No, it is less costly because the standard development system requires the creation of a committee and also public consultations.
There are lots of rules of the game.
It usually takes a year and a half, if not two years to develop a standard. In fact, certain steps need to be followed for public consultation and so on. That means at least 60 days at the start, in the middle and at the end. You might say that a Government of Canada standard is more of a specification than a standard.