Hugh Krentz Award

• Recognizing exceptional leadership and contributions of an individual in Canada’s standardization network. Hugh Krentz served as Chairman of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for ten-and-a-half years until 2011. As an Officer of the Order of Canada and former president of the Canadian Institute of Steel Constructions (CISC), Mr. Krentz’s outstanding contributions to standards and standardization are widely recognized at home and abroad. As SCC’s top honour, the Hugh Krentz Award recognizes an individual’s significant contribution towards national or international standardization efforts for a period of at least five (5) years and demonstrated exceptional participation, leadership and/or technical assistance in the development, promotion or implementation of policies, standards or guides (through certification or accreditation programs).
• The recipient will be selected for exceptional qualities, reflecting Hugh Krentz’s own characteristics, including:
  • Commitment to standardization
  • Positions of increasing responsibility within the standardization network
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Neutrality and diplomacy
  • Dedication to Canada and to putting Canada’s interests first
  • Respect towards others
  • Nominees must also meet the general eligibility criteria of the SCC Awards.

SCC Corporate Commitment Award

• Recognizing the contributions and commitment made by a group or organization (e.g. business, academic, non-governmental organization, consumer, federal-, territorial-, provincial-, and/or municipal government body) in support of standardization activities nationally and internationally. Nominees of the SCC Corporate Commitment Award must have contributed significantly to national or international standardization efforts, for a period of at least five (5) years and demonstrated exceptional participation, leadership and/or technical assistance in the development, promotion or implementation of policies, standards or guides (through certification or accreditation programs).
• The recipient organization will be selected based on exceptional characteristics displayed in its standardization activities, including:
  • Commitment to the use of standards in its sector
  • Expanding leadership role within their sector through standardization activities
  • Support for standardization at multiple levels of management within the organization
  • Active leadership in promoting standards / standardization in its sector

SCC Committee Achievement Award

• Recognizing teamwork, consensus-building, productivity and multidisciplinary cooperation demonstrated by a standards-related committee. Nominees of the SCC Corporate Commitment Award must have contributed significantly to national or international standardization efforts, for a period of at least five (5) years and demonstrated exceptional participation, leadership and/or technical assistance in the development, promotion or implementation of policies, standards or guides (through certification or accreditation programs).
• Nominees must also have demonstrated the committee’s development or completion of national or international documents (e.g. Canadian procedural documents, standards, guides, policy, publications, research reports).
• The recipient committee will be selected based on exceptional characteristics displayed during standardization activities, including:
  • Teamwork, consensus-building
  • Productivity, production of deliverables
  • Cooperative, inclusive
  • Respect of/adherence to established best governance practices/principles

SCC Young Leader Award

• Canada’s standardization network depends on the dedication and commitment of young professionals. The SCC Young Leader Award recognizes the leaders of tomorrow by honoring an engaged and active participant of the standardization network who is under the age of 40. Nominees of the SCC Young Leader Award must have contributed significantly to national or international standardization efforts, for a period of at least two (2) years and demonstrated exceptional participation, leadership and/or technical assistance in the development, promotion or implementation of policies, standards or guides (through certification or accreditation programs).
• The recipient will be selected for exceptional qualities displayed during standardization activities, including:
  • Engaged and, active participation
  • Growth and continually progressive responsibilities through the course of their standardization work
  • Collaborative and teamwork-oriented
  • Demonstrated vision
  • Strong leadership growth potential

McMahon Dedicated Service Award

• Recognizing exceptional dedication and contributions of an SCC staff member. The award is named in memory of Joseph Terrence McMahon (1965-2004). An esteemed member of the SCC staff, Mr. McMahon exhibited genuine concern and respect for others, a supportive nature and a vast knowledge of standardization that engendered his contributions to the SCC and Canada’s national standardization network. The McMahon Dedicated Service Award has been conferred by the SCC since 2004 to individuals who have likewise distinguished themselves through their involvement and contributions to standardization.
• Nominees of the McMahon Dedicated Service Award must have contributed significantly to national or international standardization efforts, for a period of at least five (5) years and demonstrated exceptional participation, leadership and/or technical assistance in the development, promotion or implementation of policies, standards or guides (through certification or accreditation programs).
• The recipient will be selected for exceptional qualities, reflecting Joseph Terrence McMahon’s own characteristics, including:
  • Initiative in seeking results that meet SCC’s corporate objectives
  • Customer focus internally and externally
  • Timeliness in carrying out responsibilities
  • Provided direction and long-term planning to the continued success of standardization nationally/internationally