The Building Code Act

The exam covers the following sections of the Building Code Act:

  • Interpretation
  • Enforcement Authorities:
    • except 3(2) Chief Building Official, Inspectors
    • except 3(3) Joint Enforcement
    • except 3(4) Joint Jurisdiction
    • except 3(5) Enforcement by Upper-Tier
    • except 3(6) Power of Upper-Tier
    • except 3(9) Records
    • except 3.1(2) Inspectors
    • except 3.1(3) Powers
    • except 3.1(4) Jurisdiction
    • except 3.1(5) Responsibility
    • except 3.1(7) Records
    • except 4(2) Agreement
    • except 4(3) Idem
    • except 4(4) Inspectors
    • except 4(5) Chief Building Official
    • except 4(6) Certificate
    • except 4.1(8) Notice to the Director
    • except 5(1) Agreements re Enforcement
    • except 6(2) Delegation
    • except 6.1(1) Agreement re Plumbing
    • except 6.2(1) Agreement re Sewage Systems
  • Construction and Demolition:
    • except 8(3.1) Delegation re Conditional Permits
    • except 14(5) Referral to Chief Building Official
    • except 14(6) Same
    • except 14(7) Effect of Referral
  • Unsafe Buildings, only:
    • 15.9(1) Inspection of Unsafe Buildings
    • 15.10(10) Lien
    • 15.10(11) Deemed Taxes
  • Maintenance Inspection Programs
  • Qualifications:
    • except 15.11(1) Qualifications for Various Positions
    • except 15.11(2) Same
    • except 15.11(3) Qualifications for Inspectors
    • except 15.11(4) Qualifications for Registered Code Agencies
  • General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement, only:
    • 15.23 Duty to Carry Identification
  • 18(1) Powers of Inspectors
  • 19(1) Obstruction of Inspector
  • 20 Obstruction or Removal of Order
  • Dispute Resolution, Reviews and Appeals:
    • except 24(8) Restriction
    • except 24(9) Idem.
    • except 26(2) Minister Represented
  • Authorizations and Rulings:
    • except 28.1(3) Legislation Act, 2006, Part III all
    • except 28.1(4) Delegation
    • except 29(2) Delegation
    • except 29(3) Status
    • except 29(8) Restriction
  • General:
    • except 34.1 Building Code Conservation Advisory Council
    • except 35.(3) Interpretation
    • except 35.1 Status of Conservation Authority Regulation
    • except 36(9) Proceeds of Fines
    • except 36(10) Same, Sewage System Offences
    • except 37(1) Proof of Directions, Order
    • except 38(1) Restraining Order

The Building Code

The exam covers the following sections of the Building Code.

Division A – Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements.

  • Part 1 – General, only:
    • 1.5. Referenced Documents and Organizations

Division B – Acceptable Solutions, as follows:

  • Part 2 – Farm Buildings, only:
    • 2.1.4. Classification of Farm Buildings by Major Occupancy
  • Part 3 – Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility, only:
    • 3.1.1.5. Radon
    • 3.1.1.6. Building in Flood Plains
  • Part 5 – Environmental Separation, only:
    • 5.9.1. Applicable Standards
    • 5.9.2.2. Applicable Standards
  • Part 7 – Plumbing, only:
    • 7.1.1A.1.(2) Definitions
  • Part 8 – Sewage Systems, only:
    • 8.1. General, only:
    • 8.1.1.2. Definitions
  • Part 9 – Housing and Small Buildings, only:
    • 9.1. General
    • 9.10. Fire Protection, only:
    • 9.10.1.1. Sloped Roofs
    • 9.10.9.14. Residential Suites in Industrial Buildings
  • Part 10 – Change of Use
  • Part 11 – Renovation

Division C – Administrative Provisions, as follows:

  • Part 1 – General:
    • except 1.3.1.6. Information to be given to Tarion Warranty Corporation
    • except 1.9. Fees
    • except 1.10. Sewage System Maintenance Inspection Programs
  • Part 2 – Alternative Solutions, Disputes, Rulings and Interpretations:
    • except 2.2.1.1. Divisions
    • except 2.2.1.2. Single Member
    • except 2.3. Building Materials Evaluation Commission
  • Part 3 – Qualifications, only:
    • 3.1. Qualifications for Chief Building Officials and Inspectors, only:
      • 3.1.1.1. Scope
    • 3.2. Qualifications for Designers:
      • except 3.2.6.1.(1) Public Register
    • 3.3. Qualifications for Persons Engaged in the Business of Constructing On Site, Installing, Repairing, Servicing, Cleaning or Emptying Sewage Systems:
      • except 3.3.4.1.(1) Public Register
    • 3.4. Qualifications for Registered Code Agencies, only:
      • 3.4.4.1.(2) Public Register
    • 3.5. Classes of Registration and Categories of Qualifications:
      • except 3.5.2.2. Registered Code Agencies
    • 3.6. Insurance
    • 3.7. Registered Code Agencies, only:
      • 3.7.2.1.(4) General
      • 3.7.4.4. Issuance of Orders by Registered Code Agencies
      • 3.7.4.5.(3) Authorized Persons