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29-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #258, dated December 29, 2017, to
announce new Building Code Related Fees, effective on January
1, 2018: - Registrations for building practitioners regulated under the Building Code Act, 1992: $111 Initial
Registration/Reinstatement and Annual Renewal for Building Officials
& Independent Designers & Septic System Installers
- Applications to the Building Code Commission:
$184$176 Initial Registration/Reinstatement for Design Firms $133 Annual Renewal for Design Firms $38 Updating class of registration for Design Firms $419 Initial Registration/Reinstatement for Registered Code Agencies $309 Annual Renewal for Registered Code Agencies $71 Updating class of registration for Registered Code Agencies - Applications for Minister’s Rulings authorizing the use of innovative products: $605 - Applications to the Building Materials Evaluation Commission: $11,000 The above fees are set in accordance with O. Reg. 360/13, which requires that: "On
and after January 1, 2016, the fee for a calendar year is the fee for
the previous calendar year adjusted by the percentage change from year
to year in the Consumer Price Index for Ontario (All-Items) as reported
monthly by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act
(Canada), averaged over the 12-month period that ends on March 31 of
the previous calendar year, rounded to the first decimal point."
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28-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO Building Code Act, 1992 Stronger, Fair Ontario Act (Budget Measures) 2017, Schedule 2 |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #257, dated December 28, 2017, to
announce that the Ontario legislature passed Bill 177, the Stronger, Fair Ontario Act
(Budget Measures) 2017, which includes Schedule 2, on
December 14, 2017. The Schedule 2 amendments to the Building Code Act, 1992, that received Royal Assent and are now in effect, include the following:
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22-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #256,
dated December 22, 2017, to announce that the deadline for submission
of comments on the consultation regarding the Building Condition
Evaluation Program for all buildings with rooftop parking as well as
exposed, multi-storey, above-ground parking structures built before
1988 has been extended to: January 19, 2018. See the News at CodeNews entry for 16-NOV-2017, below. |
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20-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #255, dated December 20, 2017, to
announce that O. Reg. 563/17:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has published the following documents to assist Code users:
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19-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #254, dated December 19, 2017, to
announce that O. Reg. 462/17:
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15-DEC-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #253, dated December 15, 2017, in which the Honourable Bill Mauro, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs, announced the availability of "Ontario’s Tall Wood Building Reference: A Technical Resource for Developing Alternative Solutions Under Ontario’s Building Code", which is intended to be a new tool to support tall wood construction. This technical resource is intended to provide "information to assist applicants, reviewers and designers as they consider tall wood building construction." To obtain a copy of "Ontario’s Tall Wood Building Reference: A Technical Resource for Developing Alternative Solutions Under Ontario’s Building Code", write an e-mail to: masstimber@ontario.ca |
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30-NOV-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code Interpretations Variances STANDATA |
On
November 29, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication
of the following new STANDATA Building
Code Interpretation:
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16-NOV-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #251, dated November 16, 2017, to announce that Ontario's Regulatory Registry has posted a public consultation on potential regulatory amendments to the Building Code to establish a Building Condition Evaluation Program for all buildings with rooftop parking. The amendments would also apply to exposed, multi-storey, above-ground parking structures built before 1988. The proposals in the consultation paper are intended to respond to the recommendations of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry and benefit from the advice in the Report of the Building Safety Technical Advisory Panel that was released in January 27, 2016. You are requested to submit comments on the consultation document by January 4, 2018. The consultation document will be posted on the Regulatory Registry for a period of 50 days. In order to preserve access to the consultation document beyond 50 days, CodeNews has archived a copy of the consultation document on this website. |
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15-NOV-2017 | ONTARIO Building Code Act |
Bill 177, Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017, received first reading on November 15, 2017. The Bill contains 46 Schedules which amend various Acts. Schedule 2 amends the Building Code Act, 1992. The proposed Building Code Act amendments are intended to address the recommendations that were made by the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry following the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall in 2012. The proposed amendments, if passed, would enable the government to make regulations establishing mandatory maintenance and evaluation programs for prescribed types of buildings through a Building Condition Evaluation Program. The Bill would come into force on the day the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 receives Royal Assent, except for the imposition of administrative penalties and a number of other matters. |
