Building Technical Standards
The technical standards and documents on this page can help you with your permit application and construction process.
Chief Building Official Technical Directives
We are using ‘Chief Building Official (CBO) Technical Directives’. These are official interpretations and guidance issued by our CBO to help you understand complicated or unclear requirements of the Ontario Building Code (OBC) and Building Code Act (BCA).
The technical directives offer instructions for:
- building permit applications,
- inspections and
- compliance
This is to make sure we have consistent standards for:
- public safety,
- health and
- accessibility
We develop each directive as needed. It is then reviewed and approved by the CBO. These directives represent the City’s official interpretation of the related OBC requirements.