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Show everything →For suppliers in all of Canada: 2 later, 22 already in force, 4 announced.
Coming into force 2
Add to calendar →Dates are set: plan for these now. Each line says what it means for you.
In force 22
These already apply. Each line says what it means for you.
- Manitoba's Buy Canadian Act lets government favour Canadian suppliersCanadian suppliers of goods may get preference in Manitoba government purchases.
- Manitoba adopts the 2024 Canadian Electrical CodeElectrical products must suit CEC 2024 requirements as adopted in Manitoba.
- Quebec Electrical chapter updated (CEC 2021 modified Quebec)Electrical products must suit CEC 2021 requirements.
- Nova Scotia accepts CCMC, Ontario BMEC and ICC-ES product evaluation reports, and sets Energy Tier 3 pointsA CCMC, BMEC or ICC-ES Canada evaluation report can now support acceptance of your product in Nova Scotia.
- Construction Act: annual release timing and 7-day notice of terminationLien deadlines for materials can be triggered by a published notice of termination.
- Construction Act: annual holdback release, proper-invoice deeming, broader adjudicationSuppliers on long projects benefit from annual holdback release down the payment chain.
- Federal recognition of provincial trade and occupational licencesProducts meeting provincial or territorial requirements are deemed to meet comparable federal requirements, subject to exceptions.
- Buy Canadian policy: Canadian steel, aluminum and wood on large federal constructionMaterials must be produced or processed in Canada. Reselling imported product through a Canadian company does not qualify.
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- Working for Workers Seven: defibrillator reimbursement, safety-system procurement, ESA changesAED vendors will see demand from construction employers.
- New Builders' Lien Act replaces the Mechanics Lien Act in the Northwest TerritoriesMaterial suppliers have new lien and trust protections, but only on contracts signed from September 1, 2025.
- Nova Scotia eases building code rules for certified modular and manufactured homesFactory builders must certify and mark modules and panels to CSA A277 for them to be deemed code-compliant.
- Nunavut fixes its fire code at the National Fire Code 2015 and updates fire-department equipment standardsFire-department equipment sold in Nunavut must meet the listed NFPA 1960, 1970 and 1990, ULC and CSA standards.
- Clean washrooms (from July 1, 2025) and posted cleaning records (from January 1, 2026) on construction projectsPortable toilet providers should give dated service records so constructors can meet the posting and six-month record rules.
- CCMC-evaluated innovative products no longer need an Ontario Minister's RulingManufacturers need only a CCMC evaluation to bring an innovative product to Ontario.
- Building Canada Act fast-tracks federal approvals for designated national interest projectsFaster federal approvals for listed major projects may bring forward demand for materials and equipment.
- New Brunswick adopts 2020 national codes with Energy Tier 2 minimumDemand rises for higher-performance windows, insulation and mechanical equipment.
- Manitoba prompt payment and adjudication in forceMaterial suppliers have 60 days after their last supply to register a lien.
- BC Building Code 2024 seismic and adaptable-dwelling rules take effectDemand changes for seismic hardware and accessible fixtures.
- Encapsulated mass timber buildings allowed up to 18 storeysDemand opens for CLT and glulam on buildings up to 18 storeys.
- 2024 Ontario Building Code in effect (harmonized with NBC 2020)Products and standards referenced by NBC 2020 now apply in Ontario.
- Newfoundland and Labrador updates PPE rules: CSA Z96 high-visibility apparel and respirator fit testingSell high-visibility apparel meeting CSA Z96, and respirators that are NIOSH-certified or meet CSA Z94.4.1.
- Newfoundland and Labrador updates public-works tender thresholds and the 10% local bid preferenceProvincial suppliers keep a 10% bid evaluation advantage below the updated thresholds.
Announced 4
Passed or proposed, not in force yet. Dates can change. Each line says what it means for you.
- Saskatchewan reverts to Tier 1 energy efficiency for housing and small buildingsDemand eases for high-performance windows, insulation and HRVs needed for higher tiers.
- BC Construction Prompt Payment Act passed (not yet in force)Material suppliers in the payment chain gain faster, enforceable payment timelines.
- New Consumer Protection Act, 2023 (not yet proclaimed)Door-to-door sellers of home equipment face direct-agreement cooling-off rules.
- 2025 National Model Codes published (not yet law until adopted)Demand will rise for radon stack components and products suited to accessibility and energy retrofits.