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This document serves as a companion to ISO/IEC 17021-1 in specifying particular and unique Canadian requirements for certification bodies accredited by SCC that certify land management and/or wood procurement to SFI Standards...

Action required All SCC accredited Management Systems Certification Bodies providing certification to sustainable forest management systems and SCC-accredited Certification Bodies accredited to the Sustainable Forestry...

Action required All SCC-accredited Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP) certification bodies accredited to sustainable forest management sector schemes are required to take note of the new revision of the SCC...

By Gillian Koh, Manager, Policy and Programs, Climate Change and Sustainability, Standards Council of Canada Last year, I moved into a new role at the Standards Council of Canada as Manager, Policy and Programs, Climate...

Version 3 – June 2025 This document describes Management Systems Accreditation Program requirements, accreditation cycle requirements and witnessing requirements.

Every year in June, we join we join the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperative (ILAC) to celebrate World Accreditation Day to promote the value of accreditation and...

At SCC, we’re all about leveraging innovation to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. From mitigating climate change to ensuring the integrity of environmental claims, our Verification and Validation Accreditation...

The purpose of this document is to outline the additional criteria and guidance for product, process, and service certification bodies, above and beyond the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065:2012. These requirements and guidance...

Integrating natural assets—such as wetlands, rivers, forests, and coastal dunes—into financial reporting can help local governments demonstrate effective management of the financially valuable services these assets provide to...

Version 16 – April 2024 The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a federal Crown corporation established by the Standards Council of Canada Act (“the Act”) of the Parliament in 1970 to foster and promote efficient and...

Version 2 – April 2025 This document describes Product, Process and Service Certification Body Accreditation Program requirements, accreditation cycle requirements and witnessing requirements.

SCC makes accreditation and recognition symbols available to accredited or recognized organizations (“Organization”) to illustrate their accreditation status with SCC. These symbols are specific to a particular accreditation...