Enhancing Canada’s competitiveness and well-being

Nominations open for the 2014 SCC Awards!

The Standards Council of Canada is now accepting nominations for individuals, organizations or committees for one of five prestigious awards offered for excellence in standards related fields.

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John Walter, SCC CEO and incoming ISO Vice-President (Policy), and Rob Steele, ISO Secretary General, at the 36th annual ISO General Assembly in St-Petersburg, Russia.

SCC CEO appointed to international position as ISO Vice-President (Policy)

As a principal officer of ISO Council, Mr. Walter’s new position offers a first-ever opportunity for Canada to play a key role in overseeing governance and ISO policy.

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New orientation modules

Standards Council of Canada is pleased to announce the addition of three orientation modules to the Stakeholder Participation section of the SCC website. This suite of online modules provides key information pertaining to standardization.

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SCC helping mineral analysis labs successfully test their mettle in marketplace

In 2012, Canada’s mineral exports amounted to $92.4 billion – more than 20 per cent of this nation’s total exports, according to NRCan. Canada was the world’s top destination for mineral exploration last year.

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Assessors play vital role in ensuring quality laboratory results

A growing number of government regulations. Encouragement by industry peers and customers. A fiercely competitive global trade arena. These are a few of the reasons behind Canadian testing laboratories’ increasing efforts to comply with...

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