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Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

The Standards Council of Canada was created by the Government of Canada as a Crown corporation in 1970 with a mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization in Canada.

As the leader of Canada’s standardization network, SCC leads and facilitates the development and use of national and international standards and accreditation services in order to enhance Canada’s competitiveness and well-being.

Locations: Global - Global
 
2024-06-20
Description:

Canadian Standards
Come on board with over 3,000 Canadian technical committee members whose expertise shape the international standards that help make our everyday lives better.

When you join a technical committee, you receive training on standardization processes, network with experts from Canada and around the world, build expertise and contribute to emerging trends. By sharing knowledge, members strengthen their organization’s competitiveness and promote Canada’s voice across international standards communities.

At SCC, we oversee Canadian participation in hundreds of international committees through our membership with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

SCC is committed to improving gender balance and young professionals’ participation in standards development. We especially encourage women and people under the age of 40 to get involved.

Technical committees currently recruiting: New Standards

MC/ISO/TC 207 – Environmental management
MC/ISO/IEC JTC 3 –  Quantum technologies
MC/ISO/IEC JSyC –  Bio-digital convergence
MC/ISO/TC 276 – Biotechnology
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 1 – Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 2 – Water reuse in urban areas
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 3 – Risk and performance evaluation of water reuse systems
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 4 – Industrial water reuse
MC/ISO/TC 61 – Plastics
MC/ISO/TC 155 – Nickel and nickel alloys
MC/ISO/TC 21/SC 8 – Gaseous media and firefighting systems using gas
MC/ISO/TC 46/SC 9 – Identification and description
MC/ISO/TC 59/SC 15 – Framework for the description of housing performance
MC/ISO/TC 300 – Solid recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels
 
Technical committees currently working on: Standards
 
MC/IEC/SyC Smart Cities – Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities
MC/IEC/TC23/SC23B – Plugs, socket-outlets and switches
MC/IEC/TC 23/SC 23G – Appliance couplers
MC/IEC/TC 23/SC 23H – Plugs, Socket-outlets and Couplers for industrial and similar applications, and for Electric Vehicles
MC/IEC/TC 34 – Lighting
MC/IEC/TC 34/SC34 –Auxiliaries for lamps
MC/IEC/TC 61/SC 61B – Safety of microwave appliances for household and commercial use
MC/IEC/TC 61/SC 61H – Safety of electrically-operated farm appliances
MC/IEC/TC65/SC 65B – Measurement and control devices
MC/IEC/TC86/SC86B – Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components
MC/IEC/TC86/SC86C – Fibre optic systems and active devices
MC/IEC/TC 110 – Electronic displays
MC/IEC/TC121/SC 121B – Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies

 

Archived Events: (Click to expand/collapse)
2021-04-23
Location: Canada
Description:

SCC is proud to announce the offering of our new course for validation/verification bodies, with a focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions such as environmental footprints, performance, and sustainability reporting.
 
This course will be facilitated by an experienced assessor in the field of validation/verification bodies and will include lectures, discussions, exercises and case studies to offer practical experience for the applications of the standards.

Register today!

 

Application: Appliance, Household
MC/IEC/TC 61/SC 61B
Description:

Safety of microwave appliances for household and commercial use

Notes:

Scope

To prepare international safety standards for microwave appliances for household and commercial use.

* This committee is overseen by one of SCC’s partner organizations, which will process your application and onboarding. Our partner organization will advise on next steps.

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Application: Appliances
MC/IEC/TC 61/SC 61H
Description:

Safety of electrically-operated farm appliances

Notes:

Scope

To prepare international safety standards for electrical appliances primarily intended for agricultural use on farms such as for electric fencing, harvesting, processing, protecting packaging, breeding or cultivating of agricultural produce.

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Application: Commercial Appliances
MC/IEC/TC 61/SC 61B
Description:

Safety of microwave appliances for household and commercial use

Notes:

Scope

To prepare international safety standards for microwave appliances for household and commercial use.

* This committee is overseen by one of SCC’s partner organizations, which will process your application and onboarding. Our partner organization will advise on next steps.

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Application: Control Gear
MC/IEC/TC 121/SC 121B
Description:

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies

Notes:

Scope

To prepare international standards covering assemblies which are combinations of one or more pieces of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear equipment, not exceeding 1 kV a.c. or 1,5 kV d.c. together with associated control and/or power equipment, measuring, signalling, protective, regulating equipment, etc.

