OHBA is seeking comments from members in relation to Bill 17 - Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025.

All comments are to be sent to kjensen@ohba.ca no later than May 31, 2025.

[1]   BUILDING CODE ACT - ELIMINATING SECONDARY APPROVALS FOR INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Proposal number: 25-MMAH004, Link to commenting post:  Ontario Regulatory Registry, comments open until June 11^th. 

• Schedule 1 of Bill 17 proposes changes to the Building Code Act which includes adding a provision to clarify that municipalities do not have the authority to create or enforce their own construction standards, which includes Building Green Standards.
• This is scheduled to come into effect on July 1, 2025.