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General legal/process syllabus
The Building Code Act
The exam covers the following sections of the Building Code Act (https://
www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/92b23) :
• Interpretation all,
• Enforcement Authorities, all:
◦ except 3.(9) Records, all
◦ except 3.1(7) Records, all
◦ except 4.1(8) Notice to the Director, all
◦ except 6.(2) Delegation, all
◦ except 6.1(8) Transition, Plumbing, all
◦ except 6.1(10) Interpretation, all
• Construction and Demolition, all:
◦ except 14.(5) Referral to Chief Building O�cial, all
◦ except 14.(6) Same, all
◦ except 14.(7) E�ect of Referral, all
• Unsafe Buildings, all
• Maintenance Inspection Programs, all
• Quali�cations, all:
◦ except 15.11(4) Quali�cations for Registered Code Agencies, all
◦ except 15.13(3) Prohibition, all
◦ except 15.13(4) Quali�cation or Requirement,
• Powers and Duties of Registered Code Agencies, only:
◦ 15.15 Functions of Registered Code Agencies,
◦ 15.17 Persons Acting on Behalf of an Agency,
• General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement, all:
◦ except 17.1 Recovery of Expenditures for Repairs, all
• Dispute Resolution, Reviews and Appeals, all:
◦ except 24.(8) Restriction, all
◦ except 24.(9) Idem, all
◦ except 26.(2) Minister Represented, all
• Authorizations and Rulings, all:
◦ except 28.1(3) Legislation Act, 2006, Part III, all
◦ except 28.1(4) Delegation, all
◦ except 29.(2) Delegation, all
◦ except 29.(3) Status, all
◦ except 29.(8) Restriction, all
• General, all:
◦ except 34.(2) Standards for Existing Buildings, all
◦ except 34.(3) Application, all
◦ except 34.(4) Limited Application, all
◦ except 35.(3) Interpretation, all
◦ except 35.1 Status of Conservation Authority Regulations, all
The Building Code
The exam covers the following parts of the Building Code.
A - Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements, all.
B - Acceptable Solutions:
• Part 1 - General, only the following subsection:
◦ 1.3. Referenced Documents and Organizations, all
• Part 3 - Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility, only the following
subsections:
◦ 3.1.1.2. Radon, all
◦ 3.1.1.3. Building in Flood Plains, all
• Part 5 - Environmental Separation, only the following subsections:
◦ 5.10.1. Applicable Standards, all
◦ 5.10.2.2. Applicable Standards, all
• Part 7 - Plumbing, only the following subsection:
◦ 7.1.3. De�nitions, all
• Part 8 - Sewage Systems, only the following subsection:
◦ 8.1.1.2. De�nitions, all
• Part 9 - Housing and Small Buildings, only the following subsections:
◦ 9.1. General, all
◦ 9.10. Fire Protection, only the following subsection:
▪ 9.10.1.2. Sloped Roofs, all
▪ 9.10.9.12. Residential Suites, Live/Work Units and Industrial Buildings,
all
• Part 10 - Change of Use, all
• Part 11 - Renovation, all
C - Administrative Provisions:
• Part 1 - Administrative Provisions, all except the following sub-sections:
◦ 1.2.1.1. Design, all
◦ 1.5. Designated Persons and Powers, all
◦ 1.6. Prescribed Person, all
◦ 1.9. Fees, all
• Part 2 - Alternative Solutions, Disputes, Rulings and Interpretations, all except
the following sub-sections:
◦ 2.2.1.1. Divisions, all
◦ 2.2.1.2. Single Member, all
◦ 2.3. Building Materials Evaluation Commission, all
• Part 3 - Quali�cations, only:
◦ 3.1. Quali�cations for Chief Building O�cials and Inspectors, all except the
following sub-sections:
▪ 3.1.2. Chief Building O�cial, all
◦ 3.2. Quali�cations for Designers, only the following subsections:
▪ 3.2.1. Scope, all
▪ 3.2.2. General, all
▪ 3.2.3. De�nitions, all
▪ 3.2.4.1. General, all
▪ 3.2.5.1. General, all
▪ 3.2.6.1.(2) & (3) Public Register
▪ 3.2.7. Classes of Registration and Categories of Quali�cations, all
◦ 3.3. Quali�cations for Persons Engaged in the Business of Constructing On
Site, Installing, Repairing, Servicing, Cleaning or Emptying Sewage Systems,
only subsections:
▪ 3.3.1.1. Scope, all
▪ 3.3.2.1. De�nition, all
▪ 3.3.3.1.(1) & (3) General
▪ 3.3.4. Public Register, all
◦ 3.4. Quali�cations for Registered Code Agencies, only the following
subsection:
▪ 3.4.4. Public Register, all
◦ 3.5. Classes of Registration and Categories of Quali�cations, all except the
following sub-sections:
▪ 3.5.2.2. Registered Code Agencies, all
◦ 3.7. Registered Code Agencies, only the following subsection:
▪ 3.7.3. Additional Functions that Registered Code Agencies may be
Appointed to Perform, all
▪ 3.7.4.4. Issuance of Orders by Registered Code Agencies, all
▪ 3.7.4.5. Authorized Persons, all
▪ 3.7.4.6. Prohibition, all
▪ 3.7.4.7. Information and Records, all.
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Updated: May 25, 2022
Published: July 12, 2019
