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New standards guidance document published for...
Organizations aiming to become more diverse and inclusive can now access new guidance to help them. The Standards Council of Canada (SCC), working with the Ted Rogers School of Management’s Diversity Institute and with...
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Experts offer a ‘toolbox’ to protect lives and...
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...
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Standards Council of Canada launches a new National...
Standards make life safer, healthier, more prosperous, and sustainable for communities and businesses. The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is proud to launch a new National Standards Strategy (NSS) that will put the full...
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New National Long-Term Care Standards to Provide...
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...
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Standards key to building a climate resilient...
A new report from SCC makes it clear that investments in standards are necessary and urgent to ensure Canada’s infrastructure is climate-ready Canada’s climate is changing faster than the global average. Our infrastructure...
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Standards Council of Canada and World Council...
On a global scale, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles are at the core of the discussion on responsible investment. One of the significant stakeholders in ESG-driven investments across Canada and globally...
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New illustrated standards guides for climate ...
Building in the far North has always presented unique design challenges, but with Northern Canada warming at more than double the global rate, immediate solutions are critical. To help address climate threats and integrate...
Accreditation Bulletin
National forest certification standards update
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...
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SCC renews partnership with UK National Standards...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), renewed their cooperation arrangement as national standards bodies to advance international standards work. “Through our strong relationship...
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SCC renews partnership with Brazil’s National...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), the national standards body of Brazil, renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards work between...
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Standards Council of Canada is recruiting participants...
We are actively recruiting a broad representation of stakeholders from industry, academia, federal/provincial/municipal government and civil society to participate in our initiative to develop standards and conformity...
Bridging the Standards Divide: Modernizing Standards Infrastructures in Peru, Colombia, Honduras and the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM)
This report analyzes and compiles CATRTA beneficiary countries’ needs in the areas of standards, conformity assessment and technical barriers to trade (TBT), identified during the CIDA funded workshop/roundtable held from May...