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Saskatchewan follows the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) by regulation under provisions of The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act (the UBAS Act) with few amendments. The NBC sets the minimum standard for building and accessibility. The NBC establishes these four core objectives:
•safety;
•health;
•accessibility for persons with disabilities; and
•fire and structural protection of buildings.
The 2010 edition of the NBC has been adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan and took effect on May 1, 2013.

Saskatchewan follows the National Fire Code of Canada (NFC) by regulation under provisions of The Fire Prevention Act, 1992 as the standard for the fire safe operation of buildings and facilities. The NFC establishes these three core objectives:
•safety;
•health; and
•fire protection of buildings and facilities.
The 2010 edition of the NFC has been adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan and took effect on September 11, 2013.

Saskatchewan follows the Canadian Plumbing Code 1990, regulated in the Saskatchewan Plumbing and Drainage Regulations in Part IV.

Last version in force on April 12, 2016

1. The Ontario Building Code is a regulation part of the Building Code Act 1992. The 2012 Ontario Building Code Compendium is two volumes- including Supplementary Standards referenced by the Code and additional explanatory material. For the authoritative text of the Building Code regulation, see the official volumes. The 2012 Building Code was enacted by Ontario Regulation 332/12 which came into force on January 1 2014. 2. The copy of the Building Code that most people have is the Compendium Edition.

In order to ensure the quality of construction work and public safety, the Building Act provides for the adoption of a Construction Code and a Safety Code governing buildings, facilities intended for use by the public, electrical, plumbing and pressure installations, petroleum equipment installations, and installations intended to use, store or distribute gas. Whereas the Construction Code applies to plan and specifications designers (architects, engineers, technologists) and contractors, the Safety Code is intended for owners of buildings, facilities and installations.