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Experts offer a ‘toolbox’ to protect lives and...
Under One Umbrella: Practical Approaches for Reducing Flood Risks in Canada highlights a range of standards and guidance on flood risk reduction Extreme weather events including floods are becoming more common. Every year...
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Rolling Uphill: the challenges of achieving gender...
Martin Luther King Jr. observed that “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through tireless efforts…Without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation.”...
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Canadian Data Governance Standardization Roadmap
The Canadian Data Governance Standardization Roadmap tackles the challenging questions we face when we talk about standardization and data governance. It describes the current and desired Canadian standardization landscape...
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SCC’s Innovation Initiative Case Studies Compendium
SCC created its Innovation Initiative in 2017 so Canadian innovators from coast to coast could reap the benefits that standardization offers. We engaged with more than 250 from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to...
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SCC’s Innovation Initiative
Whether it is a company that has developed a cutting-edge idea, or an established business that is adapting to stay relevant, innovation offers organizations the key to success. In 2017, the federal government announced an...
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New Northern Advisory Committee chair on building...
With changing precipitation patterns, permafrost degradation and coastal erosion threatening communities and infrastructure, one recent study states Canada’s North is facing the intensifying effects of climate change. In the...
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Meet Nelson Lee: Leading the charge in GHG verification...
In a world increasingly focused on environmental accountability, the significance of precise and reliable greenhouse gas (GHG) verification cannot be overstated. We are excited to introduce a key player in this field: Nelson...
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Canada to lead ISO international workshop on ...
The Standards Council of Canada and UL partner to help establish guidelines for the creation of an ISO Technical Committee on cannabis The demand for medical and recreational cannabis products is surging, with a projected...
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New National Long-Term Care Standards to Provide...
The global pandemic has shone a light on the unique challenges within Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector, with approximately 70% of all deaths attributed to people living in LTC settings and retirement home settings across...
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New standard helps assess the well-being of rural...
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...
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Bridging innovation and trust: SCC's blueprint...
Joint statement by SCC’s Chantal Guay, CEO and Elias Rafoul, VP Accreditation Services for World Accreditation Day 2024. As we celebrate World Accreditation Day 2024 with the theme ‘Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and...