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- Alberta residential builders must meet competency requirements for licencesAlberta · Licensing
- Nova Scotia energy Tier 2 and building Tier 3 scheduledNova Scotia · Energy efficiency
- Yukon postpones automatic adoption of 2025 National Building Code to June 22, 2027Yukon · Building codes
- WorkSafeBC: new periodic equipment certification rulesBritish Columbia · Health & safety
- RBQ certificate mandatory for pre-purchase building inspectorsQuebec · Licensing
In force 39
These already apply.
- Quebec extends building and electrical code transition periods by one yearQuebec · Building codes
- Manitoba's Technical Safety Act replaces the Elevator Act, with new permits, licences and incident reportingManitoba · Licensing
- Manitoba's Buy Canadian Act lets government favour Canadian suppliersManitoba · Public procurement
- Small-scale multi-unit housing: Bill 25 widens zones that must allow 3–6 unitsBritish Columbia · Housing & zoning
- Manitoba adopts the 2024 Canadian Electrical CodeManitoba · Building codes
- Freehold new-home buyers must register their purchase with Tarion within 45 days; deposit coverage changes start January 1, 2027Ontario · New home warranty
- Quebec Electrical chapter updated (CEC 2021 modified Quebec)Quebec · Building codes
- Nova Scotia accepts CCMC, Ontario BMEC and ICC-ES product evaluation reports, and sets Energy Tier 3 pointsNova Scotia · Building codes
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- Construction Act: annual release timing and 7-day notice of terminationOntario · Liens & holdbacks
- Construction Act: annual holdback release, proper-invoice deeming, broader adjudicationOntario · Prompt payment
- Federal recognition of provincial trade and occupational licencesFederal · Licensing
- Buy Canadian policy: Canadian steel, aluminum and wood on large federal constructionFederal · Public procurement
- Working for Workers Seven: defibrillator reimbursement, safety-system procurement, ESA changesOntario · Health & safety
- Quebec construction industry reform: versatility, mobility and access measures phased inQuebec · Employment
- Nova Scotia employers must have a written workplace harassment prevention policyNova Scotia · Health & safety
- New Builders' Lien Act replaces the Mechanics Lien Act in the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories · Liens & holdbacks
- PEI requires certified installers and a permit for fire alarm, sprinkler and suppression systemsPrince Edward Island · Licensing
- PEI's new Fire Safety Act in force: 2024 NFPA codes, NFC 2020 and fire plan reviewPrince Edward Island · Health & safety
- Manitoba rental housing construction tax credit rules setManitoba · Tax
- Nova Scotia eases building code rules for certified modular and manufactured homesNova Scotia · Building codes
- Nunavut fixes its fire code at the National Fire Code 2015 and updates fire-department equipment standardsNunavut · Building codes
- Clean washrooms (from July 1, 2025) and posted cleaning records (from January 1, 2026) on construction projectsOntario · Health & safety
- CCMC-evaluated innovative products no longer need an Ontario Minister's RulingOntario · Building codes
- Building Canada Act fast-tracks federal approvals for designated national interest projectsFederal · Project approvals
- Bill 17: development charge deferral, limits on municipal construction by-lawsOntario · Housing & zoning
- New Brunswick fire inspections now use the 2020 National Fire and Building CodesNew Brunswick · Building codes
- New Brunswick adopts 2020 national codes with Energy Tier 2 minimumNew Brunswick · Building codes
- Quebec Construction Code Chapter I updated to NBC 2020 (modified Quebec)Quebec · Building codes
- Nova Scotia adopts 2020 national codes with phased tiersNova Scotia · Building codes
- Manitoba prompt payment and adjudication in forceManitoba · Prompt payment
- Alberta OHS Code updates fully in effect (harassment and violence, explosives)Alberta · Health & safety
- GST/HST rebate of up to $50,000 for first-time buyers of new homesFederal · Tax
- BC Building Code 2024 seismic and adaptable-dwelling rules take effectBritish Columbia · Building codes
- Encapsulated mass timber buildings allowed up to 18 storeysOntario · Building codes
- 2024 Ontario Building Code in effect (harmonized with NBC 2020)Ontario · Building codes
- Underused Housing Tax ended from the 2025 calendar yearFederal · Tax
- Newfoundland and Labrador updates PPE rules: CSA Z96 high-visibility apparel and respirator fit testingNewfoundland and Labrador · Health & safety
- Newfoundland and Labrador updates public-works tender thresholds and the 10% local bid preferenceNewfoundland and Labrador · Public procurement
- Newfoundland and Labrador adopts new national building and fire code editions automatically 6 months after publication (houses excluded)Newfoundland and Labrador · Building codes
Announced 8
Passed or proposed, not in force yet. Dates can change.
- Mandatory construction-stage inspections and certificate of conformity (law adopted, regulation pending)Quebec · Building codes
- RBQ tightens contractor licence applications (ownership, bankruptcies, criminal records)Quebec · Licensing
- Saskatchewan proposes adopting 2025 national codes on January 1, 2027Saskatchewan · Building codes
- Saskatchewan reverts to Tier 1 energy efficiency for housing and small buildingsSaskatchewan · Energy efficiency
- New Home Buyer Protection Act changes: caveats on warranty-exempt homes, appeal rightsAlberta · New home warranty
- BC Construction Prompt Payment Act passed (not yet in force)British Columbia · Prompt payment
- New Consumer Protection Act, 2023 (not yet proclaimed)Ontario · Consumer protection
- 2025 National Model Codes published (not yet law until adopted)Federal · Building codes