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  • 2022/04/07
    Standard Carbon Inc. is the First Company in Canada accredited to the ISO 14065:2020 GHG Standard
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada – April 7, 2022 – Standard Carbon Inc., a Greenhouse Gas Verification Validation Body developing technological solutions for environmental assurance, announces that as of March 2022, Standard Carbon has been accredited as a GHG Validation and Verification...
     
  • 2022/04/06
    rural Quebec
    New standard helps assess the well-being of rural communities 
    Rural communities are vital to Canada’s economic success and, according to Infrastructure Canada, contribute 30% of the country’s GDP. However, due in part to inconsistencies in the availability, collection, and sharing of rural data, there are challenges in measuring and...
     
  • 2022/03/31
    hands signing doc
    SCC renews partnership with UK National Standards Body BSI
    The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), renewed their cooperation arrangement as national standards bodies to advance international standards work. “Through our strong relationship, we have supported standardization strategies...
     
  • 2022/03/24
    flooded bridge
    New National Standards to reduce the risks of flooding from climate change
    With extreme weather on the rise, flooding is now the fastest-growing source of disaster-related costs in Canada; in eleven of the twelve years leading up to 2020, property and casualty insurance payouts have exceeded $1 billion per year. These events have devastating impacts...
     
  • 2022/03/22
    Iqaluit
    New illustrated standards guides for climate resilience in the North
    Building in the far North has always presented unique design challenges, but with Northern Canada warming at more than double the global rate, immediate solutions are critical. To help address climate threats and integrate climate resiliency, Northern communities now have...
     
  • 2022/03/17
    SCC renews partnership with Brazil’s National Standards Body ABNT
    The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), the national standards body of Brazil, renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards work between Canada and Brazil. “Together, we’ve leveraged...
     
  • 2022/02/01
    Accessibility Standards Canada receives accreditation, solidifies position as leader in standards development
    In the last two years, Accessibility Standards Canada emerged as an important player for accessibility to Canadians with disabilities. Recently, the organization signed the accreditation agreement from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), which recognizes Accessibility...
     
  • 2022/01/20
    PPE
    New standard strengthens performance of filtering respirators
    Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a domestic supply of filtering respirators in Canada that meet required performance and quality requirements to protect Canadians. In response to this need,...
     
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