The Ontario Building Code | Commissioning of Life Safety and Fire Protection Systems
9.10.18.10. Commissioning of Life Safety and Fire Protection Systems
(1) Where life safety and fire protection systems are installed to comply with the provisions of this Code or the Fire Code made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, the commissioning of these integrated systems must be performed as a whole to ensure the proper operation and inter-relationship of the systems.
(2) Sentence (1) does not apply to a building that contains onlydwelling units and has no dwelling unit above another dwelling unit.
9.10.19. Smoke Alarms
In Plain Language
Life safety and fire protection systems must be commissioned as set out in this article, meaning tested and verified to confirm they actually work as designed before the building is occupied.
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.