The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from 140 countries.
ISO was established in 1947. Its mission is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world in order to facilitate the international exchange of goods and services, and to develop cooperation in the intellectual, scientific, technological and economic communities.
ISO's work has provided international agreements which are published as International Standards.
The National Calibration Reference Centre (NCRC) was registered to ISO 9001:2000 by the Canadian General Services Board (CGSB) in December of 2003. The Centre has adopted a set of standards containing technical specifications and criteria which are used as rules and guidelines to ensure that the materials, processes, and products we use are fit for the services we provide.
Adopting these standards makes life easier, and increases the reliability and effectiveness of the goods and services we use and provide.

