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The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes is responsible for development of the national model construction codes. Visit the National Model Construction Code Documents web site for more information.
NRC-IRC, through the Canadian Codes Centre, ensures that the best available knowledge from across Canada and around the world is brought to bear on the development of the national codes.
National Model Construction Codes
2011
2010
- National Building Code of Canada 2010
- National Fire Code of Canada 2010
- National Plumbing Code of Canada 2010
2005
- National Building Code of Canada 2005
- National Fire Code of Canada 2005
- National Plumbing Code of Canada 2005
1998
1997
1995
Historical Editions of the National Construction Codes (1941-1998). These older codes can also be borrowed from NRC's main library, CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information).
User's Guides
2010
2005
- User's Guide – NBC 2005, Structural Commentaries (Part 4 of Division B)
- User's Guide – NBC 2005, Application and Intent Statements
- User's Guide – NFC 2005, Application and Intent Statements
- User's Guide – NPC 2005, Application and Intent Statements
Provincial Codes
- Alberta Building Code 2006
- Alberta Fire Code 2006
- Quebec Construction Code - Chapter I, Building, and National Building Code of Canada 2005 (amended)
- Quebec Construction Code, Chapter III, Plumbing, and National Plumbing Code of Canada 2005 (amended)
Most Code documents are available through online subscriptions.
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For permission to reproduce or licence codes materials, contact Guyane Mougeot-Lemay at 1-613-993-0041 or Guyane.Mougeot-Lemay@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