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15-NOV-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code Interpretations Notice STANDATA |
On
November 15, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication
of the following new STANDATA Building
Code Interpretation: Alberta Municipal Affairs also announced that, effective on December 1, 2017, administrative penalties under Alberta's Safety Codes Act may be issued for non-compliance where a person contravenes the Safety Codes Act. The announcement is available at: |
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14-NOV-2017 | CCBFC Construction Codes of Canada |
The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes
(CCBFC) has invited Code users and stakeholders to participate in the fall 2017 public review of proposed changes
to Codes Canada publications:
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31-OCT-2017 | ONTARIO 2007 Ontario Fire Code |
In its Bulletin #001/17
issued on October 31, 2017, the Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency
Management (OFMEM) announced that it is holding a
public
consultation on proposed amendments to the Fire Code that will enhance
fire safety through additional inspection and testing requirements for
fire department pumper connections for standpipe and hose
systems. These proposed amendments were supported in principle by a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of various stakeholder groups that was convened by the OFMEM as part of the consultation process. Public comments must be submitted before the consultation period ends on November 30, 2017. Your participation is encouraged as feedback will help guide changes to the Fire Code. Summaries of the proposed amendments and instructions on how to provide comments are available on the Ontario Regulatory Registry. |
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27-OCT-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code Variances Electrical STANDATA |
On October 27, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs
announced
the publication of the following new STANDATA Building Code Variances: Alberta Municipal Affairs also announced the publication of the following new Electrical STANDATA: |
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17-OCT-2017 | International Code Council CSA Group Rainwater Harvesting Standard |
Joe
Rogers, P. Eng., Building Code Coordinator for the Province of Nova
Scotia, kindly advised that the International Code Council and CSA
Group are holding a third public review of the CSA/ICC Rainwater
Harvesting Standard. The consultation began on October 6, and will conclude on November 20th, 2017. Public comments are requested on the third public comments draft dated August 2017. Public comments are limited to the portions of the draft shown in legislative (strike through/underline) format. Public comments to other portions of the standard will not be considered. Copies of the consultation are available on-line in Word Format (.docx) and Acrobat Format (.pdf). |
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28-SEP-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews
e-bulletin #250, dated
September 28, 2017, to announce the availability of technical support
materials
to assist in the implementation of new Building Code requirements
contained in
O. Reg. 139/17. The
Ministry alleges that the technical support materials are available on
the the
Build Right Ontario website, maintained by the Ontario Building
Officials
Association and the Large Municipalities Chief Building Officials group. Since the materials are
not posted, as of
September 28, 2017, we are providing links to the following technical
support
materials posted on the CodeNews.ca website:
Please
note that the ministry's slide decks are but pale imitations of and are
not the
same as the Presentations on the major changes to retirement homes and
houses,
contained in O. Reg. 139/17, that are being delivered in person by Alek
Antoniuk, OAA, to delighted droves of architects, engineers, and
building
officials. Attendance Credits at the
November 14
Presentation in Kitchener are recognized by the OBOA for its members
who are:
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27-SEP-2017 | QUÉBEC Le chapitre Électricité du Code de construction du Québec Le chapitre Électricité du Code de sécurité du Québec |
On September 27, 2017, La Régie du bâtiment du Québec announced that the draft by-law amending
Chapter V, Electricity, of the Building Code (chapter B-1.1, r.2) and
the Regulation respecting the application of the Building Act, and
Chapter II, Electricity, of the Safety Code (chapter
B-1.1, r.3) were published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on
September 27, 2017, for public comment. The main objectives of these draft regulations are:
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21-SEP-2017 | QUÉBEC Le chapitre Plomberie du Code de construction du Québec |
On
September 21, 2017, La Régie du bâtiment du Québec announced that the
Master Plumbing Mechanics of Quebec, in collaboration with the Régie du
bâtiment du Québec, has prepared a Good Practices sheet on the new method of
sizing a drinking water supply network
referenced in Chapter III, Plumbing, of the Quebec Construction Code.
