From the start, Standards Council of Canada (SCC)-accredited certification has helped Canica Design Inc. go global with its innovative surgical products. “Being certified really helps eliminate trade barriers and has certainly opened doors in most of the countries we’ve targeted,” says Canica President and Chief Executive Officer, Alden Rattew.
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Originally published in Biotechnology Focus Magazine, May 2013
Canadian subject matter experts who develop standards are unsung heroes. They may not wear capes and fight crime, but they help us be more productive, safe and healthy by lending their expertise to develop standards. As an essential part of technology, innovation and trade,...
Building on the established cooperation agreement between the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology (MASM), staff from both organizations met in Ottawa last month as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Mongolia’s standardization infrastructure and to advance topics of mutual interest.
SCC hosted...
For more than 40 years, the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC) mission has been to lead and facilitate the development and use of national and international standards to enhance Canada’s competitiveness and the well-being of Canadians.
Reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Industry, SCC has a mandate to promote efficient and effective...
Industry Canada's Deputy Minister, John Knubley, presents opening remarks at SCC's 2012 World Standards Day event.
Dynamic presentations and an energized panel discussion, all focused on energy efficiency standardization, underscored World Standards Day (WSD) 2012 in Ottawa on October 12. Of the 25 per cent of attendees who evaluated the event...
For organizations looking to increase their energy efficiency, reduce costs and improve energy performance—and for certification bodies wanting to help their clients do so—the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) now offers a solution.
Opening a door to acquiring these benefits is central to SCC’s new Energy Management Systems Accreditation Program. This...
