Canada National Codes Set For Update

2005 National Construction Codes available in September (Construction Innovation, June 2005) reports on the upcoming publication of new versions of Canada's model construction codes.

Along with updates to address technical advances, these codes will also have a new three-part organization:

• Division A will include compliance options and information on new elements called objectives and functional statements.
• Division B will provide the “acceptable solutions” (consisting of the 1995 Code provisions updated with technical changes).
• Division C will contain consolidated administrative provisions.

With the recent significant changes in US model codes, it's been easy to forget that Canada also has it's own set of model building codes, the National Construction Codes, including the National Building Code of Canada (NBC), National Fire Code of Canada (NFC), and National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPC). For more on these codes, see Canada's National Code Documents web site, or look for  future commentary on this site once the new code documents become available.