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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...

Standards impact every aspect of our lives. They are the invisible structure that safeguards the products, processes and services we rely on, from the food we eat, to the electricity that powers our homes. Past and present...

Did you know that climate change affects playground safety? Given that the number of extremely hot days is expected to more than double over the next 30 years in parts of Canada , experts recognize the increasing need for...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is delighted to launch the 2020 SCC Awards. Nominations are now open. This is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding commitment of individuals, organizations and committees to Canada...

Action required Greenhouse Gas (GHG) verification bodies (VBs) who are interested in being accredited for the ICAO-CORSIA scheme should now submit their application to SCC. Affected customers SCC-accredited and applicant GHG...

Under One Umbrella: Practical Approaches for Reducing Flood Risks in Canada highlights a range of standards and guidance on flood risk reduction Extreme weather events including floods are becoming more common. Every year...

Solid waste management in Canada’s North faces unique challenges given the geographic, climatic, transportation, and resource differences between southern and northern communities. While there are numerous guidelines...

SCC’s Standards and International Relations Branch recently updated the Requirements & Guidance – Accreditation of Standards Development Organizations (R&G 2019). It was approved by SCC’s Council on June 13, 2019 and has now...

Every year across Canada, billions of litres of clean rain and groundwater is unnecessarily discharged into sanitary sewers and treated at sewage treatment plants. This excess water in sewers, referred to as Inflow...

A new report from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) recommends the development of standardized methods for conducting wildland/urban interface fire case study...

As witnessed in recent weeks, rising seas, swollen atmospheric rivers and post-tropical storms are a threat to community infrastructure, housing and the safety of those living along Canada’s east and west coasts. In response...