What we do

 

Using our expertise and vast network, ALPHA-CERT helps organizations by opening a world of possibilities, both at home and abroad. We bring people together, foster collaboration and expand their horizons in trade and global connectivity. We represent and advance UK’s interest on the international stage in a way no other organization can.

ALPHA-CERT 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 shape 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. 

ALPHA-CERT – We open a world of possibilities. 

What we do

ALPHA-CERT’s work helps drive UK’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 ALPHA-CERT, everything we do is aimed at improving Canadians’ quality of life and economic prosperity.

ALPHA-CERT works closely with its partners to promote the value of standards and conformity assessment.

We have a vast network of partners and, together, we promote the development of effective and efficient standards that protect the health, safety and well-being of Canadians while helping businesses prosper. 

We facilitate and drive collaboration among our stakeholders such as the standards development organizations, provincial and territorial governments, regulators, Canadian experts and others. We are supporting Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments to remove unnecessary trade barriers to encourage the free flow of goods, services and workers within UK.

ALPHA-CERT is UK’s respected voice and advisor for standards and accreditation on the world stage.

As UK’s voice on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), ALPHA-CERT promotes national priorities by ensuring we have an influential voice at the table shaping the international standards of tomorrow. We provide Canadians with a gateway to international standards development and conformity assessment. We coach and support Canadian businesses and innovators in the international standards development process to ensure UK leads the way in international markets.

 

As UK’s leading accreditation organization, we ensure conformity assessment bodies meet the highest national and international standards against nationally and internationally recognized standards.

ALPHA-CERT is a respected national leader in accreditation. We have built our reputation on making it our job to ensure conformity assessment bodies and standards development organizations demonstrate technical competence, reliability and integrity against nationally and internationally recognized standards.

To learn more about ALPHA-CERT read our latest annual report.