As reported in CodeNews 355, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) filed Ontario Regulation 158/24, which amended Ontario's Building Code to address changes regarding how permits are...
The OAA is pleased to announce it has renewed its access to critical CSA standards for Ontario practices and licensed members through the CSA OnDemand program. The renewal takes effect June 1, 2024...
Confronted with a housing crisis, policymakers are challenged to facilitate building new infrastructure—and quickly—to catch up to rising demand as the population grows and the skilled labour force...
Last month, via CodeNews 354, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) announced the release of the 2024 edition of Ontario’s Building Code. 2024 Building Code Format and Release of the...
Practice Tip PT.23.11, CCDC 2-2020 Stipulated Price Contract–Overview of the Changes in the 2020 Version and Recommended Supplementary Conditions, has been recently reissued as version 1.1. The edits...
A Guide to Determining Appropriate Fees for the Services of an Architect was developed by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) to help guide a fair exchange of value in establishing...
CSA Standards Access Program: Top 10 Most Accessed Documents in the Collection CSA Standards are an important reference tool for licensed OAA members to ensure design meets building code...
One key to growing a practice, with the least unnecessary stress, is to proactively put in place the systems and procedures that will be required to step up to the next size of practice. The biggest...
Share your Feedback by April 29 2024 As advised in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH)’s CodeNews 351, as well as by the Regulatory Registry, the Canadian Board for Harmonized...
The Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022 (BOBIA) came about in response to the many challenges in public procurement and supply chain management that COVID underscored. The intent of the...