This sheet is part of a set of 4 publications on the same subject. The good practice sheets are available only in the French language. |
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20-SEP-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code User Guide Building Code Variances Building Code Interpretations STANDATA |
On
September 20, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication
of the following new STANDATA Building Code Variances:
Alberta Municipal Affairs has developed a user guide for Section 9.36. of the Alberta Building Code 2014 (ABC) in consultation with municipalities, industry and safety codes officers. This information is designed to assist code users for compliance with both prescriptive and performance paths under Section 9.36., ABC. It provides code users with key considerations for submitting permit applications to the authority having jurisdiction, samples of a project summary and trade off calculations, clarification of code requirements for airtightness and checklists for energy code compliance under Section 9.36. of the ABC. |
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20-SEP-2017 | QUÉBEC la Loi sur les appareils sous pression (chapitre A‑20.01) |
On September 20, 2017, La Régie du bâtiment du Québec
announced the
publication of the draft pressure vessels installation regulation
(ISP) in the Gazette officielle du Québec for public
comment. This regulation is intended to replace the Act respecting pressure vessels (chapter A-20.01) and the Pressure Vessels Regulations (chapter A-20.01, r.1) and will make it possible to integrate the ISP area with the Building Act (chapter B-1.1). See:
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01-AUG-2017 | QUÉBEC Le chapitre Bâtiment du Code de sécurité du Québec |
In March, 2017, La Régie du bâtiment du Québec issued a bulletin, "Utilisation des mousses plastiques dans les installations de chauffage, ventilation et conditionnement d’air (CVCA)" - translation: "Use of Plastic Foams in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)". While this bulletin is available only in the French language, CodeNews.ca considers this a very useful document, since it reminds users of Canadian building codes that there are limitations on the use for foamed plastics in HVAC systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31-JUL-2017 | ALBERTA | On July 31, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced
the availability of:
The Chief Building Administrator
may grant relaxation of one or more of the requirements of Section 3.8.
if an owner
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Administrator
that
These
forms are applicable to Alberta projects only and do not apply to
Ontario, since Ontario expects everyone to comply with its Building
Code, no matter how costly or impractical, or senseless.a) the specific requirements are unnecessary, or b) extraordinary circumstances prevent conformance. |
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25-JUL-2017 | ONTARIO Building Code Act |
The Ontario Building Officials Association.(OBOA) has
proposed the introduction of a legislative amendment to
Ontario's Building
Code Act that would formalize the Certified Building Code
Official (CBCO) designation as the provincial standard of practice. The OBOA's proposal is aligned with changes recently made to the British Columbia Building Act, 2015. The Province delegated powers to certify and qualify building officials to an external body. This authority was granted specifically to the Building Officials Association of BC via the Building Officials Association of British Columbia Act, in recognition of their existing role as the professional association for building officials, linkages to the Alliance of Canadian Building Officials' Association (ACBOA), and expertise in building official education and qualifications. |
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21-JUL-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code Variances Building Code Interpretations Building Code Bulletins STANDATA |
On July 21, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced
the publication of the following new STANDATA Building Code Variances:
Alberta Building Code 2014 SchedulesThe professional schedules referenced by the Alberta Building Code (ABC) have been updated to specifically reference energy efficiency requirements of the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2011 and ABC 2014 Section 9.36. This update provides the user visible confirmation of the fact that the professional schedules include application to energy efficiency under the NECB 2011 and the ABC 2014 Section 9.36. in force in Alberta since November 1, 2016. |
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15-JUL-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The
Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #249,
dated July 14, 2017, to announce that it is seeking
stakeholder
and public input on proposed changes to Ontario’s Building Code. The Ministry acknowledges that public consultation is an important part of developing legislation and regulation in Ontario. As part of developing the next edition of the Building Code, the Ministry is seeking input on proposed requirements to support the implementation of the government’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which was released in June 2016. Potential changes for the next edition of the Building Code that are being considered to reduce GHG emissions include:
This consultation will also seek input on how to inform potential future changes to the Building Code that will support CCAP by promoting increased energy efficiency in Ontario, such as the commissioning of large buildings, adaptive thermostats and sub-metering. The consultation document and proposed Building Code changes are posted on the Regulatory Registry, Environmental Registry, and the Ministry's website for a period of 77 days. The Ministry has requested your comments on this consultation by September 29, 2017. |
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14-JUL-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code Proposed 2019 Building Code |
Ontario Regulatory
Registry Proposal Number 17-MMA007,
posted on July 14, 2017, has announced that the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs (MMA) is proposing to revoke the current version of
the Building Code (Ontario Regulation 332/12) and replace it with a new
edition under the
Building Code Act, 1992. It is proposed that the new
edition come into effect in January 2019. If the next edition of the National Building Code of Canada comes out in 2020, why don't they wait a year and publish a 2020 OBC that is harmonized with the 2020 NBC ...? |
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29-JUN-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
Amendment
Package #6 (July 1, 2017 update) for the Compendium Version of the
Ontario Building Code is now available for free downloading from the ServiceOntario Publications website.