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MC/IEC/TC 34
Description:

Lighting

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare, review and maintain international standards and related IEC deliverables regarding safety, performance and compatibility specifications for:

Electric light sources and components thereof

Caps and holders

Controlgear and control devices for electric light sources, and electronic lighting equipment

Luminaires

Lighting systems

Miscellaneous equipment related to items (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

Compatibility specifications may include requirements necessary for coexistence, interoperability and interchangeability between components in a lighting system.
It is recognized that the border of TC 34 product responsibility, the interfaces and protocols to other products, and committees internal and external to IEC may need to be specified.
For lighting systems within building premises, TC 34 is responsible for light sources, luminaires, control gear, dedicated protocols, and certain aspects of dedicated networks.
Details of the work on control devices and lighting systems are currently under consideration in SEG 9/WG 5 "Advisory group on lighting systems".
For the purpose of the scope, the terms and definitions according to IEC 60050‑845:2020 apply. Terms not provided there but included in TC/SC 34 standards are available in the IEC Glossary."

* This committee is overseen by one of SCC’s partner organizations, which will process your application and onboarding. Our partner organization will advise on next steps.

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Application: Electronic Assembly
MC/ISO/IEC JTC Q
Description:

Quantum technologies

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of quantum computing, fundamental quantum technologies, quantum simulation, quantum sources, quantum metrology, and quantum detectors

Start Year / Status
MC/IEC/SyC
Description:

Bio-digital convergence

Notes:

Scope

The scope of the proposed SyC is to facilitate and advise systems level standardization activities in the domain of Bio-digital convergence for the IEC, including ISO/IEC JTC 1.
- Facilitate outreach and influence the work on Bio-digital convergence with ISO, other SDOs, and industry consortia, in collaboration with relevant IEC entities and thus facilitate the advancement and coordination of Bio-digital convergence standardization.
- Identify and assess potential new forthcoming Bio-digital convergence topics and problematics that may become relevant to IEC activities and recommend to the SMB an appropriate course of action to meet the needs of the global community.

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Application: Environment
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 1
Description:

Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of Treated wastewater (TWW) for irrigation requirements and processes involved in the development of health, environmentally viable and sustainable projects for the reuse of treated wastewater in all fields of irrigation. Including:

management and operation of all the internal and external elements that affect or can be affected by the implementation of such projects,

  • TWW quality suitability for a variety of uses for irrigated areas,
  • distribution and storage systems: design, building, operation and maintenance requirements
  • agricultural areas and urban areas irrigation systems: (including irrigation in public parks, sports fields and private gardens) design, operation and maintenance requirements,
  • TWW quality demands, especially for irrigation in hydrological sensitive regions.

 

Start Year / Status
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 2
Description:

Water reuse in urban areas

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of water reuse in urban areas. It addresses wastewater reclamation and reuse in urban areas. It includes guidelines for design and management of water reuse systems taking into consideration safety, reliability and efficiency. It covers both centralized (community-wide) and decentralized (on-site) water reuse systems. The standardization process covers the reclamation, storage and distribution parts of water reuse systems in urban areas.

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MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 3
Description:

Risk and performance evaluation of water reuse systems

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of risk and performance evaluation of water re-use systems, including, but not limited to, the methods for monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation of risks and performances of water re-use systems.

It includes the standardization of how to indicate the results of applying the methods.

It focuses on the generic methods applicable to wide range of water re-uses, and the elements of water re-use system include materials, equipment, facilities, processes and management activities for water re-use.

Excluded:

The methods for the measurement of water quality, which is covered by TC 147,

All the aspects of TC224 scope (Service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems - Quality criteria of the service and performance indicators),

The limit of allowable risks in water re-use, which should be determined by the relevant competent organization such as the government or WHO.

Start Year / Status
MC/ISO/TC 282/SC 4
Description:

Industrial water reuse

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of industrial water reuse, include the following:

Classification of industrial wastewater treatments;

Industrial wastewater pre-treatment (before treatment plant) and/or treatment in industrial wastewater plant;

Management and development of industrial wastewater – for reuse as a water source in industrial plants, which excludes the municipal treated wastewater use as a water source in industrial plants;

Aspects of technology, economy, management and energy consumption of industrial wastewater reuse.

