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Requirements and Guidance for Participation in International Standardization

The following Program Overview (POV) and Requirements & Guidance (R&G) documents provide guidance for Canadian participation in international standardization.

The new POV and R&G documents have replaced the Canadian procedural (CAN-P) documents. If you still need to access these CAN-P documents, please contact isd-eni@scc.ca.

Learn about the new documents in the following webinars:

Still have questions about these new documents? Find answers in the Clarifications on the Updated Documents for Participation in International Standardization.

Form A: Mirror Committee Activity Report

Each SCC mirror committee is required to submit an activity report on an annual basis. This activity report is designed to provide SCC with information about the activity of the committee over the period of one year. The report assists SCC in determining and articulating the value of...

Published on 2018/10/22

Form B - External Contribution Commitment

As part of its commitment to participation in international standardization, SCC provides financial assistance to committees actively involved in standards development activities of value to Canada. SCC also encourages external financial contributions from organizations other than SCC. SCC...

Published on 2019/11/07

Form C: Application to Establish a Mirror Committee

The SCC is responsible for determining where and how Canada participates in international standardization activity. Participation in international standardization activity occurs through a SCC mirror committee (MC). New MCs may be established as the result of a request from a Canadian...

Published on 2018/10/22

Form D: Meeting Attendance and Allocation of Financial Assistance Form

The MC chair determines which members are interested, eligible and available to attend the international standardization meeting. The MC chair should issue a call for delegates at least twelve (12) weeks prior to the scheduled international meeting date. The MC chair compiles responses and...

Published on 2018/04/04

Form E: Application to Become an Administering Organization

SCC is responsible for approving administering organizations that accept responsibility for the management of one or more mirror committees on behalf of SCC. Approval as an administering organization demonstrates that the organization is competent, credible and reliable to administer mirror...

Published on 2018/02/23

Form F: Application to Administer a Mirror Committee

Published on 2018/02/23

Form G: Visa Invitation Letter Request

All visitors to Canada must hold a passport valid for a period of at least six months from the date of departure from Canada. In addition, visitors from some countries must obtain a visa prior to travel, and visitors from almost all other countries must obtain an electronic travel authorization (...

Published on 2018/02/23

Form H: Application to Host an International Meeting in Canada

The standards Council of Canada (SCC) is responsible for hosting of international standardization meetings within Canada. SCC requests detailed information on all hosting proposals to ensure that there are sufficient resources to successfully host an international standardization meeting in...

Published on 2018/02/23

International Standards Development - Program Overview

This document provides a program overview (POV) of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) International Standards Development (ISD) Program, its services, roles and responsibilities. The design of this document was updated on January 25, 2021. The content of this document was published on...

Published on 2018/02/23

Meeting Summary Report

Published on 2018/06/07

Requirements & Guidance – Participation in International Standardization

This document and the International Standards Development (ISD) Program Overview facilitate Canadian participation in international standardization including, but not limited to, participation at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical...

Published on 2018/02/23

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