This package includes the changes arising from O. Reg.
139/17,
parts of which are scheduled to come into effect on July 1, 2017 and
January 1, 2018. Download the free 412 page package as Publication Number 510159. CodeNews Consulting Corp. has distributed to its clients a slide deck presentation consisting of 31 slides describing the significant changes affecting Retirement Homes in Ontario Regulation 139/17, which comes into effect for Retirement Homes on July 1, 2017. You can arrange for an on-site presentation for your organization by contacting Alek Antoniuk. |
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31-MAY-2017 | ONTARIO TSSA Consultation on the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulation O. Reg. 220/01 |
In
February 2016, MGCS, in collaboration with TSSA, established
a BPV
industry panel to make recommendations that would
assist in
addressing long-standing challenges associated with the
operationalization of the Boilers and Pressure Vessels regulation. The BPV expert panel report was finalized in August 2016. The ministry has developed draft regulatory changes to support the implementation of the panel's recommendations as well as other changes to improve the effectiveness of TSSA's BPV Safety Program and is holding a public consultation. The ministry welcomes feedback and encourages anyone interested to provide comments on the proposal by July 17, 2017. |
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30-MAY-2017 | ONTARIO TSSA Boilers and Pressure Vessels Code Adoption Document |
The Technical Standards & Safety Authority
(TSSA) announced, on May 30, 2017, that the Boiler and Pressure Vessels (BPV-17-01 Code
Adoption Document Amendments were issued on May 29, 2017 and
will become effective immediately (presumably, on May 29, 2017). Significant amendments include references to the latest editions of:
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25-MAY-2017 | ALBERTA Building Code Variances STANDATA |
On May 25, 2017, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced
the publication of the following new STANDATA Building Code Variances:
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25-MAY-2017 | ![]() ![]() |
The
Residential
Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has kindly shared a
legal
opinion prepared by Leo Longo, one of the most respected authorities on
building and planning law in Ontario. In his legal opinion, Leo has conclude that:
RESCON has kindly shared Leo Longo’s May 4, 2017 letter with CodeNews. |
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17-MAY-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The Ontario government filed Ontario Regulation 139/17 on May
17, 2017 to amend the 2012 edition of the Ontario Building Code. The changes to the Ontario Building Code are scheduled to come into effect on July 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018. Of course, clients of CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, will be provided with specific information on how the changes affect their projects. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has issued Ontario CodeNews Bulletin 248, which statess that:These
new requirements support the Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy by
establishing construction standards for retirement homes and two-unit
houses. The requirements for two-unit houses apply to single-detached,
semi-detached and row houses, but not to stacked townhouse units.
The new requirements also support Climate Change Action Plan commitments through new requirements for the installation of electric vehicle charging in new houses and workplaces. Lastly, an interim amendment has been made to incorporate requirements for the use of a new effluent distribution technology to support the protection of ground and surface water quality. |
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03-MAY-2017 | ALBERTA Electrical Utility Code |
Alberta Municipal Affairs announced that a new edition
of the Alberta Electrical Utility Code came into effect May 1, 2017. The announcement states that: Effective as of
January 1, 2016, the Electrical Code
Regulation was amended by Alberta Regulation 126/2015 to facilitate
automatic
code adoption. Generally,
electrical
codes will now come into force one year after the month of their
publication,
unless otherwise prescribed by the Minister.
