*PRE-ORDER APPROX 4-8 BUSINESS DAYS* Annotated Ontario Building Code Act 2026 Edition by Jeffrey L. Levitt 9780433538684 *86e [ZZ]

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The legal reference you need for the BCA
Well-received and highly recommended by building officials and construction practitioners, Annotated Ontario Building Code Act, 2025 Edition is the only legal source you need for the Building Code Act, 1992 and the 2012 and 2024 Ontario Building Codes. With section-by-section commentary on the statute and numerous user-friendly and time-saving features, this comprehensive reference will noticeably speed up your research. Coverage includes unreported cases, giving you the full information that you need.

Practical advice and valuable insights are offered by Jeffrey L. Levitt and John Mascarin, leading experts in the field of building and construction legislation who have variously advised and represented the province, municipalities, building practitioners and consultants with respect to the legislation.

Features and Benefits
This unique resource allows you to gain a thorough grasp of this complex statute by providing you with:

• Full text of the statute – as amended and consolidated
• Overview commentary – outline of objectives and features of the legislation
• Section-by-section commentary – a practical and succinct analysis of each provision of this complex statute, including all recent amendments
• Case law annotations – specific, concise, and to the point summaries of all relevant case law under the statute
• Coverage of unreported cases – access to judgments and decisions not readily available elsewhere
• Tables of concordance – comparison of the provisions of the current Act to its predecessors
• Legislative histories – a complete and detailed history of each section of the Act from its legislative origin
• History of building regulation in Ontario – understand the context and evolution of the statute
• 2024 Ontario Building Code – in force date and transitional provisions of the 2024 Ontario Building Code, and description of the new structure of the 2024 Ontario Building Code regulation which incorporates by reference the 2020 National Building Code and Ontario specific requirements

Considerable Time-Saving Features

• Sub-headed annotations – functional and time-saving research by topic
• Comprehensive bibliography – all secondary sources in one place
• Detailed cross-references – to the 2024 Ontario Building Code
• Subject index – locate relevant information quickly

Highlights of the 2026 Edition

• Significant new court decisions such as:
  • Oshawa (City) v. Quinlan, [2024] O.J. No. 4308 (S.C.J) on the appropriate range of fines for a first offender convicted of the offence of construction without a permit contrary to subs. 8(1) of the Act
  • Rothmar Holdings Inc. v. Cornwall (City), [2025] O.J. No. 1834 (S.C.J. on the power of a judge to award damages in an appeal under s. 25 of the Act
  • 2755249 Ontario Inc. v. Mississippi Mills (Municipality) Chief Building Official, [2024] O.J. No. 4487 (S.C.J.) on the calculation by the chief building official of fees payable under the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27 as a decision that could be appealed under s. 25 of the 1992 BCA
  • 2811230 Ontario Ltd. v. Niagara Falls (City), [2025] O.J. No. 372 (S.C.J.) on the discharge of orders to comply that are registered on title under cl. 12(5)(c) of the Act
  • 2575950 Ontario Ltd. v. Guelph (City), [2024] O.J. No. 4132 (S.C.J.) on the standard of review on appeals of decisions of a property standards committee to the Superior Court under subs. 15.3(4) of the Act, including where the committee has issued formal reasons (not just a decision with their summary notes from the hearing)
  • Carling (Township) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2024] O.J. No. 2618 (Div. Ct.) on the disclosure of termination or severance provisions in the employment contract of a municipality’s chief building official, in response to a request made under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56

A Day-to-Day Reference For

• Municipal lawyers who must interpret and apply the legislation in order to advise building officials and inspectors, builders and developers
• Construction lawyers and professional consultants who advise builders and renovators about the construction process
• Municipal building officials and inspectors who need a precise understanding of the statute in order to enforce it
• Builders, architects, engineers and designers who construct or design buildings subject to the statute