News articles published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
News
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2020/04/01
Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) joins the roster of standards development organizations accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to develop National Standards of Canada. HRSO is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that develops national... -
2020/03/31
Canadians will benefit from two new standardization options that bring more versatility to better support innovators, including those in legislative settings, seeking faster cost-competitive ways to get their cutting-edge ideas to market. These are especially well-suited for... -
2020/03/23
Standards and conformity assessment are here when Canadians need them most The Standards Council of Canada is committed to supporting government, industry and the broader community to respond to this unprecedented challenge of COVID-19. We have temporarily adjusted the... -
2020/03/10
Wind and snow have always been key considerations when building new infrastructure in Canada’s far north. But with the shifts in weather patterns brought about by climate change, the risks of high winds, snow and snow drifting are only increasing. The new standard, CSA S505,... -
2020/03/04
On June 12, 2019, Transport Canada published changes to the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations. Those changes will require motor carriers and drivers to use certified electronic logging devices (ELDs) to help monitor driver activities and compliance with... -
2020/01/08
Pictured (left to right): Colin Clark, President of CANC/IEC, Chantal Guay, SCC CEO and Jacques Régis, former President of CANC/IEC at the 2018 IEC General Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea A Canadian standards champion is retiring after years of involvement with the... -
2019/12/20
To help protect our communities and ensure they are resilient in the face of more frequent and intense flooding events, CSA Group, with the support of the Standards Council of Canada, has delivered a new National Standard of Canada (NSC) designed to help reduce the impact of... -
2019/12/10
In its effort to protect Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from cyberattacks, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has engaged CIO Strategy Council to develop a National Standard of Canada for the CyberSecure Canada certification program. The work is a...