 

Start Year / Status
MC/ISO/TC 207
Description:

Environmental management

Notes:

Standardization in the field of environmental management to address environmental and climate impacts, including related social and economic aspects, in support of sustainable development.

Excluded:

  • test methods of pollutants, setting limit values and levels of environmental performance, and standardization of products.

Note 1: TC 207 is focused on environmental management systems, auditing, verification/validation and related investigations, environmental labelling, environmental performance evaluation, life cycle assessment, climate change and its mitigation and adaptation, ecodesign, material efficiency, environmental economics and environmental and climate finance.

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Application: Equipment, Electronic
MC/IEC/TC 86/SC 86B
Description:

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare international standards for fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components, embracing all types of communications applications.
This activity covers terminology, characteristics, related test and measurement methods and functional interfaces, including all mechanical, environmental and optical requirements to ensure interoperability and reliable performance of fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components."

Start Year / Status
Application: Information Technology
MC/ISO/IEC JTC Q
Description:

Quantum technologies

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of quantum computing, fundamental quantum technologies, quantum simulation, quantum sources, quantum metrology, and quantum detectors

Start Year / Status
MC/IEC/SyC
Description:

Bio-digital convergence

Notes:

Scope

The scope of the proposed SyC is to facilitate and advise systems level standardization activities in the domain of Bio-digital convergence for the IEC, including ISO/IEC JTC 1.
- Facilitate outreach and influence the work on Bio-digital convergence with ISO, other SDOs, and industry consortia, in collaboration with relevant IEC entities and thus facilitate the advancement and coordination of Bio-digital convergence standardization.
- Identify and assess potential new forthcoming Bio-digital convergence topics and problematics that may become relevant to IEC activities and recommend to the SMB an appropriate course of action to meet the needs of the global community.

Start Year / Status
Application: LEDs/Lighting/Luminaires
MC/IEC/TC 34
Description:

Lighting

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare, review and maintain international standards and related IEC deliverables regarding safety, performance and compatibility specifications for:

Electric light sources and components thereof

Caps and holders

Controlgear and control devices for electric light sources, and electronic lighting equipment

Luminaires

Lighting systems

Miscellaneous equipment related to items (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

Compatibility specifications may include requirements necessary for coexistence, interoperability and interchangeability between components in a lighting system.
It is recognized that the border of TC 34 product responsibility, the interfaces and protocols to other products, and committees internal and external to IEC may need to be specified.
For lighting systems within building premises, TC 34 is responsible for light sources, luminaires, control gear, dedicated protocols, and certain aspects of dedicated networks.
Details of the work on control devices and lighting systems are currently under consideration in SEG 9/WG 5 "Advisory group on lighting systems".
For the purpose of the scope, the terms and definitions according to IEC 60050‑845:2020 apply. Terms not provided there but included in TC/SC 34 standards are available in the IEC Glossary."

* This committee is overseen by one of SCC’s partner organizations, which will process your application and onboarding. Our partner organization will advise on next steps.

Start Year / Status
MC/IEC/TC 34/SC 34C
Description:

Auxiliaries for lamps

Notes:

Scope

To prepare International Standards regarding specifications for lamp* controlgear and control devices. * The term lamp includes LED for General Lighting Services

* This committee is overseen by one of SCC’s partner organizations, which will process your application and onboarding. Our partner organization will advise on next steps.

Start Year / Status
Application: Measuring Instruments
MC/IEC/TC 65/SC 65B
Description:

Measurement and control devices

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare international standards in the field of specific aspects of devices (hardware and software) used in industrial process measurement and control, such as measurement devices, analysing equipment, actuators, and programmable logic controllers, and covering such aspects as interchangeability, performance evaluation, and functionality definition. "

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Application: Switches
MC/IEC/TC 23/SC 23B
Description:

Plugs, socket-outlets and switches

Notes:

