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Ontario Building Code — Volume 1

Ontario Building Code 2024 (O. Reg. 163/24) — Divisions A, B and C.

Code147 sectionsNovember 3, 2024 edition

Ontario Building Code — Volume 2

Appendix A explanatory notes and Supplementary Standards SB-1 to SB-13.

Code12 SB standardsAppendix A notes for 11 Parts
Other jurisdictions

British Columbia Building Code

BC Building Code 2024 for B.C. designers and builders.

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Alberta Building Code

National Building Code — 2023 Alberta Edition.

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Québec Construction Code

Construction Code, Chapter I — Building.

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National Building Code of Canada

NBC 2020 — for jurisdictions adopting the national code.

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