The Government of Saskatchewan has passed The Construction Codes Act to allow better alignment between construction codes and accessibility standards, including how they are applied to buildings. A benefit, according to the government , is ensuring people with disabilities can better access and use buildings in Saskatchewan.

The new Act won’t come into effect until January 1st. The CCA also modernizes the powers and responsibilities for building owners, local authorities, building officials and the construction industry.

One of the key changes allows the Minister of Government Relations to make binding interpretations on construction codes to address Saskatchewan-specific concerns.

The CCA also allows Saskatchewan’s Construction Standards Appeal Board to make binding pre-rulings to individual buildings when the code is being interpreted differently between the building owner, local authority, designer and contractor.