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Show everything →For designers in all of Canada: 2 later, 22 already in force, 4 announced.
Coming into force 2
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In force 22
These already apply. Each line says what it means for you.
- Quebec extends building and electrical code transition periods by one yearOlder code editions remain usable longer, but the RBQ recommends the current editions.
- Manitoba's Technical Safety Act replaces the Elevator Act, with new permits, licences and incident reportingVariance requests for elevating devices need engineer-sealed designs for the substituted compliance method.
- Small-scale multi-unit housing: Bill 25 widens zones that must allow 3–6 unitsDesign multiplexes to provincial policy-manual site standards instead of negotiating rezonings.
- Manitoba adopts the 2024 Canadian Electrical CodeElectrical designs must follow CSA C22.1:24 and the Manitoba schedule of amendments.
- Quebec Electrical chapter updated (CEC 2021 modified Quebec)Electrical engineers should design to CEC 2021 (modified Quebec).
- Nova Scotia accepts CCMC, Ontario BMEC and ICC-ES product evaluation reports, and sets Energy Tier 3 pointsUse recognized evaluation reports for alternative products. Tier 3 houses need at least 20 energy conservation points.
- Construction Act: annual holdback release, proper-invoice deeming, broader adjudicationConsultants under construction contracts can use the expanded adjudication for fee and scope disputes.
- Buy Canadian policy: Canadian steel, aluminum and wood on large federal constructionSpecifications for federal projects should allow for available Canadian-made steel, aluminum and wood products.
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- PEI's new Fire Safety Act in force: 2024 NFPA codes, NFC 2020 and fire plan reviewCheck designs against NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (2024) and NFC 2020, which the Fire Marshal enforces in addition to the building code.
- Nova Scotia eases building code rules for certified modular and manufactured homesSpecify CSA A277 certification for factory-built components that will be closed before reaching the site.
- Nunavut fixes its fire code at the National Fire Code 2015 and updates fire-department equipment standardsDesign fire protection to NFC 2015, first printing. Check before relying on later national code changes.
- CCMC-evaluated innovative products no longer need an Ontario Minister's RulingA CCMC evaluation report is enough to specify an innovative product in Ontario.
- Building Canada Act fast-tracks federal approvals for designated national interest projectsConditions in the single authorization document set the federal requirements that designs must meet.
- Bill 17: development charge deferral, limits on municipal construction by-lawsFewer municipal construction standards to reconcile against the Building Code.
- New Brunswick fire inspections now use the 2020 National Fire and Building CodesUse NFC 2020 and NBC 2020 for fire-safety provisions reviewed under the Fire Prevention Act.
- New Brunswick adopts 2020 national codes with Energy Tier 2 minimumEnergy modelling or prescriptive paths must achieve Tier 2 under NBC 2020 and NECB 2020.
- Quebec Construction Code Chapter I updated to NBC 2020 (modified Quebec)Design to NBC 2020 (modified Quebec). The RBQ has published explanatory guides.
- Nova Scotia adopts 2020 national codes with phased tiersDesign to NBC 2020 and plan for the scheduled tier increases.
- BC Building Code 2024 seismic and adaptable-dwelling rules take effectStructural engineers apply the 2020 NBC-based seismic hazard values. Architects plan 20% adaptable units in large buildings.
- Encapsulated mass timber buildings allowed up to 18 storeysArchitects and engineers can design EMTC to 18 storeys with relaxed encapsulation.
- 2024 Ontario Building Code in effect (harmonized with NBC 2020)BCIN designers must design to the 2024 code and requalify with 2024 exams.
- Newfoundland and Labrador adopts new national building and fire code editions automatically 6 months after publication (houses excluded)Design non-house buildings to the current national edition. Houses (Part 9, one- and two-family) are excluded from this regulation.
Announced 4
Passed or proposed, not in force yet. Dates can change. Each line says what it means for you.
- Mandatory construction-stage inspections and certificate of conformity (law adopted, regulation pending)Professionals may be engaged for site supervision and conformity attestations.
- Saskatchewan proposes adopting 2025 national codes on January 1, 2027Designs submitted after the proposed date may have to meet the 2025 codes. Confirm the final regulation date.
- Saskatchewan reverts to Tier 1 energy efficiency for housing and small buildingsEnergy modelling targets drop to Tier 1 for housing and small buildings.
- 2025 National Model Codes published (not yet law until adopted)Revised wind and snow loads, projected climate data and accessible or adaptable unit requirements change design inputs.