SCC Accreditation Program for Product Certification Bodies Bulletins
2020/03/16
Action required
SCC is taking measures to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. SCC is continuing to monitor the situation through the Public Agency of Canada (PHAC), Ottawa Public Health and the Federal Government. The safety of our staff, contract assessors and... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2020/03/05
Action required
Noting the changes described below.
Affected customers
All customers
Background
The COVID-19 outbreak, known as coronavirus, has led to safety concerns and travel restrictions that may affect the scheduling of on-site conformity assessments... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2019/11/20
Action required
SCC has established a new policy for scope extensions for the addition of standards that the certification body (CB) wishes to use in its certifications issued under SCC accreditation. This policy was first announced in SCC’s Accreditation Bulletin Number... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)
2019/11/01
Action required
Effective November 1st, 2019, all customers are required to take note of the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview: https://www.scc.ca/en/about-scc/publications/exigences-et-procedures-accreditation/accreditation-services-accreditation-... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2019/09/26
Action required
All accredited Product, Process and Service Certification Bodies who are currently certifying organizations to CanadaGAP are required to transition their customers to CanadaGAP Version 7.2 of the Program Management Manual by April 1st 2020.
Affected... Read more
Affected program(s): Product, Process and Service Certification (all programs)