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Manitoba adopts national model CONSTRUCTION CODES
oe Kasprick, program manager of building codes for the Province of Manitoba, explains that the National Research Council developed these
construction codes at a national level. These updated construction codes are published every five years. “The 2020 codes became available in 2022,” he says. “As of the summer of 2023, we passed the regulations to adopt the 2020 codes, which came into force Jan. 1, 2024.” Peri Maric, technical research committee chair for Manitoba Home Builders’ Association, explains that provinces are working with the federal government to harmonize the building code across the country. “This would make the code more flexible and applicable for climate zones instead of provin- cial boundaries,” Maric says.
BY JENNIFER MCFEE
When we rang in the new year, Manitoba also jumped on board with an updated edition of national model construction codes. On Jan. 1, 2024, Manitoba adopted and began enforcing the 2020 edition of the national model for building, plumbing, energy and fire codes.
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