News articles published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
News
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2023/03/23
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) are now accepting applications for their new accreditation program for reference material producers. The program is based on ISO 17034 – General requirements for the competence of reference... -
2023/03/16
The Standards Council of Canada is working with Environment and Climate Change Canada to establish rigorous verification oversight that will ensure compliance with the Clean Fuel Regulations implemented under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The... -
2023/03/09
The Standards Council of Canada is a recognized accreditation body under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF program). We are the only Canadian organization that can grant accreditation for this program. This... -
2023/02/17
What if we could build our infrastructure—the places we live and work—to withstand the impacts of climate change? It would mean fewer injuries and deaths each year to our families and friends and billions of dollars saved on repair and recovery. In fact, weather-related... -
2023/01/31
Complementary standards address the need for high-quality services and safer environments The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted long-standing issues in Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector. In early 2021, Health Standards Organization (HSO) and the Canadian Standards... -
2022/12/15
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is delighted to announce that Mr. Colin Clark, as Vice-Chairperson to the Standards Council of Canada’s Governing Council, has been reappointed by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. ... -
2022/11/29
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) is the newest standards development organization to receive accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to develop National Standards of Canada (NSCs) for Canadian stakeholders. CGA advances safety, efficiency, innovation... -
2022/11/08
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is pleased that Mr. Michael Burns, P.Eng.(retired), has been reappointed to our governing Council, for a term of 4 years. Mr. Burns was reappointed by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...