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DIVISION OF BUILDING RESEARCH
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
TEClHlN J[CAlL
NOTlE
No.
303
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
PREPARED BY J.M. Robertson CHECKED BY
FOR INTERNAL USE
APPROyED BY RFL
ｾ February 1960
PREPARED FOR The Associate Committee on the National Building Code
SUBJECT SPECIFICATIONS AND WORKING DRAWINGS FOR BUILDINGS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Prompted by an inquiry from the Architectural
Institute of' British Columbia, the Building Standards Section of the Division of Building Research sent out a questionnaire to the building officials of twenty-five major oities in
Canada. In it they were asked if specifications are required, as well as working drawings, before a building permit is
ｩｳｳｾ･､ in their particular city.
The survey indicated that the majority of cities do require detailed specifications and working drawings but only for large bUildings. The term "large buildings" was not defined, however, except in two cases in which they were
described as costing not less than $20,000 in one case and $30,000 in the other. If the working drawings are complete in detail, some cities do not specifically demand specifi-cations.
A synopsis of the replies received from the ques-tionnaire is given in Table I. :
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TABLE I
REPLIES OF CANADIAN CITIES TO THE INQUIRY, "ARE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED AS WELL AS DRAWINGS BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED?n
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City Specifications
Province (or District) Required Reasons or Excep'tions British Victoria Yes For larger bUildings only
Columbia Burnaby Yes Not for houses or minor alterations to buildings North Vancouver No' Not usually, working drawings
are acceptable
Vancouver No Not for all buildings, only when_drawings not complete Alberta Calgary :N:o Not i f working plans have
" .architect's stamp
Edmonton Yes For larger buildings only Medicine Hat Yes For larger buildings only Lethbridge Yes For larger buildings only
saskatchewan Moose Jaw Yes For larger bUildings only Regina Yes For buildings over $20,000 Saskatoon Yes For larger buildings only Manitoba Brandon No Not specifically asked for,
usually supplied for jobs Winnipeg No Not mandatory, but usually
supplied with architect's drawings
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TABLE I (Conttd)
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City Specifications
Province (or District) Required Reasons or Exceptions
Ontario Hamilton Yes For larger bUildings (usually supplied) :
Kingston Yes For larger buildings Windsor Yes For larger buildings London Yes For larger bUildings Sarn1a Yes For larger buildings Peterborough Yes
Toronto Yes
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Quebec Granby No Just detailed plans Sherbrooke Yes For larger buildings
:New Brunswick Moncton Yes But not i f plans are very complete
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Nova Scotia Halifax Yes
Newfoundland St. Johnts Yes For buildings over $30,000
