Building Codes & Health Regulations (Canada)

USEFUL LINKS TO POOL AND SPA CODES

CDC Model Aquatic Health Code

• View the Entire Model  Aquatic Health Code

VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act

• Download the Entire Pool & Spa Safety Act

Lifesaving Society Public Pool Safety Standards

• Download the LSS
• Public Pool Safety
• Standards for Canadian
• Public Pools

CANADA

• Alberta
  • Alberta Public Health Act - Public Swimming Pool Regulation
  • Alberta Health - Pool Standards

• British Columbia

  • B.C. Guidelines for Pool Design
  • B.C. Guidelines for Pool Operations
  • B.C. Pool Regulations
  • B.C. Pool Safety Plan Guide

• Manitoba

  • Manitoba Pools & Recreational Facility Regulations
  • Manitoba Commercial Pool or Hot Tub Application Form
    
    

• New Brunswick

  • NB Health Hazards Regulation
  • NB Water Quality Regulation
  • Lifesaving Society New Brunswick-Safety Standards
  • Regional Service Commission Example 
    
    

• Nova Scotia

  • NS Operational Guidelines for Aquatic Facilities (Full Document)
    
  • Aquatic Safety Plan Template
  • Halifax By-law S-700 (Swimming Pools)
  • Lifesaving Society Nova Scotia - Safety Standards
    
    

• Newfoundland & Labrador

  • NL Public Pools Regulations (Official Text)
    
  • 2024 Regulation Amendment (NR 68/24)
    
  • Service NL - Recreational Facility Inspections
    
  • Lifesaving Society NL - Swimming Pool Standards
    
    

• Ontario

  • Ontario Public Pool Health Regulations
  • Ontario Public Spa Health Regulations
  • Ontario Building Code - 3.11 Public Pools
  • Ontario Building Code - 3.12 Public Spas
  • Ontario Public Pool Checklist
    
    

• Prince Edward island

  • PEI Public Health Act Swimming Pool and Waterslide Regulations (2026 Consolidation)

  • Swimming Pool and Whirlpool Inspection Overview

  • Online Application for Pool Operating Permit

  • Lifesaving Society PEI - Safety Checklists

• Quebec
  
  

  • Regulation respecting water quality (Q-2, r. 39)

  • Regulation respecting safety in public baths (B-1.1, r. 11)
    

  • Residential Swimming Pool Safety (Official Guide)

  • Lifesaving Society Quebec (Société de sauvetage)
    

    
    

• Saskatchewan

  • The Swimming Pool Regulations, 1999 (Full Text)

  • Environmental Health Legislation (Saskatchewan.ca)

  • Lifesaving Society Saskatchewan - National Standards

  • SHA Public Health Inspection Results

• Nunavut

  • Nunavut Public Pool Regulations (Consolidated) 

  • Nunavut Public Health Act

  • Environmental Health - Public Pool Inspections

  • Lifesaving Society - National Safety Standards

• Northwest Territories

  • NWT Public Pool Regulations (Justice Consolidation)

  • Public Swimming Pool Inspections (Health & Social Services)

  • Canadian Pool Chlorination and Closure Guidelines

  • Contact an Environmental Health Officer

• Yukon

  • Yukon Public Pool Regulations (Full Text)
    
    

  • Yukon Public Health and Safety Act

  • Environmental Health Services - Yukon Government

  • Lifesaving Society BC & Yukon