Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Saskatchewan adopts the National Building Code (NBC), the National Plumbing Code (NPC) and the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) as the minimum standard for the construction and renovation of buildings throughout the province under the provision of The Construction Codes Act (CC Act). The National Fire Code is adopted as the minimum standard for the fire safe operation of buildings and facilities under the provision of The Fire Safety Act.
In March 2022, the National Research Council published the 2020 national codes. The Government of Saskatchewan recently adopted these codes by regulation, which came into force on January 1, 2024. Download your free copy of the 2020 national codes by visiting the Codes Canada Publications from the National Research Council.
Saskatchewan adopts the NBC with few amendments. The NBC sets the minimum standard for building, accessibility and energy standards for houses and small buildings using the following objectives:
The NBC 2020, adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan through amendments to The Building Code Regulations, came into effect on January 1, 2024. You will be able to download a copy of the updated regulations after that date from the Publications Centre.
Saskatchewan adopts the NFC with few amendments as the standard for the fire safe operation of buildings and facilities using the following objectives:
The NFC 2020, adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan through amendments to The Fire Safety Regulations, came into effect on January 1, 2024. You will be able to download an updated copy of the regulations after that date from the Publications Centre.
Saskatchewan adopts the NPC by regulation under provisions of the CC Act as the standard for installation of plumbing systems within buildings. The NPC has the following three core objectives:
The NPC 2020, adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan through amendments to The Plumbing Code Regulations, came into effect on January 1, 2024. You will be able to download a copy of the updated regulations after that date from Publications Centre.
Saskatchewan adopts the NECB by regulation under provisions of the CC Act. The NECB sets the minimum standard for energy efficiency for medium and large buildings.
The NECB 2020, adopted for use throughout Saskatchewan through amendments to The Energy Code Regulations, came into effect on January 1, 2024. You will be able to download a copy of the updated regulations after that date from Publications Centre.
The Minister of Government Relations can issue a written interpretation of any provision of a construction code or construction standard as identified in section 5 of The Construction Code Act.
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