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
2021/03/05
Action required
Laboratories who have not been able to identify an accredited proficiency testing (PT) provider, and unaccredited PT provider, or an interlaboratory comparison program, should note that item 4 in section 6.2 of the SCC Requirements & Guidance –... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory (all programs)
2021/03/03
Action required
All SCC laboratories engaged in Test Method Development and Non-Routine Testing shall conform to the revised edition of the SCC Requirements and Guidance for Accreditation of Laboratories Engaged in Test Method Development and Non-Routine Testing (RG-... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory (all programs)
2021/02/19
Action required
Accredited Certification Bodies for Products, Processes and Services (CBAP) in the area of electrical safety are asked to take note of the new clarification from regulators on the use of certification marks. Impacted ISO/IEC 17065 accredited CBs shall... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2021/02/16
Action required
Certification Bodies (CBs) are required to comply with the latest version of the R&G CyberSecure Canada requirements and guidance CyberSecure Canada requirements and guidance. The document was approved on 2020-12-17, issued on 2021-02-17 and is... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems - CyberSecure Canada
2021/02/08
Action required
CBs are required to audit against the newest version of SQF Food Safety Codes Edition 9. The revised SQFI Codes were published in October 2020 and all accredited CBs must begin auditing to the new Codes on 2021-05-21. SCC anticipates SQF to publish... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems - Food Safety Management Systems (ISO 22000)