Ontario Interim Amendments to the 2012 Building Code
May 5, 2022
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing recently made amendments to Ontario’s Building Code (Ontario Regulation 451/22) to:
- Support the More Homes for Everyone Actby:
- Adding new provisions to allow for the early and partial occupancy for super-tall buildings (i.e., those that are 65 stories or more)
- Removing barriers to multi-residential modular construction projects
- Allowing encapsulated mass timber buildings to be constructed up to 12 stories high and
- Supporting local building official internship programs
- Exempt sheds of up to 15 square meters in area from Building Code requirements (subject to technical conditions)
These amendments come into effect on the following dates:
- Early and partial occupancy of super-tall buildings
- Multi-residential modular construction
- Encapsulated mass timber buildings up to 12 stories
- Support local building official internship programs
- Exempt sheds from Building Code requirements