B-1.1, r. 3 - Safety Code

Section 90.3 Disposition versions

2024-07-13

90.3. Every elevator shall be maintained in a safe and proper working condition in accordance with the regulatory requirements applicable at the time of its construction. If subsequently altered, it must meet the regulatory requirements applicable at the time of its alteration. In addition, it shall be maintained in accordance with section 8.6 of the Code.

Based on the date of construction or alteration, the regulatory requirements applicable to an elevator are deemed to be those indicated in the table below:

Date of construction or alteration	Regulatory requirements applicable
Work completed before 2 August 1990 or, with regard to moving walks, before 4 August 1988:	Part II of the Regulation respecting elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, freight platform lifts and elevating devices for disabled persons, except sections 13, 15, 16 and 17, the second and third paragraphs of section 19, sections 19.1 to 21 and 43 (O.C. 1009-88, 88-06-22).
Work performed between 2 August 1990 and 26 February 1997 or, with regard to moving walks, between 4 August 1988 and 26 February 1997:	CSA Standard CAN3-B44-M85, Safety Code for Elevators, dated March 1986, including Supplement No.1-1987 and Appendix A, Private Residence Elevators and Inclined Lifts, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 1009-88, 88-06-22).
Work performed between 27 February 1997 and 20 October 2004:	CSA Standard CAN/CSA-B44-94, Safety Code for Elevators, published in October 1994 and its Appendix A, Private Residence Elevators, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 111-97, 97-01-29).
Work performed between 21 October 2004 and 30 May 2006:	CSA B44-00, Safety Code for Elevators, including the updates of June, November and December 2003, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 895-2004, 2004-09-22).
Work performed between 31 May 2006 and 30 January 2007:	CSA B44-04, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 895-2004, 2004-09-22).
Work performed between 31 January 2007 and 27 February 2007:	CSA B44-04, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators and Supplement No.1 – 2006 (B44S1-06), published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 895-2004, 2004-09-22).
Work performed between 28 February 2007 and 30 August 2008:	CSA B44-04, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Supplement No.1 – 2006 (B44S1-06) and update No. 1-B44-04 - May 2006, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 895-2004, 2004-09-22).
Work performed between 31 August 2008 and 12 July 2024:	ASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, published by the Canadian Standards Association (O.C. 895-2004, 2004-09-22).
Work performed since 13 July 2024:	ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44:19, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, published by CSA Group (O.C. 848-2024, 2024-05-15).

The regulatory requirements apply taking into account the fact that

(1)  a prior regulatory requirement may be applied for a period of 6 months following the date of coming into force of a new requirement;

(2)  a regulatory requirement in force at the time of construction or alteration of an elevator may be subject to an equivalency measure or different measures as provided for in sections 127 and 128 of the Building Act (chapter B-1.1);

(3)  an elevator installed before 27 August 1997 and last altered before that date, if applicable, and that is still compliant with CAN/CSA-B44-M90, Safety Code for Elevators: Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, and Freight Platform Lifts, and its Supplement No. 1 – 1992, published by the Canadian Standards Association, except for section 12, is deemed to comply with the regulatory requirements applicable at the time of its construction; and

(4)  an elevator in a private residence installed or altered on 2 August 1990 that is still compliant with Appendix A of a code earlier than CAN3-B44-M85, Safety Code for Elevators, published by the Canadian Standards Association, is deemed to comply with the regulatory requirements applicable at the time of its construction.

O.C. 849-2024, s. 1.