The first such code automatically adopted under the
amended regulation
will be the Alberta Electrical Utility Code. Effective May 1, 2017,
the following codes will be in force
as per the Electrical Code Regulation:
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14-APR-2017 | ONTARIO TSSA Gaseous Fuels and Propane Code Adoption Documents |
The Technical Standards & Safety Authority
(TSSA) has announced that the Gaseous Fuels (FS-225-17) Code Adoption
Document Amendments
and the Propane (FS-224-17) Code Adoption Document
Amendments [link
updated: April 20, 2017]were
issued on April 10, 2017 and will become effective on July 1,
2017. Significant changes to the Gaseous Fuels CAD include: • Adoption of B149.1-15 Natural gas and propane installation code (with Ontario amendments) • Incorporating Director’s Order FS-156-09 (re: new or replacement boilers) into the code for ease of reference • Incorporating Director’s Order FS-056-06 R1 (re: Mobile Food Service Equipment) into the code for ease of reference • Adoption of TSSA Field Approval Code TSSA-FA-2016 (which adopts B149.3-15) • Adoption of TSSA Digester, Landfill & Biogas Code TSSA-DLB-2016 (which adopts B149.6-15) • Extending deadline for compliance for existing unvented heaters installed prior to October 14, 2014 inside a building housing livestock or poultry Significant changes to the Propane CAD include: • Adoption of CSA B149.2-15 for propane storage and handling requirements (Item 1) • Adoption of, CSA B149.5-15 for propane vehicle conversion requirements (Item 2) • Adoption of CSA B149.1-15 for appliances and equipment on highway vehicles, mobile units, etc. when propane is used for fuel purpose (moved from B149.2 to B149.1 in 2015) (Item 3) • Adoption of TSSA Field Approval Code TSSA-FA-2016 (which adopts CSA B149.3-2015) (Item 4) • Adoption of TSSA Mobile Food Service Equipment Code TSSA-MFSE-2014 (Item 5) • Exemption of vehicular protection for cylinders of 20 lb. or less stored in cabinets (Item 1.12) • New requirements for inspection of tanks and inspection/replacement of relief valves (Item 1.14 and 1.15) Annex Q is added for requirements for use of non-refillable cylinders in classrooms in schools (Item 1.13 and 1.22). |
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07-APR-2017 | ONTARIO TSSA/ESA Excavation Guideline |
TSSA’s
Fuels Safety Program recently adopted the new CSA Z247 Code
for damage prevention to underground infrastructure
–
effective April 1, 2017. To align with this standard, TSSA is updating the current 2008 ESA TSSA Excavation Guideline, which is under final review by stakeholders, including the Electrical Safety Authority. Highlights will include • updating definitions to align with CSA Z247, TSSA, ESA, and Ontario One Call regulations; • accepting electronic locates as well as paper; and • adding CSA Z247 hyperlinks to guide the user. Stay tuned for the updated TSSA/ESA Excavation Guideline. |
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07-APR-2017 | ONTARIO Building and Development Branch |
The Ontario Building Officials Association
announced
that Hannah Evans has been named the new Director of the Building and
Development Branch in Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs, starting
on April 3, 2017. Who is Hannah Evans? The new Director comes from the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Secretariat in the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, where she was the Director since 2015. Prior to that, she was the Director, Municipal Programs and Education Branch in the former Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, from 2013-2015. She started her career in the Ontario government as the Director, Ontario Growth Secretariat, Partnerships & Consultation Branch, in the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, in 2005. She has a B. Comm. degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Environmental Studies degree from York University. [updated: April 13, 2017] The Director of the Building and Development Branch is also the Chief Building Official for Ontario. According to the Ministry's web site, the Building Code Act, 1992 requires all Chief Building Officials to obtain a Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) and be qualified and registered with the Ministry. The new Chief Building Official for Ontario is not listed on the QuARTS Public Registry at this time. |
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26-MAR-2017 | NOVA SCOTIA Building Code Regulations |
Joe Rogers P.Eng., Building Code Coordinator, of the
Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal has announced that the revised Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations (NS
Reg 26/2017) was printed on March 17, 2017 in the
Royal Gazette and adopts the 2015 editions of: •
the National Building Code,
• the National Plumbing Code, and • the National Energy Code for Buildings. The only areas within the proposed regulation consulted on last year that did not move forward were: •
the requirement for approval of certain building plans from the Office
