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
2023/09/26
Action required
All accredited proficiency testing (PT) providers shall review their quality management system against the requirements of the new standard and prepare for their assessment against this standard based on the schedule outlined below.
Assessors... Read more
Affected program(s): Proficiency Testing Providers
2023/09/25
Action required
Take note of the updated Good Laboratory Practice Program (GLP) document from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Affected customers
SCC GLP-recognized facilities, applicants, and inspectors.
... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2023/08/29
Action required
Organizations that are already accredited to perform inspections against CSA Z7396.1 should be aware that the 2022 version of the standard has been published.
Organizations that want to offer inspections against CSA Z7396.1-22 can apply for a... Read more
Affected program(s): Inspection - Medical Gas Piping Systems
2023/06/14
Action required
Accredited laboratories shall review their existing quality system and prepare for their first assessment against the ISO 15189:2022 according to the timeline described below.
Assessors for this program shall be formally qualified to the new... Read more
Affected program(s): Medical Testing Laboratory
2023/06/12
Action required
Take note that a new version of IAF MD 26 Transition Requirements for ISO/IEC 27001 (PDF) was released in February 2023.
Affected customers
All SCC-accredited Information Security Management Systems Certification Bodies, applicants, assessors... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems (all programs)
2023/04/20
Action required
All accredited Product, Process and Service Certification Bodies that are currently certifying organizations to CanadaGAP are required to transition to CanadaGAP version 10 of the CanadaGAP® food safety manuals for fresh fruits and vegetables and... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2023/03/20
Action required
Take note of the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview.
Affected customers
All customers, applicants, assessors and inspectors in all SCC accreditation and recognition programs.
Background
As part of a... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2023/01/19
Action required
Customers shall integrate the updated definitions and clarifications to their management system and adjust operations accordingly.
Affected customers
Customers, applicants and assessors in the Forensic Program Specialty Area of the... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory - Forensic
2023/01/12
Action required
Take note that SCC is resuming on-site activities for all office assessments for all programs, and that on-site assessments will take place at least every two years, especially for re-assessment visits.
All assessments that are already confirmed will... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/12/20
Action required
Take note that ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Information Security, cybersecurity and privacy protection – Information security controls is published.
Affected customers
All SCC Accredited CyberSecure and Information Security Management System... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems (all programs)
2022/12/20
Action required
Take note that the following are published:
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems — Requirements
IAF MD26:2022 Transition Requirements for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (PDF... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems (all programs)
2022/12/12
Action required
None
Affected customers
SCC Product, Process and Service Certification Program customers and applicants.
Background
The UKCA mark is the new product marking for specified goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2022/12/08
Action required
Take note of the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview.
Affected customers
All customers, applicants, assessors and inspectors in all SCC accreditation and recognition programs.
Background
As part of a... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/12/06
Action required
Take note of the updated Good Laboratory Practice Program (GLP) documents from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Affected customers
SCC GLP-recognized and applicant facilities, and inspectors.
... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2022/11/24
Action required
Take note that the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is implementing changes to the accreditation process.
Affected customers
All accredited CBAP, IBAP, MSAP, VVBAP, CPAP, and SDOAP customers and assessors.
Background
To... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/11/18
Action required
Effective January 1, 2023, all accredited certification bodies in the CyberSecure Canada scheme are required to certify all new clients to CAN/CIOSC 104:2021 National CyberSecure standard Baseline cyber security controls for small and medium organizations... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems - CyberSecure Canada
2022/11/18
Action required
Existing customers and new applicants for registering a project in the Verified Carbon Standard Program shall use VCS Standard, v 4.3, published 22 June 2022 (2022-06-22).
Affected customers
Existing SCC Verification and Validation... Read more
Affected program(s): Validation/Verification
2022/10/20
This bulletin no longer applies. Please refer to Bulletin 2022-24 for the updated dates and information.
Action required
None
Affected customers
SCC Product, Process and Service Certification Program accredited and applicant certification... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2022/10/14
Action required
None.
Affected customers
SCC customers expanding scope of accreditation and applicants seeking accreditation.
Background
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is a signatory member of the International Accreditation Forum,... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/08/29
Action required
All Inspection Bodies (IBs) accredited to conduct inspections under CSA B149.3 shall update their inspection labels.
The Scope of Accreditation (SOA) shall be updated to reflect the latest applicable label design and content accordingly... Read more
Affected program(s): Inspection (all programs)
2022/08/25
Action required
Note the updated Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Advisory Document on Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and the new position paper on quality improvement tools.
