British Columbia Building Code Regulation

B.C. Reg. 216/2006
M166/2006

Deposited July 17, 2006
effective December 15, 2006

This consolidation is current to August 26, 2025.

See section 3 (2) of the British Columbia Building Code Regulation, B.C. Reg. 264/2012 respecting the application of B.C. Reg 216/2006.

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Local Government Act

British Columbia Building Code Regulation

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 9/2011, October 3, 2011]

Application of B.C. Reg. 295/98

1 B.C. Reg. 295/98, the British Columbia Building Code Regulation, applies only to the construction or alteration of a building for which

(a) a building permit described in Part 21 of the Local Government Act or Part 3 of the Community Charter is applied for before the effective date of this order,

(b) the building permit applied for is issued and work commences and continues to completion without interruption, other than work stoppages considered reasonable in the building industry, and

British Columbia Building Code established

2 The National Building Code of Canada 2005, with the changes set out in the attached Schedule incorporated into it, are together adopted and establish the British Columbia Building Code.

Application of British Columbia Building Code

3 The British Columbia Building Code enacted by section 2 applies except insofar as B.C. Reg. 295/98 applies under section 1 of this order.

The British Columbia Building Code

[am. B.C. Regs. 108/2007; 73/2008; 334/2008; 1/2009; 146/2009; 221/2009; 322/2009; 45/2010; 95/2010; 232/2010; 300/2010; 336/2010.]

The British Columbia Building Code is published by the Queen's Printer for British Columbia
and is available from

Crown Publications, Queen's Printer for British Columbia,

563 Superior St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 9V7, or

QP Publication Services

Phone: 1 800 663-6105

Email: bccodes@gov.bc.ca

www.bccodes.ca

Schedule

Exempt from publication; may be purchased from
Crown Publications, Queen's Printer for British Columbia,
563 Superior St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 9V7, or

QP Publication Services

Phone: 1 800 663-6105

Email: bccodes@gov.bc.ca

www.bccodes.ca

Anyone wishing to view the BC variations to the
National Building Code of Canada should contact:

Building and Safety Policy Branch
Office of Housing and Construction Standards
Ministry of Housing and Social Development

PO Box 9844 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9T2

phone: 250 356-6633 fax: 250-387-3765
email: Building.Safety@gov.bc.ca
www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, section 692]