Ontario’s Building Code Transition Rules & Application for Permit

Ontario’s new 2024 Building Code (OBC) comes into effect January 1, 2025.Engineers, Architects & Building Ofcials (EABO) has prepared this infographic to clarify how some Ontario municipalities may be addressing the transition between the 2012 OBC and the 2024 version. The organizations that comprise EABO are in support of this approach; however they recogize that some municipalities may choose a different approach. Architects and Engineers should directly conrm with the applicable municipality before submitting for permit.

EABO

Engineers, Architects, and Building Ofcials is a joint liaison group comprising the following organizations: the
Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) – ON, the
Ontario Building Ofcials Association (OBOA), the Ontario Large Municipalities Chief Building Ofcials (OLMCBO), and
the City of Toronto Building Department