Classes of Licences

Building officials in Saskatchewan must hold a valid licence before a local authority can appoint them. Class 1, 2, and 3 Building Official Licences are available from Building and Fire Safety. The qualifications are set out in The Building and Accessibility Standards Administration Regulations and summarized in the brochure Building Official Licences. A person must obtain a Class 1 licence before being eligible for a Class 2 licence, and a Class 2 licence before a Class 3.

A person who enforces the UBAS Act, the National Building Code of Canada, and the building bylaw for a local authority must be appointed. Since May 16, 1997, only licensed building officials may be appointed. (Building officials who were appointed before May 16, 1997 were not required to be licensed.) Building officials can be an employee of the local authority or can provide services under a contract. The local authority must issue a certificate of appointment to each appointed building official.

Building officials are licensed in three primary classes. Licensees are restricted to providing services within the scope of their licence.

• Class 1 - Authorized to provide enforcement services for one- and two-unit dwellings only.
• Class 2 - Authorized to provide enforcement services for small buildings occupied by residential, mercantile, business and personal services, and medium or low hazard industrial occupancies (any building under the scope of Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada), as well as those covered by Class 1. 
• Class 3 - Authorized to provide enforcement services for any type or size of building (any building under the scope of the National Building Code of Canada), including those covered by Class 1 and Class 2.

Two secondary classes of licences, Restricted and Temporary, entitle the licensee to take only those actions stipulated in the licence.