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Adoption of 2025 National Model Construction Codes

Agreement Reached
Construction
Deadline: Jun 22, 2027
Launch Date: No date set

Summary

Jurisdictions are identifying, reducing, or eliminating existing variations between their construction codes and the National Codes.

Description

As of the 2024 Work Plan, Parties had each committed to implementing the 2025 Model Codes within 18 months of publication of the 2025 codes. The 2025 Model Codes were released on Dec 22, 2025 by the National Research Council / Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes. This means that the deadline for parties to implement the 2025 model codes is June 27, 2027 (18 months after 2025 codes were released).

Jurisdiction Status

JurisdictionStatusNotes
Canada
Not Applicable
Alberta
Aware
British Columbia
Aware
Manitoba
Aware
New Brunswick
Aware
Newfoundland and Labrador
Aware
Northwest Territories
Aware
Nova Scotia
Aware
Nunavut
Aware
Ontario
Aware
Prince Edward Island
Aware
Quebec
Aware
Saskatchewan
Aware
Yukon
Aware

Agreement History

Agreement Reached
Apr 10, 2024
Created: May 11, 2026
Updated: May 11, 2026

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