As of February 16, 2026, Ontario municipalities are required to use the updated Building Permit Application to Construct or Demolish form developed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing...
As of July 1, 2025, the use of innovative products and materials on projects in Ontario is no longer governed by Minister’s Rulings, but by Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) evaluations...
The 2024 edition of Ontario’s Building Code (O. Reg. 163/24) came into effect on January 1, 2025, with a three-month transition period until March 31, 2025 for permit applications under the 2012 OBC...
As announced in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s (MMAH’s) CodeNews 364 (November 5, 2024), amendments to the Ontario’s 2024 Building Code (OBC), which came into effect on January 1...
The 2024 edition of Ontario’s Building Code (OBC) came into effect on January 1, 2025, with a three-month transition period until March 31, 2025 for permit applications under the 2012 OBC for which...
While Ontario’s 2024 Building Code brings much-needed updates to establish the quality, safety, and resiliency of our province’s built environment, there are numerous changes in not only in its...
As announced in CodeNews 362, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) is hosting eight in-person information sessions across the province to explain technical and...
The new Ontario Building Code regulation O. Reg. 163/24 references the 2020 National Building Code of Canada (NBC) for the harmonized parts of the Code and the Ontario Amendment document for the...
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