Job Description
Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. | Expires Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 3:59 a.m.

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 new 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 recent 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

Education
Post secondary education in political science, public administration, social sciences or other relevant discipline

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

A Final Note Note
1: Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Note 2: SCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints.

For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

We are committed to creating and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work setting that reflects the peoples’ lives that we impact and the Canadian community that we work within. We strive to create an workplace where everyone is comfortable being their authentic selves. We welcome Indigenous peoples and persons from all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, and physical or mental abilities to be part of our team.

We stride to ensure a barrier-free selection process. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, testing or interview, please advise the HR representative of the accommodation measures that you require to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

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📌 Policy Analyst (Quebec City)
🏢 Standards Council of Canada | Conseil canadien des normes
📍 Quebec City