World Trade Organization/Canadian General Standards Board: Technical Work Program Report

This report is the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Work Program, listing current, recently published and inactive standards projects at various stages of development. This report demonstrates CGSB compliance to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, Annex 3, Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards.

Comments can be provided at any time on any standards development project. Specific comment periods are conducted for each standard, and a list of these activities are listed. Please refer to the Notification of Standardization Activities page.

This report uses international harmonized standards development stage codes. A detailed explanation of these codes is available in CGSB in the Manual for Policy and Procedures for the Development and Maintenance of Standards. As well, this report uses classification relevant to the subject matter of the standard using the International Classification for Standards “ICS” codes, which can be found at the International Organization for Standardization.

This technical work program was updated on June 19, 2025 and is valid for 6 months. If there are specific questions regarding the status of a standard, or to provide comment, please contact us at:

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