Launch of the Next Edition of the Ontario Building Code

The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #354, dated April 10, 2024, to announce the release of the 2024 Edition of Ontario's Building Code.

The 2024 Ontario Building Code will come into effect on January 1, 2025, with a three-month transition period that extends until March 31, 2025, for applications for which the working drawings were substantially complete before January 1, 2025.

Note of the following dates in the transition timeline:

April 10, 2024 - Release and filing of the 2024 Ontario Building Code

January 1, 2025 - 2024 Ontario Building Code in effect

March 31, 2025 - Deadline for permit applications using the 2012 Ontario Building Code, where working drawings were substantially complete before January 1, 2025

April 1, 2025 - All permit applications must use the 2024 Ontario Building Code