Scope

a) To prepare safety and performance standards for general purpose switches including electronic switches, for example, time-delay switches, remote control switches and isolating switches, with rated voltage not exceeding 440 V, and with a maximum rated current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. In particular performance includes the energy consumption of 23B accessories. The operation and control of the electronic switches can be achieved: - intentionally by a person via an actuating member, a key, a card, etc., via a sensing surface or a sensing unit, by means of touch, proximity, turn, optical, acoustic, thermal etc. - by physical means, e.g. light, temperature, humidity, time, wind velocity, presence and movement etc. - by any other influence;
b) To prepare safety and performance standards for switches and related accessories for use in Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES), with a working voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. and a rated current up to and including 16 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors and to associated electronic extension units. An HBES switch is a device using two way communication designed to make or break and/or to control, directly (e.g. actuator) or indirectly (e.g. sensor), the current in one or more electric circuits. The communication can use different media e.g. Twisted Pair (TP), Power Line (PL), Infra Red (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF). In particular performance includes the energy consumption of 23B accessories In particular:
• HBES switches can be used for the operation of lamp circuits and the control of the brightness of lamps (dimmers) as well as the control of the speed of motors (e.g. those used in ventilating fans) and for other purposes (e.g. heating installations),
• HBES switch are all kind of HBES devices e.g. switches, sensors, actuators, switched-socket-outlets, associated electronic extension units, etc.
• The operation and control of the HBES switches are performed: - intentionally by a person via an actuating member, a key, a card, etc., via a sensing surface or a sensing unit, by means of touch, proximity, turn, optical, acoustic, thermal, etc. - by physical means, e.g. light, temperature, humidity, time, wind velocity, presence and movement, etc, - by any other influence; etc,
• And transmitted - by an electronic signal via several media, e.g. powerline (mains), twisted pair, optical fibre, radio frequency, infra-red, etc…
c) To prepare standards for plugs, fixed and portable socket-outlets, fused plugs, socket-outlets for appliances, switched socket-outlets with and without interlock, plugs and socket-outlets for SELV, with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors.
d) To prepare standards for boxes and enclosures for household devices, boxes and enclosures with provision for suspension means, connecting boxes and enclosures, floor boxes and enclosures, enclosures for housing protective devices and similar power consuming devices with a rated voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c., intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. These standards are applicable to boxes, enclosures intended to house accessories which are in the field of other TC 23 Subcommittees and are produced in conjunction with other Subcommittees.
e) To prepare standards for ancillary products which are related to/incorporate in products covered by a), b), c), d) e.g. Devices for the Connection of Luminaires (DCLs), adaptors, cable reels, indicator light units, cord extension sets etc.

Start Year / Status
Application: Switchgear
MC/IEC/TC 121/SC 121B
Description:

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies

Notes:

Scope

To prepare international standards covering assemblies which are combinations of one or more pieces of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear equipment, not exceeding 1 kV a.c. or 1,5 kV d.c. together with associated control and/or power equipment, measuring, signalling, protective, regulating equipment, etc.

Start Year / Status
Application: Telecommunications Equipment
MC/IEC/TC 65/SC 65B
Description:

Measurement and control devices

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare international standards in the field of specific aspects of devices (hardware and software) used in industrial process measurement and control, such as measurement devices, analysing equipment, actuators, and programmable logic controllers, and covering such aspects as interchangeability, performance evaluation, and functionality definition. "

Start Year / Status
MC/IEC/TC 86/SC 86B
Description:

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components

Notes:

Scope

"To prepare international standards for fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components, embracing all types of communications applications.
This activity covers terminology, characteristics, related test and measurement methods and functional interfaces, including all mechanical, environmental and optical requirements to ensure interoperability and reliable performance of fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components."

Start Year / Status
MC/IEC/SyC
Description:

Bio-digital convergence

Notes:

Scope

The scope of the proposed SyC is to facilitate and advise systems level standardization activities in the domain of Bio-digital convergence for the IEC, including ISO/IEC JTC 1.
- Facilitate outreach and influence the work on Bio-digital convergence with ISO, other SDOs, and industry consortia, in collaboration with relevant IEC entities and thus facilitate the advancement and coordination of Bio-digital convergence standardization.
- Identify and assess potential new forthcoming Bio-digital convergence topics and problematics that may become relevant to IEC activities and recommend to the SMB an appropriate course of action to meet the needs of the global community.

Start Year / Status
MC/ISO/IEC JTC Q
Description:

Quantum technologies

Notes:

Scope

Standardization in the field of quantum computing, fundamental quantum technologies, quantum simulation, quantum sources, quantum metrology, and quantum detectors

Start Year / Status
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