Vancouver Building Bylaw
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Vancouver
is currently the only municipality in Canada that enacts its own building codes. Other cities instead use the National Building Code of Canada
and the provincial codes that are derived from it. Vancouver's code is also derived from these but includes some local changes. The current Code was enacted on January 30, 2007 (Building By-law No. 9419).
Because of copyright issues, the city does not make it available online, but it can be purchased online from the Queen's Printer.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
is currently the only municipality in Canada that enacts its own building codes. Other cities instead use the National Building Code of Canada
National Building Code of Canada
The National Building Code of Canada is the model building code of Canada. It is issued by the Institute for Research In Construction ], a part of the National Research Council of Canada...
and the provincial codes that are derived from it. Vancouver's code is also derived from these but includes some local changes. The current Code was enacted on January 30, 2007 (Building By-law No. 9419).
Because of copyright issues, the city does not make it available online, but it can be purchased online from the Queen's Printer.