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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.

Chapter III - Plumbing – In force since October 1, 2002. Consisting of the National Plumbing Code of Canada - 2010, with Québec amendments. Last edition effective April 29, 2014. You can obtain this new edition on the National Research Council Canada (NRC) website.

2(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies to the
design, construction and demolition of buildings in the
Province.
2(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), la présente loi s’applique
à la conception, à la construction et à la démolition
de bâtiments dans la province.
2(2) This Act or the regulations under this Act, or a provision
of this Act or the regulations do not apply to any
building or class of building exempted by the regulations
from the application of this Act or the regulations under

Province of New Brunswick adopts 2010 National Plumbing Code