Building and industry updates

On this page, you’ll find our updates to the building industry and copies of our annual workshop presentations.

On this page:

1. Building bulletins
2. Annual workshop presentations

Building bulletins

2025 bulletins

• BB 25-01: Phishing Email Warning & Cyber Security Tips for Customers
• BB 25-02: Education Development Charge Rates
• BB 25-03: Clearances Around Cooktops
• BB 2025-04: High Building (3.2.6.) Design Checklist
• BB 2025-05: Bill 17 & Information Sharing
• BB 2025-06: Development Charge and Permit Fee Updates
• BB 2025-07: Use of Exterior Insulated Sheathing on Exterior Walls with a Fire-Resistance Rating

2024 bulletins

• BB 24-01: Composite and Alternative Decking and Guard Materials
• BB 24-02: Building Permits for Emergency Plumbing Repairs
• BB 24-03: Inspection Notice for Monday, April 8
• BB 24-04: Online Service Portal is Now Live for All Permits
• BB 24-05: Limited Inspections June 26
• BB 24-06: 2024 Ontario Building Code Change Highlights
• BB 24-07: Fire Separations & Horizontal Shaftwall Update
• BB 24-08: Bill 185 and Development Charge Updates
• BB 24-09: Backup Fire Pump Requirements
• BB 24-10: 2024 OBC Transition Rules and Application
• BB 24-11: Development Charge and Permit Fee Updates
• BB 24-12: Inspection Notice and Reduced Inspections on Nov. 21 & 28, 2024
• BB 24-13: Changes to the Public Portal

2023 bulletins

• BB 23-01: Composite and Alternative Decking and Guard Materials
• BB 23-02: Online Payments
• BB 23-03: Demountable Stages and Demountable Support Structures
• BB 23-04: Inspection Notice
• BB 23-05: Fibreglass Rebar
• BB 23-06: Laminated Finger-Jointed Lumber (LFL)
• BB 23-07: Permit Fee Payment Change for All Part 9 Building Applications

Annual workshop presentations

Every year our building team hosts an annual workshop for home builders, designers and contractors. These workshops let the industry know about recent or upcoming changes to the Ontario Building Code, changes to application requirements and standard procedures.

The presentation material from recent annual workshops are below. Please contact us if you have any questions.

• 2024 Industry Workshop
  • Part 9 Residential
  • Part 3 Buildings & Part 9 Non-Res
• 2023 Industry Workshop
• 2022 Industry Workshop
• 2021 Industry Workshop
  • video presentation
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • questions and answers
• 2019 Industry Workshop