The Ontario Building Code | Privacy
3.7.4.16. Privacy
(1) If a room contains not more than 1 water closet, the doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway to the room shall be provided with a full height door that is capable of being locked from the inside.
(2) Except in a room for private use, water closets, urinals, lavatories, showers and bathtubs shall not be visible from the entrance to the room where it contains at least,
(a) two water closets,
(b) one water closet and one urinal,
(c) one shower stall, or
(d) one bathtub.
In Plain Language
A room with only one water closet needs a full-height, lockable door, and outside of private-use rooms, fixtures like water closets, urinals, lavatories, showers, and bathtubs can't be visible from the room's entrance.
This is a plain-language summary of the 2012/2017 Ontario Building Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the 2024 edition (O.Reg. 163/24) or a qualified professional before construction.