This self-study manual has been developed to assist building practitioners prepare for the
Designer, General Legal, Chief Building Official and Registered Code Agency qualification examinations offered by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
This self-study manual has been developed to assist building practitioners prepare for the
Designer, General Legal, Chief Building Official and Registered Code Agency qualification examinations offered by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Practitioners will learn how to find and obtain a better understanding of the requirements of the Building Code Act and the regulation that are applicable for writing the examination. This workbook is based on the Building Code Act, 1992, and O. Reg. 332/12 focusing on Administrative Provisions and the relationship to Municipal By-laws.
• Structure of the Act and Code
• Organization and Application
• Compliance
• Definitions and Interpretation
• Referenced Standards
• Enforcement Authorities
• Unsafe Buildings
• General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement
• Construction and Demolition
• Renovation of Existing Buildings (Part 11, Division B)
• Change of Use Permits (Part 10, Division B)
• Alternative Solutions
• Authorizations and Rulings
• Dispute Resolutions
• Qualifications
• Registered Code Agencies
• Duties to Carry Insurance
• Radon, Flood Plains, and Fire Protection
• Language and Transitions
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Structure of the Act and Code
Chapter 3 Organization and Application
Chapter 4 Compliance
Chapter 5 Definitions and Interpretation
Chapter 6 Referenced Standards
Chapter 7 Enforcement Authorities
Chapter 8 Unsafe Buildings
Chapter 9 General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement
Chapter 10 Construction and Demolition
Chapter 11 Renovation of Existing Buildings (Part 11, Division B)
Chapter 12 Change of Use Permits (Part 10)
Chapter 13 Alternative Solutions
Chapter 14 Authorizations and Rulings
Chapter 15 Dispute Resolutions
Chapter 16 Qualifications
Chapter 17 Registered Code Agencies
Chapter 18 Duties to Carry Insurance
Chapter 19 Radon
Chapter 20 Flood Plains
Chapter 21 Fire Protection
Chapter 22 Language
Chapter 23 Transitions
Anthony Boyko is a Manager of Building Code Inspections with the Town of Markham. He has held the positions of building inspector, architectural plans examiner and project manager with a combined Building Code regulatory experience of over 25 years. Anthony has actively contributed to technical manuals produced by various governmental bodies and was a member of the executive committee for the Canadian Commission on Construction Materials Evaluation. He is an Architectural Technologist, Certified Engineering Technician, Certified Municipal Manager, CDECA Educator member and part-time college instructor. Anthony is provincially qualified as a supervisor/manager and designer.
Steven Penna is the Manager of Inspections for the City of Brampton’s Building Division with over 23 years of experience in the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Building Code. He is also a part-time instructor for Georgian College and the Ontario Building Officials Association. Steven is a member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists, and a Certified Building Codes Official with the Ontario Building Officials Association.
Acts and Regulations used by Orderline in all code publications are: © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2018. This is an unofficial version of Government of Ontario legal materials.
This self-study manual has been developed to assist building practitioners prepare for the
Designer, General Legal, Chief Building Official and Registered Code Agency qualification examinations offered by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Practitioners will learn how to find and obtain a better understanding of the requirements of the Building Code Act and the regulation that are applicable for writing the examination. This workbook is based on the Building Code Act, 1992, and O. Reg. 332/12 focusing on Administrative Provisions and the relationship to Municipal By-laws.
• Structure of the Act and Code
• Organization and Application
• Compliance
• Definitions and Interpretation
• Referenced Standards
• Enforcement Authorities
• Unsafe Buildings
• General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement
• Construction and Demolition
• Renovation of Existing Buildings (Part 11, Division B)
• Change of Use Permits (Part 10, Division B)
• Alternative Solutions
• Authorizations and Rulings
• Dispute Resolutions
• Qualifications
• Registered Code Agencies
• Duties to Carry Insurance
• Radon, Flood Plains, and Fire Protection
• Language and Transitions