Communiqués
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July 28, 2022 - Amendment Package No. 2022-1 for 2015 Fire Code Compendium. A new amendment package has been developed for the “2015 Fire Code Compendium” publication in cooperation with Publications Ontario. The amendment package relates to the content of O. Reg. 319/22, an administrative amendment to update a name change for a legislative reference in the Fire Code. The amendment package also contains a correction for a typographical error.
Communiqué Index: 2022
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Number
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Title
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Date
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2022-08
ENGLISH |
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October 17, 2022 |
2022-08
FRENCH |
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October 17, 2022 |
2022-06
ENGLISH |
Return to Total Evacuation Fire Drills in Schools during 2022-23 Academic Year |
August 15, 2022 |
2022-06
FRENCH |
Return to Total Evacuation Fire Drills in Schools during 2022-23 Academic Year |
August 15, 2022 |
2022-05
ENGLISH |
Assistant to the Fire Marshal Designations and Training |
May 3, 2022
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2022-05
FRENCH |
Assistant to the Fire Marshal Designations and Training |
May 3, 2022
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2022-04
ENGLISH |
Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers’ Survivors Scholarship Fund (2022-04-29) |
April 29, 2022 |
2022-04
FRENCH |
Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers’ Survivors Scholarship Fund (2022-04-29) |
April 29, 2022 |
2022-03
ENGLISH |
Amendments to O. Reg. 144/20 made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act came into force. |
April 27, 2022 |
2022-03
FRENCH |
Amendments to O. Reg. 144/20 made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act came into force. |
April 27, 2022 |
2022-02
ENGLISH |
Municipal Reimbursement Program for Emergency Response into Unincorporated Ontario |
March 22, 2022 |
2022-02
FRENCH |
Municipal Reimbursement Program for Emergency Response into Unincorporated Ontario |
March 22, 2022 |
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2022-01 ENGLISH |
Use of Information on Lightweight Construction to Inform Fire Suppression Pre-Planning Activities |
February 25, 2022 |
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2022-01 FRENCH |
Use of Information on Lightweight Construction to Inform Fire Suppression Pre-Planning Activities |
February 25, 2022 |
Communiqué Index: 2021
Communiqué Index: 2020
Communiqué Index for 2019
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Number
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Title
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Date
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2020-19
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Amendments to O. Reg 263/20 (Rules for Areas in Stage 2) and O. Reg 364/20 (Rules for Areas in Stage 3) |
October 22, 2020
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2020-18
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Staffing Levels and Firefighter Safety
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October 6, 2020
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2020-17
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Reconciliation Agreement on Construction Codes
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September 28, 2020
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2020-16
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Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer in Schools
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September 10, 2020
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2020-15 |
Fire Drills and the Safe Re-Opening of Schools |
September 4, 2020 |
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2020-14
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COVID-19 Emergency and Vulnerable Occupancies
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June 25, 2020
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2020-13
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Constable Joe Macdonald Public Safety Officers’ Survivors Scholarship Fund
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June 18, 2020
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2020-12
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COVID-19 Testing for Ontario’s Fire Services
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June 12, 2020
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2020-11
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Modified Ontario Fire College Calendar Offerings and Additional Training Considerations
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June 5, 2020
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2020-10
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First Responders COVID-19 Risk Look-Up Tool Web Portal: Protection of Personal Health Information and Appropriate Use
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April 27, 2020
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2020-09
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Building Code and Fire Code Exemptions for Temporary Health and Residential Facilities
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April 14, 2020
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2020-08
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Public Health Measures to Manage the Spread of COVID-19
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April 14, 2020
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2020-07
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Ontario Regulation 73/20 and Review and Appeal Processes under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997
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April 9, 2020
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2020-06
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Access to COVID-19 Status Information by Specified Persons
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April 6, 2020
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2020-05
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Fact Sheet on Use of Expired N95 Masks
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April 2, 2020
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2020-04
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Mitigating Risk to Covid-19
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March 26, 2020
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2020-02
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New Forms For Orders Issued Under The Fire Protection And Prevention Act, 1997
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February 11, 2020
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2020-01
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Provincial Resources for Urban Search And Rescue, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosive, And Hazardous Materials Incidents
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January 8, 2020
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