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The National Building Code of Canada (NBC), the National Fire Code of Canada (NFC), the National Plumbing Code of Canada, the National Housing Code of Canada and the National Farm Building Code of Canada are prepared and maintained by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) and are published by the National Research Council (NRC). They are recommended model codes which may be adopted by an appropriate authority.

The Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) provides secretarial and technical support for the CCBFC and its related committee operations. These services are coordinated within IRC by the Canadian Codes Centre (CCC). The CCC also provides the committees with a communication link to the specialist research.

Fire and Sound Resistance of Building Assemblies

Objective-Based Codes

• Public Consultation on Objectives and Format - now ended

New Code Development Process

• About the Codes
• Policies and Procedures
• Strategic Plan
• Guidelines for Proposing Changes to the National Code Documents

Canada's Construction System and the Context for Model Codes

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