Artificial Intelligence – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of artificial intelligence management systems

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA ISO/IEC 42006
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
03.120.20
35.020
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

This document specifies additional requirements to ISO/IEC 17021-1. The requirements contained in this 
document, when implemented, support the demonstration of competence, consistency and reliability by the 
bodies performing auditing and certification of an artificial intelligence management system (AIMS) according 
to ISO/IEC 42001 for organizations that provide, develop or use AI systems. 

Certification of AIMS is a third-party conformity assessment activity (as described in ISO/IEC 17000:2020, 
4.5), and bodies performing this activity are third-party conformity assessment bodies. This document also 
provides the necessary information and confidence to customers about the way certification has been granted. 

 

NOTE This document can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment. 

Project need:

To align Canadian requirements with those of international standards in the Artificial Intelligence subject area. Additionally, the standard will provide support for existing and upcoming regulations around AI in Canada. This proposed New Standard is being developed at the request of Canadian Stakeholders. It will provide the industry with additional requirements to enable accredited and or peer assessed certification bodies to reliably audit the management system for organizations that develop or use AI systems or both according to ISO/IEC 42001 and to make an evaluation and decision for certification. The application of this document enables the certification bodies to meet the specific technical features and the particular risks in dealing with AI systems according to ISO/IEC 42001.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

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