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New Fire Safety Standards

(FM-064-2008)

The Government of the Northwest Territories has adopted the 2005 National Building Code of Canada, and 2005 National Fire Code of Canada through the updated Fire Prevention Regulations. Effective immediately, the Office of the Fire Marshal will accept plans designed pursuant to these Codes.

The 2005 Codes are "objective-based", which provides some flexibility, so long as design features meet the objective of the standard. This flexibility allows for new technology to be used in construction providing that the new technology has been tested and found to perform to the prescribed standard.

The Office of the Fire Marshal does not issue "variances," but will consider equivalencies that provide an alternate form of meeting the requirements of the Codes. This practice has been followed by the Office of the Fire Marshall over the past two years and will continue.

NOTE: All construction and renovation in the Northwest Territories must be reviewed by the Office of the Fire Marshall prior to the onset of construction, unless it is exempted pursuant to section 3 of the Fire Prevention Regulations.