Standards - What every business needs to know

Eligibility Criteria

Summary

The Standards Council of Canada oversees the country's National Standards System and represents Canada internationally in standards matters. This puts them in a unique position to help you learn what you need to know about standardization.

Technical Requirements

They can tell you about the standards and regulations that apply to your products almost anywhere in the world.

Testing, Certification, Registration

They have information on the laboratories, certification organizations and registrars that can help you effectively demonstrate conformity to standards.

Where to Go

Even if they do not have the answers you need, they probably know where you can get them.

Make this Web Site Your Partner

At the Standards Council of Canada you will find a vast body of standards information, including:

• ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 fact sheets and articles;
• databases of Canadian, foreign and international standards; accredited labs, certification and registration organizations and regulatory information from around the world;
• standards development forums;
• news and publications;
• links to the world's other leading standards sites;
• articles on influential new standards;
• trends in international standardization; and
• developments related to testing, certification and registration.

Information Services - Ask Them for Help

Suffering from information overload? Let the SCC's Information and Research Service help you sort it all out. The service features:

• knowledgeable information officers;
• a comprehensive resource centre featuring Canada's largest standards library;
• membership on ISONET, ISO's information network;
• scopes and tables of contents for some standards collections; and
• customized research services.

Just e-mail info@scc.ca or call (613) 238-3222.

For more information, you may visit the SCC Web site at http://www.scc.ca

Print publications are also available at the following number (613) 238-3222, or by e-mail at info@scc.ca

Quebec Contact(s):
Standardization and Certification
Standards Council of Canada
 
8475 Christophe-Colomb Avenue
Montréal, Quebec  H2M 2N9
Telephone: (418) 652-2238
Fax: (418) 652-2292
Toll-free (information): 1-800-386-5114
E-mail: bnq@criq.qc.ca
Web site: http://www.scc.ca/en/index.shtml

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.