Annotated Ontario Building Code Act, 2025 Edition

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The legal reference you need for the BCA
Well-received and highly recommended by building officials and construction practitioners, Annotated Ontario Building Code Act, 2025 Edition is the only legal source you need for the Building Code Act, 1992 and the 2012 and 2024 Ontario Building Codes. With section-by-section commentary on the statute and numerous user-friendly and time-saving features, this comprehensive reference will noticeably speed up your research. Coverage includes unreported cases, giving you the full information that you need.

Practical advice and valuable insights are offered by Jeffrey L. Levitt and John Mascarin, leading experts in the field of building and construction legislation who have variously advised and represented the province, municipalities, building practitioners and consultants with respect to the legislation.

Features and Benefits
This unique resource allows you to gain a thorough grasp of this complex statute by providing you with:

• Full text of the statute – as amended and consolidated
• Overview commentary – outline of objectives and features of the legislation
• Section-by-section commentary – a practical and succinct analysis of each provision of this complex statute, including all recent amendments
• Case law annotations – specific, concise, and to the point summaries of all relevant case law under the statute
• Coverage of unreported cases – access to judgments and decisions not readily available elsewhere
• Tables of concordance – comparisons of the provisions of the current Act and the 2012 Ontario Building Code to their predecessors
• Legislative histories – a complete and detailed history of each section of the Act from its legislative origin
• History of building regulation in Ontario – understand the context and evolution of the statute
• 2024 Ontario Building Code – in force date and transitional provisions of the 2024 Ontario Building Code, and description of the new structure of the 2024 Ontario Building Code regulation which incorporates by reference the 2020 National Building Code and Ontario specific requirements

Considerable Time-Saving Features

• Sub-headed annotations – functional and time-saving research by topic
• Comprehensive bibliography – all secondary sources in one place
• Detailed cross-references – to the 2012 Ontario Building Code
• Subject index – locate relevant information quickly

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• Significant new court decisions such as:
  • 1000758840 Ontario Ltd. (c.o.b. Niagara Neighbours for Community Safety) v. Toronto (City), [2024] O.J. No. 1448 (S.C.J.) on zoning certificates and plans examiner notices as decisions which may be appealed under s. 25 of the Building Code Act, 1992, and the appropriate standard of review by the Superior Court of Justice
  • Cambridge (City) Chief Building Official v. Haastown Holdings (Preston) Inc., [2023] O.J. No. 5921 (S.C.J.) on the application of emergency orders under subs. 15.10(1) of the Building Code Act, 1992 in respect of buildings designated under 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and the standard of review by the Superior Court of Justice in applications under subs. 15.10(7) to confirm an emergency order
  • Perry (Township) v. MacKay, [2024] O.J. No. 1614 (Div. Ct.) on the use of warrantless inspection powers under the Building Code Act, 1992 to inspect whether a storage building had been converted to the use of a dwelling unit
  • Vitale v. Toronto (City), [2023] O.J. No. 4485 (S.C.J.) on the application of the change of use requirements under subs. 10(1), and of the property standards provisions, of the Building Code Act, 1992 in respect of an owner who purchased the property after the use of the building had been changed
  • Portman v. Canada (National Research Council), [2024] F.C.J. No. 257 (F.C.) on whether the National Building Code is a “service” for the purposes of s. 5 of the Canadian Human Rights Act
• Newly revised annotation headings for s.12 (Inspection of Buildings and Building Sites) of the Building Code Act, 1992

A Day-to-Day Reference For

• Municipal lawyers who must interpret and apply the legislation in order to advise building officials and inspectors, builders and developers
• Construction lawyers and professional consultants who advise builders and renovators about the construction process
• Municipal building officials and inspectors who need a precise understanding of the statute in order to enforce it
• Builders, architects, engineers and designers who construct or design buildings subject to the statute