encouraged to use information and communication technology to audit remotely, we expect our accredited organizations to comply with the following: The...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the greatest technological advances of our age, and we need to invest efforts to drive its adoption across our economy and society. Standardization is essential to ensure AI will be used...

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...

The International Code Council is the latest standards development organization (SDO) to receive accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). It joins a select group of organizations that contribute to the...

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) earned accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to develop National Standards of Canada. Photo: SCC and IEEE SA staff IEEE SA is a global standards development...

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...

Background ISO/IEC 17011:2004 defines “accreditation certificate” as the formal document or a set of documents, stating that accreditation has been granted for the defined scope. SCC meets this definition by issuing a set of...