Fire Code Amendment O. Reg. 319/22

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Sharing an update from last year that we have received a couple of questions about.

The Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 was repealed on April 11, 2022 which created an issue with the application of Clause 9.4.1.1.(1)(b). Fire Code amendment 319/22 was passed around the same time and replaced the repealed Act with the new statute related to long term care homes: Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2022.

The first link is the amendment. The second link is the e-laws currency date of the updated Fire Code.

O.Reg. 319/22: FIRE CODE (ontario.ca)

O.Reg. 213/07: FIRE CODE (ontario.ca)