News articles published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
News
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2021/07/07
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is proud to announce that Tony Capel received the 2021 Lord Kelvin Award from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The Lord Kelvin Award is the highest honour given by the IEC. It recognizes exceptional and long-term... -
2021/06/29
SCC is set to launch the development of a National Standards Strategy (NSS) that will ensure Canadian standardization interests are strategically represented internationally. The NSS has a vital role in helping Canadian sectors respond to emerging technologies and build back... -
2021/06/28
Data is being generated, analyzed, and applied in every aspect of our lives – faster than ever before. The handling and management of data impacts everything from finance to healthcare, from education to recreation, and from manufacturing to retailing. We have a tremendous... -
2021/06/22
The Federal Government has unveiled the International Standards Regulatory Review Roadmap , a suite of initiatives that will position Canada as a global leader in the use of international standards in regulation. The initiatives were developed under the second round of... -
2021/06/14
SCC and CSA Group update infrastructure standards to support climate change needs in northern CanadaCanada’s North is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Current climatic conditions are changing rapidly, and northern communities have been and continue to be disproportionately affected by these changes. As temperatures increase, the north is seeing increasing... -
2021/06/10
With a growing need for reliable methods to confirm digital identities and documents as the economy pivots online, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has engaged the CIO Strategy Council to develop a technical specification that will bring widespread use of digital... -
2021/06/02
Every year across Canada, billions of litres of clean rain and groundwater is unnecessarily discharged into sanitary sewers and treated at sewage treatment plants. This excess water in sewers, referred to as Inflow/Infiltration (I/I), results in significant costs for... -
2021/05/27
Accurate weather data is key to designing infrastructure like roads and buildings that can withstand and adapt to Canada’s changing climate. Standards can help. CSA Group, with support from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), has published a new National Standard of...