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
2017-12-22
Action required
All accredited labs should purchase a copy of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
All accredited labs should review their existing quality system against the new standard, and prepare for their first assessment to the new standard based on the schedule laid out... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory (all programs)
2017-12-21
Action required
Further to SCC bulletin No. 2016-08, April 2016, effective February 1, 2018, any new submissions of Other Recognized Documents (ORD) concerning the gas sector must be approved by the Interprovincial Gas Advisory Council (IGAC). Further , these submissions... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2017-12-11
Action required
All applicant and accredited mineral analysis laboratories must now adhere to the new revised version of SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Mineral Analysis Testing Laboratories, dated 2017-12-11.
https://www.scc.ca/en/about-scc/... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory - Mineral Analysis
2017-11-27
Action required
In April 2016, SCC announced the new guidelines for development and maintenance of ORDs. Subsequent to this, each RAAB was to identify the timeframe in which they would apply these guidelines.
Effective January 1, 2018, Other Recognized... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2017-11-27
Bulletin number: 2017-34
Action required
Accredited Management Systems Certification Bodies are instructed to note the IAF Resolution below. All accreditation bodies, including SCC, have supported and must follow this resolution.
Affected customers
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Affected program(s): Management Systems (all programs)