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Ontario Regulation 762/20 December 16, 2020 Relevant amendments to the 2012 Building Code are available here for reference after they are sent out through CodeNews. dissolving the Building Code Conservation Advisory Council (SectionВ 34.1).

repealing mandatory reviews of energy and water conservation standards in the Building Code (SubsectionsВ 34(6) andВ 34(7)).

adding email as an additional way for building officials to serve notices and orders required under the Building Code Act and setting out when a notice or order served by email will be deemed to have been served (SubsectionВ 27(1)).

It included the following Building Code amendments: DecemberВ 10,В 2019Д«illВ 132, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act,В 2019, received Royal Assent on DecemberВ 10,В 2019. These changes ensure Ontario can adopt the requirements of future editions of the National Construction Codes in a timely and efficient manner to help harmonize construction codes across Canada.

allow the minister to make regulations that require certain structural aspects of building constructionВ be designed by professional engineers and architects to align with the National Construction Codes (ArticleВ 34(1.1)(2)).

clarify the importance of incorporating standards or codes, such as the National Construction Codes into OntarioвЂ™s Building Code (SubsectionВ 34(1.1)).

allow the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to make most regulations under the Act, instead of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (SubsectionВ 7(1), SubsectionsВ 34(0.1), (1), (1.1), (2), (2.1), (2.2) and (2.3)).

Legislative changes were made to the Building Code Act as part of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act,В 2020. Relevant amendments to the Building Code Act are available here for reference after they are sent out through CodeNews.

#Ontario building code 2017 pdf how to

how to stay informed about relevant Building Code news through the CodeNews email subscription.changes to the Building Code Act and Building Code regulation.