Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2017-05-19 12:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Navdeep Bains (Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L'hon. Navdeep Bains (ministre de l'Innovation, des Sciences et du D\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4886705\">Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), the National Research Council of Canada, NRC, provides scientific, administrative, and financial support to the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, or CCBFC, an independent committee established by the NRC. This commission is responsible for developing and updating Canada\u2019s various national model codes, including the National Building Code, the National Fire Code, the Energy Code, and the Plumbing Code, in which over 600 standards are currently referenced, including the Canadian Standards Association A23.1 technical standard, \u201cConcrete Materials and Methods of Concrete Construction\u201d. This standard was first developed in 1980, with an update schedule of every five years. This technical standard was developed by the CSA, which is an independent not-for-profit organization. The CSA is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, or SCC, a crown corporation of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada that provides the requirements and guidance for all accredited standards organizations to develop standards for the Canada market. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886706\">With regard to (b), as noted above, the technical standard is not maintained by NRC or the Canadian Commission of Building and Fire Codes but rather by the CSA. The CSA continues to update their standards on a five-year cycle, with the next edition of this standard due out in 2019. The Standards Council of Canada provides the requirements and guidance for all accredited standards organizations, such as the CSA, for which a link is provided. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886707\">With regard to (c), the technical standard is developed by the CSA, which is an independent not-for-profit organization. The National Building Code, or NBC, which is developed by NRC, references this standard, and the NBC is maintained by the commission, which is made up of voluntary members. Their support is provided through Codes Canada under the construction portfolio at NRC. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886708\">With regard to (d), there has been no financial support from NRC committed, as the development is carried out at the CSA. The National Building Code section that references this standard falls under the mandate of one technical committee reporting to the commission, and is supported by one technical adviser at Codes Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886709\">With regard to (e), no employees were assigned to work on developing the scientific standards.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886710\">With regard to (f), no external consultants were hired to work on the scientific standard development process. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886711\">With regard to (f) and (g), no external consultants have been hired as part of this process. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886712\">With regard to (h) and (i), these items are not applicable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886713\">With regard to (j), the SCC provides the requirements and guidance that the SCC-accredited standards development organizations, or SDOs, follow to develop or adopt standards for the Canadian market. The requirements and guidance documents for accredited SDOs can be found at https://www.scc.ca/en/ news-events/news/2017/ scc-improves-canadian-standards- development-system. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4886705\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la partie a) de la question, le Conseil national de recherches du Canada, ou CNRC, fournit un soutien scientifique, administratif et financier \u00e0 la Commission canadienne des codes du b\u00e2timent et de pr\u00e9vention des incendies, la CCCBPI, et aux comit\u00e9s ind\u00e9pendants cr\u00e9\u00e9s par le CNRC. Cette commission est responsable de l\u2019\u00e9laboration et de la mise \u00e0 jour des diff\u00e9rents codes mod\u00e8les nationaux canadiens, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire le Code national du b\u00e2timent, le Code national de pr\u00e9vention des incendies, le Code national de l\u2019\u00e9nergie et le Code national de la plomberie. Plus de 600 normes sont actuellement cit\u00e9es dans ces codes, y compris la norme technique de l\u2019Association canadienne de normalisation, la CSA, soit la norme A23.1 \u00ab?B\u00e9ton: Constituants et ex\u00e9cution des travaux?\u00bb. Cette norme, \u00e9labor\u00e9e en 1980, fait l\u2019objet de mises \u00e0 jour quinquennales. Cette norme technique a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9labor\u00e9e par la CSA, un organisme \u00e0 but non lucratif ind\u00e9pendant. La CSA est accr\u00e9dit\u00e9e par le Conseil canadien des normes, le CCN, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019\u00c9tat d\u2019Innovation, Science et D\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique qui fournit les exigences et les lignes directrices \u00e0 tous les organismes d\u2019\u00e9laboration de normes, afin d\u2019\u00e9laborer des normes pour le march\u00e9 canadien. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886706\">Pour ce qui est de la partie b) de la question, comme il est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 ci-dessus, la mise \u00e0 jour des normes n\u2019incombe pas au CNRC ni \u00e0 la Commission canadienne des codes du b\u00e2timent et de pr\u00e9vention des incendies, la Commission, mais plut\u00f4t \u00e0 la CSA. Cet organisme effectue la mise \u00e0 jour des normes selon un cycle quinquennal. La prochaine \u00e9dition devrait para\u00eetre en 2019. L\u2019Association canadienne de normalisation fournit des documents d\u2019exigences et de lignes directrices \u00e0 tous les organismes de normes titulaires d\u2019une accr\u00e9ditation tels que la CSA. \u00c0 cet \u00e9gard, on peut consulter le lien ci-dessous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886707\"> En ce qui concerne la partie c) de la question, la norme technique est \u00e9labor\u00e9e par la CSA, un organisme \u00e0 but non lucratif. Le Code national du b\u00e2timent, le CNB, \u00e9labor\u00e9 par le CNRC, incorpore par renvoi cette norme et le CNB est tenu \u00e0 jour par la Commission, constitu\u00e9e de membres b\u00e9n\u00e9voles. L\u2019appui apport\u00e9 par ces b\u00e9n\u00e9voles est administr\u00e9 par Codes Canada, du portefeuille Construction du CNRC.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886708\"> En ce qui a trait \u00e0 la partie d) de la question, le CNRC ne s\u2019est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 offrir aucun soutien financier, puisque le processus d\u2019\u00e9laboration rel\u00e8ve de la CSA. La section du Code national du b\u00e2timent qui incorpore par renvoi la norme scientifique en question rel\u00e8ve du mandat d\u2019un des comit\u00e9s techniques de la Commission, auquel est affect\u00e9 un conseiller technique de Codes Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886709\">Pour ce qui est de la partie e) de la question, aucun employ\u00e9 n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 affect\u00e9 au processus d\u2019\u00e9laboration de la norme scientifique. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886710\">En ce qui concerne la partie f) de la question, aucun consultant externe n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 embauch\u00e9 pour travailler au processus d\u2019\u00e9laboration de la norme scientifique. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886711\">En ce qui a trait \u00e0 la partie g) de la question, aucun consultant externe n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 embauch\u00e9 dans ce processus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886712\"> Les parties h) et i) de la question sont sans objet. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4886713\">Enfin, pour ce qui est de la partie j) de la question, le CCN \u00e9tablit les exigences et les lignes directrices adopt\u00e9es par les organismes d\u2019\u00e9laboration de normes, les OEN, autoris\u00e9s par le CCN pour \u00e9laborer ou adopter des normes pour le march\u00e9 canadien. L'hyperlien suivant m\u00e8ne aux documents d\u2019exigences et de lignes directrices \u00e0 l\u2019intention des OEN: https://www.scc.ca/fr/nouvelles-et-activites/nouvelles/2017/le-ccn-ameliore-le-systeme-canadien-delaboration-de-normes. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2017/5/19/navdeep-bains-2/",
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    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
        "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No. 952",
        "fr": "Question no 952"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2017/5/19/",
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