Government of Alberta, Municipal Affairs, the building discipline of Safety Services is responsible for establishing and interpreting the Alberta Building Code, standards and respective regulations under the Safety Codes Act.
Municipal Affairs works in partnership with the Safety Codes Council to develop and provide relevant information to the building industry, designers and authorities having jurisdiction.
Building Codes & Standards
This section links you to information on where the following Codes and Standards are available. Most Codes and Standards are published by external organizations and are not available on-line.
Building STANDATA
Safety Services and the Safety Codes Council develop Alberta Building Code STANDATA jointly. Some are issued under the authority of the Code or the Safety Codes Act as province-wide variances or interpretations. Others are information bulletins that provide general advice on related matters. Below is an index page linked to all current Director's Interpretations. New STANDATA are added on a regular basis.
If you would like to subscribe to STANDATA, please go to the List Subscription Service. You will be automatically notified when new STANDATA or other information is posted on the Safety Services site.
Alberta Building Code 2006 STANDATA
Alberta Building Code STANDATA
Alberta Municipal Affairs and the Safety Codes Council (Council) are starting to develop the next editions of the Alberta Building Code and Alberta Fire Code. Currently, the 2006 editions of these codes are in force in Alberta.
The Alberta Fire Code and Alberta Building Code are based on the National Fire and Building Codes, which are developed by the National Research Council (NRC), but also include a number of Alberta-specific revisions. The NRC published the 2010 National Building and Fire codes in November 2010. Information about technical changes included in these codes can be found on the NRC website through this link.