The City issues construction information bulletins to explain building regulations and processes. Bulletins also provide interpretations of relevant codes and bylaws.
Issued in 2025
Alternate Solutions for Houses with Fire-Rated Cantilevered Floor Systems
October, 2025 Building
Solar Photovoltaic Installations
October 27, 2025 Building Electrical Structural
Requirements for Portable Buildings
September 12, 2025 Admin Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Structural
Underground plumbing for housing accessory structures or fixtures
July 22, 2025 Plumbing
Helical, Augured and Screw Piles in Housing Applications
November 13, 2025 Structural
Drawing Submissions
March 12, 2025 Building
Sump Pit Installations for Housing
January 2, 2025 Admin Building Electrical Plumbing
Issued in 2024
Guide to Electrical Patient Care Areas
December 2, 2024 Electrical
Painting, Coating Types of Operations
November 18, 2024 Building Electrical Fire Mechanical
Limit States Design
October 15, 2024 Structural
Electrical Permits Required for Alarm System and Voice Data Video Installations
June 27, 2024 Electrical
Adoption of National Energy Code (2020)
April 23, 2024 Admin Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Structural
Implementation of CAN ULC-S1001
February 29, 2024 Admin Building Electrical Fire Mechanical Sprinkler
Vapour Barrier and Insulation Installations and Applications in Housing Inspections
January 18, 2024 Building
Burial Depths & Protection for Underground Plumbing Pipes
January 18, 2024 Plumbing
Daycare Centre Fire and Safety Requirements
January 1, 2024 Building Electrical Sprinkler
Sprinkler System Zoning in Contained Use Areas, Impeded Egress Zones and Care and Treatment Facilities
January 1, 2024 Building Electrical Mechanical
Guidelines for Temporary Overnight Shelters
January 1, 2024 Building Electrical Fire Zoning
Clarification for the Installation of Fire Alarm Visual Signal Devices
January 1, 2024 Building Electrical
Issued in 2023
Motors Controlled by Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
November 2, 2023 Electrical Mechanical
Engineering Requirements for Housing
September 13, 2023 Building Structural
Infill Housing Construction Guidelines
August 31, 2023 Building Zoning
Defining Occupancy
July 19, 2023 Admin Building
Guidelines for Partial Interim Occupancy Permits
July 19, 2023 Admin Building Electrical Fire Mechanical Plumbing Structural Sprinkler
Structural Shop Drawings Submissions
July 19, 2023 Admin Structural
Pool Bonding Permit Requirements
February 16, 2023 Electrical
Issued in 2022
Energy Efficiency Requirements for Existing Part 9 Buildings
December 22, 2022 Building
Display Suites for Multi Residential Buildings
November 14, 2022 Admin Building Electrical Fire Mechanical Plumbing Structural Sprinkler
Electrical Drawing Requirements for New Construction of Commercial & Industrial Buildings
November 14, 2022 Electrical
Wood Fired Pizza Ovens Permit Requirements and Information
November 14, 2022 Building Mechanical
Commercial Listed Ecology Units
November 14, 2022 Mechanical
Clarification of Arc Fault Circuits
July 1, 2022 Electrical
2022 Winnipeg Electrical By-law, PowerPoint presentation
June 6, 2022 Electrical
Helical, Augured and Screw Piles in Commercial Applications
May 5, 2022 Structural
Issued before 2022
Containment & Separation for Attached Secondary Suite Design
December 21, 2021 Building
Permit Requirements for Sprinkler & Standpipe Installations in Existing Buildings
April 16, 2021 Building Mechanical Sprinkler
Landscape Lighting
February 8, 2021 Electrical
Building Permit Requirements for Housing
December 8, 2017 Building
HVAC in Class C Health Care Facilities
November 3, 2017 Building
Mixed Occupancy - Building Classification
May 4, 2017 Electrical
ULC Listing for Fire Rated Cables
December 18, 2015 Electrical
Containment & Separation for Attached Secondary Suite Design
September 8, 2014 Electrical
Interpretation of Emergency Floor Drains
July 3, 2014 Plumbing
Determination of Requirement for a Fire Alarm System - MBC Sentence 3.2.4.1.(5)
September 16, 2013 Building Electrical
Manitoba Building Code Amendments Regarding Washrooms - MBC Section 3.8
July 1, 2013 Building
Policy for the Installation of Photoluminescent Exit Signs
May 14, 2013 Building Electrical
Policy for Exit Sign Installations in Existing Buildings
April 1, 2011 Building Electrical
Use of CSTE's
January 21, 2011 Electrical
Mounting Heights of Electrical Controls in Barrier-Free Paths of Travel
September 24, 2008 Building Electrical
Requirements for Hydromassage Bathtubs
May 5, 2008 Electrical
Qualification Requirements for Personnel Conducting Verification of Fire Alarm Systems
March 6, 2008 Building Electrical
Clarification Notice for CSTE's on Overhead Services
November 7, 2007 Electrical
Clarification for Fire Alarm Audibility in Multi-Residential Buildings, PowerPoint Presentation
August 8, 2007 Building Electrical
Electrical Engineering Required
July 1, 2005 Electrical