Features published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
Features
A strong Canadian voice: A Q&A with SCC’s Vice-President of Accreditation
Every year, hundreds of Canadian experts volunteer their time and their valuable knowledge on ISO committees to develop and review voluntary standards. These volunteers are some of our country’s top scientists, engineers, technologists and standardization professionals. Their commitment helps promote trade, stimulate our economies, and protect the health...
Date published: 2015/06/02 | Full Article
U.S. Standards Engineering journal special issue highlights standardization in Canada
Please note that this article is available in English only. The Standards Council of Canada: Leading Canada’s Standardization Network Introduction For almost forty-five years, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has been the leader of Canada’s standardization network. It is SCC’s responsibility to promote and oversee standardization in...
Date published: 2014/11/10 | Full Article
The Power of Doubling
Article by Dr. Don Mercer, Associate Professor, Food Science, Kemptville Campus, University of Guelph There is a story concerning the invention of the game of chess. Although it may be entirely fallacy, it is still quite interesting. As the story goes, an ancient emperor issued a challenge for someone to develop a game which required great skill and...
Date published: 2014/10/28 | Full Article
SCC group accreditation helping mineral analysis labs crystallize success
SGS Canada Inc. Mineral Services and Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) are revealing a silver lining to the current cyclical downturn in the mineral analysis industry: they are capitalizing on that downtime by working toward the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC’s) group accreditation option. For several years, both organizations’ laboratories...
Date published: 2014/09/12 | Full Article
World Accreditation Day 2014 drove home event theme: Accreditation delivers confidence in the provision of energy
For organizations seeking to expand their export markets, gain the upper hand competitively and build team confidence, certification to international standards can help you achieve your goals. Patrick Hardy of ClimateCHECK delivered these messages to World Accreditation Day 2014 participants on June 9th. As Chief Operating Officer of the...
Date published: 2014/08/20 | Full Article
SCC to forensic scientists: “Help us shape our accreditation to meet your changing needs”
“Accreditation is all about ensuring competence and quality,” Chantal Guay, the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC’s) Vice-President, Accreditation Services, recently told attendees at the 2014 Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFC) Conference. “Our accreditation is very important for obtaining confidence in forensic laboratories’ test results...
Date published: 2014/07/09 | Full Article