Standards Council of Canada

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Standards Councilof Canada
Standards in CanadaMike Bourassa
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The Standards Council of Canada

• A Crown Corporation mandated by Parliament to
• Approve National Standards of Canada
• Accredit organizations that provide
  standardization services
• Coordinate Canadian participation in
  international standardization
• Work with international counterparts
• Provide information on standardization

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Outline
What is a standard?
How are standards developed?
What is Conformity Assessment?
The National Standards System
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Standards

• Documents established by consensus
• Approved by a recognized body for activities or
  their results
• Achieve optimum degree of order in a given
  context
• Based on consolidated results of science,
  technology, experience
• Promote optimum community benefits

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Standards

• Examples
• Design Performance
• Principles Prescription
• Recommendations Requirements
• Product Process Test methods Management
  Systems

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What is a standard?
How are standards developed?
What is Conformity Assessment?
The National Standards System
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How are standards developed?

• Committee of interested parties
• Balance
• Expertise
• Consensus approval process

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How are standards developed?
Request/Need/Idea
International solution exists?
Secure funding/expertise
Establish Committee
Public Review
Committee Vote
Resolve negatives/Revise
National Standard Approval
Publication
Conformity Assessment
Periodic Review
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National Standards Stakeholders
SCC Board
SCC Advisory Committees
other Public/Private Committees, Councils and
standards-related Fora ...
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What is a standard?
How are standards developed?
What is Conformity Assessment?
The National Standards System
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Conformity assessment

• Determining whether a product, service or system
  conforms to applicable standard
• done by
• supplier (first party)
• purchaser (second party) or
• independent organization (third party)
• third-party often seen as
  most credible

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Accreditation

• Verifies an organizations capabilities,
  resources
• Based on internationally recognized criteria
• Provides confidence, credibility in Canada and
  abroad

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Accreditation process
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Conformity assessmentparticipating organizations
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Accreditation partnerships

• Provide technical expertise and assessments for
  SCC accreditation activities
• Examples
• Environmental labs CAEAL
• Medical Devices HC/TPP
• Food CFIA
• GLP PMRA
• ITSET DND/CSE
• Calibration NRC/CLAS

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What is a standard?
How are standards developed?
What is Conformity Assessment?
The National Standards System
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The National Standards System (NSS)

• People and organizations that develop, promote
  and implement standards in Canada
• Coordinated by the Standards Council of Canada

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NSS participants

• Accredited organizations (350)
• Committee members (15,000)
• Federal, provincial and territorial governments
• Partners (associations, crowns, NGOs)

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National Standards System (NSS)
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Canadian Standards Strategy

• Trade dependence
• Standards, conformity assessment as trade
  barriers or enablers
• Importance of standards in emerging economic
  sectors, social policy
• Difficulty of Made in Canada approach
• New players, new types of standards, new
  approaches

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Canadian Standards Strategy Directions

• 1. Participate in the development of
  international standards, and use standards
  adopted from internationally accepted standards
  to the greatest extent possible.

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Canadian Standards Strategy Directions

• 2. Prioritize standardization efforts and
  resources within three key areas
• Those in which Canadians have a major interest in
  health safety, the environment of other social
  issues
• Trade sectors in which there are existing or
  potential benefits to Canadians
• Harmonization of standards where appropriate and
  especially within North American markets

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Canadian Standards Strategy Directions

• 3. Monitor and evaluate innovations in conformity
  practices.
• 4. Communicate the role and benefits of standards.

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Canadian Standards Strategy Directions

• 5. Position standardization processes as a
  necessary complement to regulatory processes, and
  encourage the use of standards in the development
  of Canadian public policy.
• 6. Develop mechanisms to guide standardization
  activities in current and emerging social and
  economic issues.

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Canadian Standards Strategy Directions

• 7. Improve system responsiveness and enhance
  participation in all standardization activities.
• 8. Forge partnerships and
  strategic alliances among
  current and potential participants in
  standardization activities.

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