of the Fire Marshal prior to construction, and
• the requirement for adaptability for residential dwellings. These changes will come into effect on April 1, 2017. A User's Guide is currently being worked on and will be posted shortly on the Nova Scotia website. The Nova Scotia government has also issued a press release, dated March 17, 2017. |
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18-MAR-2017 | QUÉBEC Le chapitre Bâtiment du Code de sécurité du Québec |
La Régie du bâtiment du Québec has issued a reminder (French only)
that Québec Security Code requires an architect or
engineer to thoroughly inspect the facades of every building
of 5
or more storeys. Owners of buildings that are older
than 15
years, but less than 25 years, as of March 18, 2013, must obtain a 1st
audit report by March 18, 2017. It is the responsibility of the building owner to comply with the regulations applicable to his/her building. An owner who contravenes a provision of the Safety Code is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of $ 1,105 to $ 5,523 in the case of an individual and $ 3,314 to $ 16,569 in the case of a corporation. |
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17-MAR-2017 | ALBERTA Regulation under the Safety Codes Act STANDATA |
Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the availability of
the following new STANDATA Building Code Interpretation: The purpose of this Standata is to clarify the intended locations for Visual Signal Devices in buildings governed by Part 3 of Division B of the Alberta Building Code 2014. Unfortunately, Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs stopped providing Building Code Interpretations of its Building Code many years ago, on the advice of its legal experts. Apparently, it is far easier to abandon municipal enforcement agencies, designers, and the construction industry than provide leadership and promote uniform Building Code interpretation in Ontario. |
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15-MAR-2017 | ONTARIO 2012 Building Code |
The
Ministry of Municipal Affairs established Technical Advisory Committees
to review public comments on the Ontario Building
Code
changes proposedduring its public consultation held from
October 21 to December 20, 2016. CodeNews.ca has obtained the public comments that were presented to members of the following Technical Advisory Committees: Although the Ministry of Municipal Affairs has not made any public announcements about the Technical Advisory Committees, it appears that the TACs members met in February 2017 and that all of the proposed changes will come into force in July, 2017 and January, 2018. CodeNews.ca believes that the design and construction industry should operate on a level playing field and that all Code users should have equal access to proposed code changes and the public cooments. |
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15-FEB-2017 | ONTARIO TSSA Boilers and Pressure Vessels Code Adoption Document |
The Technical Standards & Safety Authority announced that it is holding a public
consultation on a proposed Draft Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Code Adoption Document Amendment that will adopt three CSA
standards that govern pressure equipment in Canada. These
include the latest editions of:
Cathy Turylo,
Manager of Engineering, Boilers and Pressure Vessels cturylo@tssa.org
All comments received prior to March 28, 2017 will be considered as
part of the decision-making process by the TSSA. |
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04-FEB-2017 | Climate Gate 2 - Manipulation of Alleged Global Warming
Data UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE Paris, 2015 |
The Mail on Sunday
reported, on February 4, 2017, that the United States' National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) breached its own rules on
scientific integrity when it published a sensational but flawed report
on global warming, aimed at making the maximum possible impact on world
leaders at the UN climate conference in Paris in 2015. This
information was provided to The Mail on Sunday by Dr John
Bates, a top NOAA scientist. The effect of these revelations about a "blatant attempt to intensify the impact" of what became known as the "Pausebuster paper" is likely to cause many nations to review their commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement. At this time, it is not know whether the Ontario government's climate change initiatives to amend the Ontario Building Code will be affected by this report on politically correct Fake Science. |
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30-JAN-2017 | ALBERTA Regulation under the Safety Codes Act STANDATA |
Alberta
Municipal Affairs announced changes to the following STANDATA
Plumbing
Safety Information Bulletins:
Plumbing Safety Variance VAR-P09.01 "Requirements for the Drainage of Water from Elevator Pits" was revised in Jan 2017. A
Fact Sheet titled "Alternative Solutions Guide for Small System
Reclaimed Water Reuse"
was revised in Jan. 2017. |
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