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A Breath of Fresh Air: How updating indoor air...
This report details the significant cost of poor indoor air quality. Regulators reference air quality standards in regulations to safeguard employees. However, this research demonstrates the benefits that can be realized from...
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SCC congratulates new chair of the Standards ...
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 &...
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Getting Aligned. How Adopting Standards Affects...
This 25-page report, commissioned by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and produced by the Conference Board of Canada, clarifies and confirms the essential role that standards play in Canada’s economic growth and labour...
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National Technical Specification for Digital ...
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...
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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...
Notice of Intent
Sustainability standard for household refrigeration...
1.1 This Standard covers two-phase refrigerant compression-type refrigeration appliances for household use included within the scope of the US Department of the Energy (DoE) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) minimum energy...
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Understanding GDPR | The role of standards in...
SCC developed this guidance document to introduce Canadian organizations to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to recommend standardization strategies that can facilitate the compliance process. This regulation...
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New vice-president appointed to the Canadian ...
The Standards Council of Canada is delighted to announce that Shawn Paulsen, manager of conformity assessment with CSA Group, was recently appointed by the Canadian National Committee of the International Electrotechnical...
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New biomass National Standard of Canada to unlock...
Bio-economy projects may soon have improved access to funding with the release of a new National Standard of Canada (NSC). CSA W209:21, Biomass supply chain risk provides a means for developers and investors to quantify and...
Notice of Intent
Series of standards supporting the implementation...
Note: CIO Strategy Council announced an organizational name change to the Digital Governance Council (DGC), effective January 30, 2023 and the creation of a new standards development division, Digital Governance Standards...
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Standards development courses
Our courses on standards development help deepen knowledge to effectively use standards and participate in their shaping their future. These courses are designed to give SCC members, and any professional interested in standards, the tools to get involved...
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Arming standards writers with new tools to address...
What if we could build our infrastructure—the places we live and work—to withstand the impacts of climate change? It would mean fewer injuries and deaths each year to our families and friends and billions of dollars saved on...