Affected customers
GLP... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2022/07/26
Action required
Effective the date of release of this bulletin, all customers are required to note the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview.
Affected customers
All customers and applicants in all SCC accreditation and recognition programs... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/07/19
Action required
Take note that the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is resuming on-site activities, while maintaining a service delivery model that includes both remote and on-site activities.
Effective immediately, SCC plans to conduct the following activities on-... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/06/07
Action required
Effective the date of release of this bulletin, all customers are required to note the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview.
Affected customers
All customers and applicants in all SCC accreditation and recognition... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2022/05/20
Action required
Transition to IAF MD9:2022.
Accredited management systems certification bodies that are currently certifying organizations to ISO 13485: 2016 - Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements must transition to the new version of IAF... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems (all programs)
2022/05/11
Action required
Effective Immediately, all Inspection Bodies (IBs) shall include, in their Scopes of Accreditation (SOA), all Fixed Office Location(s) (FOL) that operate(s) under the Inspection Body. FOL can be located in Canada or abroad.
The IB shall apply for a... Read more
Affected program(s): Inspection (all programs)
2022/04/27
Action required
IAF MD 4:2022 – IAF Mandatory Document for the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Auditing/Assessment Purposes, Issue 2, Version 3 (PDF) was released on February 1, 2022.
Although using information and communication technology... Read more
Affected program(s):
2022/04/27
Action required
All SCC-accredited Laboratories and Proficiency Testing Providers shall conform to the latest edition of the SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Presentation of Laboratory Scope of Accreditation, v3.
This document covers the presentation of... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory (all programs)
2022/04/19
Action required
SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) shall simultaneously submit their Notices of Intent (NOIs) in both official languages starting May 1, 2022.
Affected customers
SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations... Read more
Affected program(s): Standards Development Organizations
2022/04/13
Action required
None
Affected customers
SCC Product, Process and Service Certification Program customers and applicants.
Background
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) received support... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2022/04/01
Action required
All accredited Product, Process and Service Certification Bodies who are currently certifying organizations to CanadaGAP are required to transition to CanadaGAP version 9.2 of the Program Management Manual by April 1st, 2023. CBs shall transition... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2022/03/16
Action required
None
Affected customers
GLP-recognized facilities and applicants in SCC’s Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Recognition Program
Background
Due to high demand, SCC expanded its GLP monitoring program to include pre-clinical safety... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2022/03/03
Action required
Starting on March 7th, 2022 SCC will begin carrying out transition assessments for ISO 50003:2021, and any new applications for EnMS accreditation needed to be assessed against ISO 50003:2021.
SCC is transitioning its certification bodies based... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems - Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
2022/02/24
Action required
All accredited inspections bodies performing inspections according to SPE-1000 are required to provide transition documentation to SPE-1000-21 by May 2, 2022.
In addition, all equipment and product conformity assessment inspections performed... Read more
Affected program(s): Inspection (all programs)
2022/01/20
Action required
Effective 2021-04-22, Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification Body Program (VCS Program) customers and applicants shall use VCS Standard Version 4.1. This reflects the document’s publication date.
Affected customers
SCC Greenhouse Gas... Read more
Affected program(s): Validation/Verification
2021/12/16
Action required
All SCC accredited Management Systems Certification Bodies providing certification to sustainable forest management systems and SCC-accredited Certification Bodies accredited to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain-of-Custody scheme shall ensure... Read more
Affected program(s): Management Systems - Forestry (SFI)
2021/11/26
Action required
All SCC-accredited and applicant certification bodies shall conform to the latest revised edition of the SCC Requirements and Guidance - Product, Process, and Service Certification Body Accreditation Program (RG-CBAP): revision 5.
Affected... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2021/11/10
A previous version of this bulletin included an incorrect date under the deadline section. The error was corrected on 2021-11-12.
Action required
All laboratories must ensure that their quality systems and technical activities reflect the latest version of SCC... Read more
Affected program(s): Testing Laboratory - Forensic
2021/10/25
Action required
All SCC recognized and applicant facilities and Good Laboratory Practice Program inspectors to take note of the new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Advisory Document on GLP Data Integrity (No. 22).
Affected customers... Read more
Affected program(s): Good Laboratory Practice
2021/10/25
Action required
All accredited Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program (GHGAP) organizations must ensure they complete their transition reviews to the applicable standards by the deadline.
Affected customers
Existing SCC GHGAP customers and new applicants.... Read more
Affected program(s): Validation/Verification