Presently there are :

• 12 District Planning Commissions, 40 municipalities and seven provincial government departments are involved in building permits and inspections
• May have to visit as many as seven different offices
• Quality of service varies with each jurisdiction
• Each jurisdiction has its own rules, procedures, and application forms
• Each jurisdiction has its own version of the NBC
• We do not do a particularly good job of telling public/stakeholders what the rules are
• No co-ordination provincially
• No appeal procedure
• Inspections types vary to no inspections

Building Safety Advisory Committee 

The Province of  New Brunswick has formed the Building Safety Committee with a  mandate  to work with all stakeholders to create a provincial oversight function to regulate building codes and standards, including the design, construction and inspection of buildings. By developing a standard approach to codes, applications and inspections, the safety and quality of building construction in the province will be enhanced. The committee will also work on the development and presentation of a New Brunswick Building Code Act 

UPDATES
Presentation to Stakeholders Stakeholder Meeting # 1 Forestry Complex Fredericton, NB December 13, 2006	PDF(En) PDF(Fr)
Summary of Discussions Stakeholder Meeting # 1 Forestry Complex Fredericton, NB December 13, 2006	PDF (En)   PDF (Fr)
Draft Recommendations  June 4,2007	PDF (En)   PDF (Fr)
The Building Safety Advisory Committee invites stakeholders to a presentation anddiscussion on the committee’s Final Draft of Recommendations at 10:00am—1:00pm on Thursday, June 21, 2007 in the K.C. Irving Theatre at the Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre at the Maritime Forestry Complex, 1350 Regent Street,Fredericton.	Registration Form Map
The Committee would like your input and comments. Please e-mail or fax to Kevin R. Rickard and/or NBBOA members send to  Andy Stockton - Tel: (506) 853-3534 Fax: (506) 856-4357 andrew.stockton@moncton.ca or Kevin R. Rickard, AANB, MBA - Project Manager Building Inspection Review Initiative - Technical Inspection Services Department of Public Safety 495A Prospect Street Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Telephone: (506) 453-6058 Fax:  (506) 457-7394 kevin.rickard@gnb.ca	PDF (Fax)   (E-Mail MS Word Doc)
Building Safety Advisory Committee   Comité consultatif sur la sécurité des bâtiments
Department of Public Safety/Technical Inspection Services Ministère de la Sécurité publique/Services d’inspection technique	Kevin Rickard
Fire/Sécurité-incendie:	Ken Harris
Business New Brunswick/ Red Tape Reduction -Entreprises Nouveau-Brunswick/Bureau de réduction des formalités administratives	Wendy Betts
Department of Environment /Ministère de l’Environnement	Gary Mersereau
La Vallée District Planning Commission /Commission du district d’aménagement de La Vallée	Michel Lang
Miramichi Planning District Commission / Commission de district d’aménagement de Miramichi	Wilson Bell
City of Bathurst/Ville de Bathurst	Lucien Cormier
City of Dieppe/Ville de Dieppe	Yvon Doiron
City of Fredericton/Ville de Fredericton	Doug Overbo
City of Moncton/Ville de Moncton	Michael Johnson
City of Saint John/Ville de Saint-Jean	Bill Edwards
New Brunswick Home Builders Association /Association des constructeurs d’habitations du Nouveau-Brunswick	Karsten Curtis
Construction Association of New Brunswick/Association de la construction du Nouveau-Brunswick	Hilary Howes
New Brunswick Building Officials Association /Association des officiels de la construction du Nouveau-Brunswick	Andy Stockton
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick /Association des ingénieurs et géoscientifiques du Nouveau-Brunswick	Tom Sisk
Architects Association of New Brunswick /Association des architectes du Nouveau-Brunswick	Malcolm Boyd
Fire Protection Consultant representative /Représentant du conseiller en protection contre les incendies	Ian MacDonald
Developer/owner advisor to Committee /Conseiller auprès du Comité à titre de promoteur et propriétaire	John Dixon
Support to Committee/DPS Policy Advisor   Appui au comité et conseillère en politiques du ministère de la Sécurité publique	Rosemary Goodridge