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The long-term impacts of climate change are expected to intensify in the future. With Canada’s average temperature warming at twice the global rate, recognizing impacts like the increasing occurrence of extreme weather...

The Standards Council of Canada is delighted to announce that Mark Ramlochan is the new Chair of the Standards Development Organizations Advisory Committee (SDOAC). Mark is a Senior Planning Manager at UL Standards &...

Canada’s North is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Current climatic conditions are changing rapidly, and northern communities have been and continue to be disproportionately affected by these changes. As...

The Standards Council of Canada is delighted to announce that Shawn Paulsen is the new president of Canada’s national committee to the International Electrotechnical Commission (CANC/IEC). Shawn Paulsen, previous manager of...

Action required Effective January 1, 2023, all accredited certification bodies in the CyberSecure Canada scheme are required to certify all new clients to CAN/CIOSC 104:2021 National CyberSecure standard Baseline cyber...

With a growing need for reliable methods to confirm digital identities and documents as the economy pivots online, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has engaged the CIO Strategy Council to develop a technical...

We sat down with Abdel Kassou, director of Accreditation Services at the Standards Council of Canada, to learn more about his role and what drives his passion for accreditation. As a leader in ensuring that conformity...

Peter Merrill, a true legend in standards development work, suddenly passed on January 5, 2025. Among his many accomplishments, he received the 2024 ISO Excellence Award for leading the development of a new standard on...

The goal of this document is to provide a roadmap—a strategic plan—to advance the standards environment from today’s legacy electricity grid to tomorrow’s full deployment, operation and evolution of the Canadian Smart Grid...

Action required SCC has established a new policy for scope extensions for the addition of standards that the certification body (CB) wishes to use in its certifications issued under SCC accreditation. This policy was first...