Trax Codes now includes a resizable Table of Contents tree pane, giving users more control over their reading and navigation space.

We’re excited to announce the release of the Trax Codes Add-in for Autodesk Revit!

With Trax Codes now embedded in Revit, users can streamline their workflows by easily referencing building codes and verifying that their designs align with regulatory requirements all in one platform.

For more details on features and step-by-step installation with visual guides, please visit the ‘Resources’ section in the webpage above.

We’re very happy to announce the release of the Nova Scotia editions of the National Building Code, National Plumbing Code, and National Energy Code of Canada. These editions incorporate all Nova Scotia provincial amendments.

New versions of Ontario Building Code 2024 (O. Reg. 163/24), Development Charges Act, City of Toronto Act, and Clean Water Act have been published.

The changes has been announced in CodeNews Issue 373:

The Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 17) amended the Development Charges Act, 1997 to allow payment of the local/lower tier and regional/upper tier portion of development charges for non rental residential developments to be deferred from building permit issuance to either (a) issuance of an occupancy permit or (b) first occupancy of the building.

To operationalize this policy and improve collection certainty, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing amended Ontario's 2024 Building Code (Ontario Regulation 163/24).

Effective November 3, 2025, occupancy permits are now required for all non-rental residential projects with deferred development charges. A municipality cannot issue the occupancy permit until the municipality confirms the deferred development charges are paid in full. Municipalities will be allowed up to 10 business days to complete the occupancy inspection for these developments in order to allow time for processing of the payment of deferred development charges, if necessary.

Municipalities may continue to issue building permits as they do today. This is a timing change only for collection of municipal development charges where the applicant elects for deferral. Construction requirements determining when a building is safe for occupancy are also unchanged.

We’ve embedded our AI Training, Understanding AI-Assisted Regulatory Workflows, into Trax Codes, so that your progress will be saved where you left off.

To access the training on Trax Codes:

For , please take the training instead of on Trax Codes to claim CEC credits.

To learn more about the AI Training, please visit https://www.trax.co/ai-training.

We’ve embedded direct links to NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standards within the Ontario Building Code. Now, when you view fire protection or life safety clauses, you can jump to relevant NFPA standards in one click.

To use this feature, you’ll need to log in to NFPA Link the first time you click one of the links. A paid account isn’t required; a free NFPA account will give you full access to view the referenced standards.

We’ve expanded our National section with the latest versions of key user guides:

Explore the updates to stay aligned with the latest national code guidance.

We’ve integrated the latest amendments for the Building Code Act and other Acts that resulted from the introduction Ontario’s Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act (S.O. 2025, c. 09, Sch. 1, s. 1).

Acts changed include:

We've added a new revision of the British Columbia Building Codes, Revision 6, that is effective . Revision 6 changes include updates to make adaptable dwelling units easier to design and construct, offering greater flexibility that can reduce space requirements and costs beneficial to the project. The changes also clarify seismic requirements for houses and small buildings (Part 9) to support builder understanding and compliance. Additional general updates are also included.

We’re excited to announce that BCBC 2024 and associated acts are now available in Trax Codes.

Trax subscribers can now explore, search, and validate code compliance using the latest 2024 edition of the British Columbia Building Code — right inside the Trax Codes platform.

Start your 30 day free trial of Trax Codes today if you aren't already a customer!