The national code documents, as well as some provincial codes, are published and sold by NRC in hardcopy and CD-ROM formats. Revisions and errata are provided free of charge.

2005 Model Codes

National Building Code of Canada 2005

The National Fire Code of Canada 2005 also contains requirements related to fire protection and occupant safety in buildings and facilities.

User's Guides

User's Guide - NBC 2005 Structural Commentaries (Part 4 of Division B)

1995 Model Codes

National Building Code of Canada 1995

First Revisions and Errata - July 1998 (PDF, 185k)
Second Revisions and Errata - November 1999 (PDF, 566k)
Third Revisions and Errata - June 2001(PDF)
Fourth Revisions and Errata - April 2002 (PDF, 6.2M)
Fifth Revisions - June 2003 (PDF)

The National Fire Code of Canada 1995 also contains requirements related to fire protection and occupant safety in buildings and facilities.

User's Guides

User's Guide - NBC 1995 Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility (Part 3)
User's Guide - NBC 1995 Structural Commentaries (Part 4)
User's Guide - NBC 1995 Environmental Separation (Part 5)
User's Guide - NBC 1995 Housing and Small Buildings (Part 9)
User's Guide - NBC 1995 Application of Part 9 to Existing Buildings

National Housing Code of Canada 1998 and Illustrated Guide
(Part 9 of the NBC 1995 with explanatory illustrations)

What's New in the NBC 1995

Provincial Codes

Alberta Building Code 1997
Alberta Fire Code 1997
Quebec Construction Code - Chapter I, Building, and National Building Code of Canada 1995 (amended)

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Published: 2007-02-08	Important Notices