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Standards Council of Canada
270 Albert Street, Suite 200
Ottawa ON
K1P 6N7
Canada
Telephone: (613) 238-3222
Fax: (613) 569-7808
The Standards Council
of Canada is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient
and effective standardization. Located in Ottawa, the Standards Council
has a 15-member governing Council and a staff of approximately 80. The
organization reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry and
oversees Canada's National Standards System.
The SCC's work falls into three principal areas:
Standards
The SCC accredits organizations that develop standards in Canada. Accreditation
is the verification that an organization has the competence necessary
to carry out a specific function. The SCC's accreditation programs are
based on internationally recognized guides and standards.
Accredited standards development organizations may submit their standards
for approval as National Standards of Canada. This designation indicates
that a standard is the official Canadian standard on a particular subject.
It also shows that the development process met certain specified criteria.
National Standards of Canada may be developed in Canada or adopted, with
or without changes, from international standards.
Internationally, the Standards Council manages Canada's participation
in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), two of the world's most important voluntary
standardization bodies, and in regional standards organizations. It also
encourages the adoption and application of international standards in
Canada.
Conformity assessment
Conformity assessment is the practice of determining whether a product,
service or system meets the requirements of a particular standard. The
Standards Council accredits four types of conformity assessment organizations:
testing and calibration laboratories;
management systems registration / certification bodies;
personnel certification bodies;
product certification bodies;
inspection bodies;
auditor course providers.
The Standards Council is also a member of a number of organizations that
are developing agreements to ensure the international acceptance of conformity
assessment results.
Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade
The SCC advises federal, provincial and territorial governments, industry
organizations and nongovernmental bodies on standards and conformity assessment
related aspects of trade and regulatory policy. A major focus is to encourage
governments and industries to make greater use of the National Standards
System in regulatory activities and trade agreements.
The Standards Council offers Canadians the latest and most comprehensive
information on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment
in Canada and around the world through its Web site, Information and Research
service and Technical Document Centre. The Standards Council also serves
as Canada's World Trade Organization and North American Free Trade Agreement
(WTO/NAFTA) Enquiry Point.
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