Publication summary of NFC editions and related documents

The first National Fire Code (NFC) was published in 1963. Subsequent editions were published in 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2005.

Note that the NFC is a model code that has no legal status until adopted by a province, territory or municipal government. There is often a gap of several years between the publication of the model code and its adoption, at which time the government authority may put a different date on the cover of its code. For example, the Alberta Fire Code 1997 is based on the NFC 1995.

1961

• Municipal Fire Department Code of Canada 1961
• Municipal Volunteer Fire Department Code of Canada 1961

1963

• National Fire Code 1963

1973

• Measures for Fire Safety in High Buildings 1973
  • Errata and Revisions March 1975

1975

• National Fire Code of Canada 1975

1977

• National Fire Code of Canada 1977
• Measures for Fire Safety in High Buildings 1977

1980

• National Fire Code of Canada 1980
  • First Revisions January 1983
  • Second Revisions January 1984

1985

• National Fire Code of Canada 1985
  • First Errata January 1986
  • First Revisions January 1986
  • Second Revisions January 1987
  • Second Errata January 1988
  • Third Revisions January 1988
  • Fourth Revisions January 1989

1990

• National Fire Code of Canada 1990
  • First Revisions & Errata January 1991
  • Second Revisions & Errata January 1992
  • Third Revisions & Errata January 1993
  • Fourth Revisions & Errata January 1994
  • Second Printing, May 1994 (includes revisions and errata to January 1994)

1995

• National Fire Code of Canada 1995 (loose-leaf, full size; soft cover, reduced size; and CD-ROM)
  • First Revisions & Errata June 1999
  • Second Revisions & Errata June 2002

2005

• National Fire Code of Canada 2005 (loose-leaf and soft cover; CD-ROM 2006; on-line subscriptions 2009)
  • First Revisions & Errata December 2007
  • Second Revisions & Errata June 2008
• Additional documents:
  • User's Guide - NFC 2005, Application and Intents Statements -- 2006

2010

• National Fire Code of Canada 2010 (loose-leaf and soft cover; downloadable PDF; on-line subscriptions)