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Once a new standard is developed, it may be sent to the SCC (see below), where it is evaluated to see if it meets the criteria of a National Standard of Canada (NSC). (...)
NSCs must be reviewed and updated at least every five years. There were 3,096 standards developed under SCC accreditation as at 30 September 2018, of which 2,424 had NSC status. Some of the main areas where there were national standards include: information technology (977); electrical engineering (345); environment, health protection and safety (177); (...)

The Cabinet Directive on Regulation, which entered into force on 1 September 2018 and replaced the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management of 1 May 2012, sets out the Government of Canada's expectations and requirements in the development, management, and review of federal regulations. The Directive sets four guiding principles of federal regulatory policy: a) regulations must protect and advance the public interest and support good government; in this sense, regulations are justified in terms of protecting the health, safety, security, social and economic well being of Canadians, and the environment; (...)

Departments and agencies must conduct a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) on all regulatory proposals. (...)An analysis of monetized benefits and costs is required for all "significant" regulatory proposals, that is, with an expected high or medium impact. If a regulatory proposal identifies environmental considerations, regulators must provide the scope and nature of the likely effects on the environment (positive and negative), describe in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) the outcomes of consultations with the public about environmental impact, and describe in the RIAS how the implementation plan would deal with issues identified. If the regulatory proposal is not likely to have environmental effects, regulators must describe in the RIAS the activities they undertook to ascertain that no environmental effects are expected.

Amendment 13 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations, published in December 2016, reported a cumulative net benefit of CAD 1.46 billion through 2030. An October 2018 amendment was proposed that would bring the value up to CAD 1.80 billion by 2030. The proposed amendment to the Energy Efficiency Regulations (the Amendment) would introduce or update minimum energy performance standards, testing standards, and reporting requirements to improve the energy efficiency of 12 heating and ventilation product categories. The Amendment would affect residential and commercial product categories, four of which are currently regulated federally.

According to the authorities, the underlying principles of conformity assessment in Canada, are that it: a) contributes to safeguarding public health, the environment and public safety;(...)

The SCC accredits various types of testing laboratories, including: food testing, drinking water testing, environmental sample testing; mineral testing; and materials testing laboratories. It also accredits quality, environmental, energy, food safety, and occupational health and safety management systems. The SCC accredits electrical, fire protection, safety equipment, energy-efficient, and mobile home component product certification, as well as electrical systems, medical gas piping systems, and commercial gas-fired appliance inspections.

The Government is of the view that its procurement activities should be supportive of its procurement objectives and of national objectives such as industrial and regional development, aboriginal economic development, the environment, and other socioeconomic objectives. (...)

(...)The revised policy will introduce greater flexibility in department decisions, increase the number of triggers that can lead to debarment, and expand the scope of business ethics covered under the Integrity Regime into areas related to combatting human trafficking and protecting labour rights and the environment.

The Agreement allows a Party to accord a preference for Canadian value-added, and to limit its tendering to Canadian goods, services or suppliers, so long as the measure is consistent with the Party's international trade agreements and that the measure's purpose is not to discriminate against the other Party. There are some exceptions to the procurement coverage under the Agreement. For instance, the Procurement Chapter does not cover procurement for the production, transmission and distribution of renewable energy, other than hydro-electricity, by the Province of Ontario. (...)

Canada's participation in selected Intellectual Property Protection agreements
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Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (21 September 1996)
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (29 June 2004)
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Convention on Biological Diversity (29 December 1993)
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