Who We Are SCC is a small but impactful Crown corporation that reports to Parliament through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Using our expertise and vast network, SCC helps organizations by opening a gateway to possibilities, both at home and abroad. We bring people together, foster collaboration and expand their horizons in trade, sustainability and global connectivity.

We represent and advance Canada’s interests on the international stage in ways no other organization can. As Canada’s national standardization body, SCC offers more than a few pieces of the standards development and conformity assessment puzzle. We provide comprehensive strategies that allow Canadian businesses and innovators to contribute to shaping established and emerging markets.

We help knock down trade barriers and create opportunities for businesses to innovate and expand into recent markets by laying the foundation for their success. SCC’s work also helps drive Canada’s health, well-being and economic prosperity. Whether it’s the food we eat, the products and technologies we use, or how we get to work, every aspect of our lives is touched by standards.

Standards and conformity assessment not only provide confidence in the quality and safety of products and services, they also play an integral role in improving the overall health and safety of Canadians, and of their environment. At SCC, everything we do is aimed at improving Canadians’ quality of life and economic prosperity. Our Culture A recipient of Waterstone’s Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures award in 2023, 2024, and 2025, we foster a culture grounded in our core values of respect, professionalism, and integrity.





Our culture continues to evolve as we adapt to new ways of working, strengthening our ability to collaborate, remain agile, and support one another. This sustained recognition reflects a workplace defined by compassion, flexibility, and a shared commitment to excellence. A Day in the Life of a Policy Analyst The Policy Analyst, Policy and Programs is responsible for contributing to SCC’s efforts to enhance Canada’s overall response to public policy initiatives implemented through Programs by supporting the advancement of standardization strategies.

The role establishes and supports program implementation, which includes engagement with and management of interested parties; meeting coordination, facilitation and documentation; standardization research and prioritization; strategy development and publication; and standardization solution contracting and delivery.

Your Background Requirements Security clearance: Reliability Language: English Essential Education • Post secondary education in accounting with an accounting designation in good standing or in the advance process of obtaining the full designation Experience and skills • 3 years + of experience related to standardization, strategic policy and/or stakeholder relations • Experience supporting the facilitation of multi-stakeholder technical or policy-setting groups or committees • Experience in:



project management, research, strategic-thinking, report writing Key Activities • Supports program delivery through contract management • Researches and analyzes a variety of social, economic, regulatory, standardization or trade related topics to enhance the capacity of SCC to provide value-added analysis, advice, and services to private and public sector stakeholders • Participates in programs to engage targeted stakeholders, including industry and government representatives, with particular focus on creating relationships, sustaining them, and promoting stakeholder involvement in the development and use of standardization • Assists in the delivery of selected program based strategic initiatives that require cross functional engagement with internal parties, and with external stakeholders, as appropriate, including by applying project management tools to oversee the advancement of standardization strategies • Supports the annual budgetary process, monitors and conducts cost-benefit analysis of proposed activities • Provides secretariat services for the Programs, including the timely development of meeting agendas, organization of meeting materials, tracking of key decisions, dissemination of action items, and completion of meeting minutes • Applies policy analysis skills to monitor; and assesses the public environment to identify the impact of external factors on SCC • Ensures that external feedback and evaluations are appropriately communicated within SCC and adequately considered, which includes supporting their incorporation into briefing notes or reports to Senior Management, as applicable

📌 Policy Analyst (Ottawa)
🏢 Standards Council of Canada
📍 Ottawa