Standards can be developed nationally or internationally. SCC's role is to: 

 

  • prescribe the rules for developing National Standards of Canada 
  • accredit the standards development organizations (SDOs) that develop standards 
  • approve SDO documents as National Standards of Canada 
  • facilitate the participation of Canadian technical experts who help to develop ISO and IEC International Standards 

National Standards

Through the work we do to support the development of National Standards of Canada, we help serve and protect the public interest. Standards developers accredited by SCC, and the National Standards of Canada they develop, must meet SCC’s requirements for openness, balance, consensus and prescribed process. This ensures that all interested parties have an opportunity to participate in standards development.
 

We oversee the people and organizations involved in the National Standards System. We do not develop standards.

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International Standards

International Standards are developed by the technical committees and subcommittees of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). SCC facilitates the participation of Canadian experts in developing ISO/IEC International Standards through its mirror committees.

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