Bill 145 explained in plain English
Bird-Safe Windows Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 145 incorporates the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460 into Ontario's Building Code.
Bill 145 amends Ontario's Building Code Act, 1992 to treat the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460 as though it is part of Ontario's Building Code. This means that when the Building Code is updated or applied, the bird-friendly design standard will be considered part of that code. The bill came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends Section 34 of the Building Code Act, 1992 by adding subsection (1.2)
- Deems Ontario Regulation 332/12 (the Building Code) to include the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460
- Makes the bird-friendly building design standard part of Ontario's regulatory building code framework
- Comes into force on the day the Act receives Royal Assent
- Building developers and construction companies that must follow Ontario's Building Code
- Architects and building designers in Ontario
- Building code officials and inspectors who enforce the Building Code
- Property owners subject to building code requirements in Ontario
- Building code compliance will now include considerations from the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460
- Developers and builders in Ontario must ensure compliance with the building code as amended to include the bird-friendly design standard
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (which has occurred, as noted by the status)
- The bill text does not specify what the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460 contains or what specific requirements it imposes
- The bill does not clarify how the deemed inclusion of the standard will interact with existing building code requirements or how conflicts would be resolved
- The bill does not explain the practical implementation mechanisms or enforcement procedures
- The bill does not specify whether compliance with the standard is mandatory or advisory
Section 34 of the Act is amended to deem Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code) to include the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460, effectively incorporating bird-safe building design requirements into Ontario's building code.
Source: Section 1
The regulation is now deemed to include the Canadian Standards Association Bird-Friendly Building Design Standard A460 as part of the building code.
Source: Section 1, subsection (1.2)
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