News articles published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
News
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2021/05/14
The long-term impacts of climate change are expected to intensify in the future. With Canada’s average temperature warming at twice the global rate, recognizing impacts like the increasing occurrence of extreme weather conditions is vital in the development and revision of... -
2021/05/10
Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is accepting nominations for the establishment of a Canadian Advisory Committee on machine-readable standards in support of Canada’s participation on ISO Council’s SMART Steering Group (SG). Technological advances are rapidly changing the... -
2021/05/05
SCC is proud to have been recognized as Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Culture 2020. This national award program, founded by Waterstone Human Capital, recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that support high performance. At SCC, we believe in the... -
2021/04/28
Standards impact every aspect of our lives. They are the invisible structure that safeguards the products, processes and services we rely on, from the food we eat, to the electricity that powers our homes. Past and present research have shown that standards, conformity... -
2021/04/23
Canada’s growing list of innovative businesses will have a powerful new partnership to support them. SCC and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) have joined forces to broaden awareness of standardization and intellectual property (IP) opportunities. The partnership... -
2021/04/22
Bio-economy projects may soon have improved access to funding with the release of a new National Standard of Canada (NSC). CSA W209:21, Biomass supply chain risk provides a means for developers and investors to quantify and qualify biomass feedstock risk, helping to drive... -
2021/04/07
The global pandemic has shone a light on the unique challenges within Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector, with approximately 70% of all deaths attributed to people living in LTC settings and retirement home settings across the country. To address some of those challenges,... -
2021/04/06
Canada is on the frontline of climate change. Current climatic conditions are changing rapidly, and Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by these changes. Reliable and consistent climate data is vital for Indigenous communities to assess current conditions...