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Building Permits
BUILDING & PLUMBING PERMITS – CHANGES EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2023
The BC Building Cost 2018 Revision 5 Takes Effect May 1, 2023. Compliance with Step 3 of the BC Energy Step Code will be Required throughout British Columbia, including the District of Port Hardy.
Applies to building permits applied for on or after May 1, 2023.
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- Ministerial Order No. M40, amending the Building Act General Regulation effective May 1, 2023.
- Ministerial Order BA 2023 08, amending the BC Building Code effective May 1, 2023.
- The Building and Safety Standards Branch (Government of BC) will release more information in the coming weeks.
Click here to review BC Energy Step Code requirements and BCBC 2018 Revision 5.
Please Note The Following Guidelines As Relates To Building Permits:
- Two copies of drawings and plans with details of materials being used are routinely required
- Building permits are necessary to erect, alter, add, move, demolish a building OR to install a new wood burning appliance
- Building permits must be applied for and paid for BEFORE construction begins.
The Building Permit Guide can be used to assist anyone intending to build by providing resource information, submission requirements, and a process overview. We hope you will find this to be a useful tool in supporting you through the building permit process.
Thinking of opening a Bed and Breakfast or Short Vacation Rental (Air B&B)? Review the B&B And Short-Term Rental guidelines prior to submitting an application.
ANNUAL BUILDING PERMIT STATISTICS
