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Standards Council of Canada

The Standards Council of Canada is the coordinating body of the National Standards system, a federation of independent, autonomous organizations working towards the further development and improvement of voluntary standardization in the national interest.

The principal objectives of the Council is to foster and promote voluntary standardization as a means of advancing the national economy, benefiting the health, safety, and welfare of the public, assisting and protecting the consumer, facilitating domestic and international trade, and furthering international cooperation in the field of standards.

A National Standard of Canada is a standard which has been approved by the Standards Council of Canada and one which reflects a reasonable agreement among the views of a number of capable individuals whose collective interests provide to the greatest practicable extent a balance of representation of producers, users, consumers, and others with relevant issues, as may be appropriate to the subject in hand.  It normally is a standard which is capable of making a significant and timely contribution to the national interest.

Approval of a standard as a National Standard of Canada indicates that a standard conforms to the criteria and procedures established by the Standards Council of Canada.  Approval does not refer to the technical content of the standard; this remains the continuing responsibility of the accredited standards-development organization.

Those who have a need to apply standards are encouraged to use National Standards of Canada whenever practicable.  These standards of Canada are subject to periodic review; therefore, users are cautioned to obtain the latest edition from the organization preparing the standard.

The responsibility for approving National Standards of Canada rests with the

Standards Council of Canada
270 Albert Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6N7  Canada.

 

   

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