Informational bulletins related to Standards Council of Canada accreditation programs are listed below. Bulletins provide critical information about a program or sub-program, and are important for continued adherence to accreditation requirements.
Accreditation Bulletins
2014/08/08
To interested parties and all applicant and accredited Certification Bodies SCC’s Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP) conducting Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) certifications.
This serves as an official notification that SCC prescribes the use of... Read more
Affected program(s):
2014/07/10
The applicable criteria for the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC’s) accreditation program for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verifiers and Validators is ISO 14064, ISO 14065, and IAF MD6. Also, SCC expects verifiers and validators to apply all elements of ISO 14064 parts 1... Read more
Affected program(s): Greenhouse Gas (all programs)
2014/07/10
To all interested parties in SCC’s Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program, regarding implementation of ISO 14065:2013.
This serves as an official notification regarding the publication and implementation of ISO 14065:2013 in SCC’s Greenhouse Gas Accreditation... Read more
Affected program(s): Greenhouse Gas (all programs)
2014/03/19
Field site inspections are conducted in accordance with the guidance and interpretation of the GLP principles found in The Application of the GLP Principles to Field Studies (6).
For organizations with multiple field sites in different geographical locations, initial GLP... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2014/01/14
SCC’s Inspection Body Accreditation Program (IBAP) requires the use of SPE-1000 for the inspection of electrical products. A revision of SPE-1000 was published on May 31st, 2013. SCC has now completed consultation with the Canadian Advisory Committee on Electrical Safety... Read more
Affected program(s): Inspection (all programs)