Building Structural 2024 Syllabus -- Practical Study Map

Use the official Ontario syllabus as the final authority:

• Official page: https://www.ontario.ca/document/study-guides-2024-building-code-examinations/building-structural-syllabus

This page groups that long official list into study buckets you can actually work through.

Bucket 1 – Division A and Division C foundations

• Division A compliance, objectives, and functional statements
• Division C administrative provisions for:
  • application
  • general review
  • permits and inspections
  • occupancy and notices
  • alternative solutions, rulings, and interpretations

Bucket 2 – Part 4 structural design

• The full Part 4 – Structural Design
• This is the central exam bucket and should be your strongest navigation area

Bucket 3 – Part 9 structural work for housing and small buildings

• materials, systems, and equipment
• structural requirements
• excavation
• footings and foundations
• floors-on-ground
• columns
• masonry and concrete chimney support rules
• fireplaces and hearth support
• wood frame construction
• sheet steel stud wall framing
• roofing support
• garages, cottages, log construction, park model trailers, reinforced concrete slabs
• change-of-use cross-references in Part 9

Bucket 4 – Structural crossover from Part 3

• classification and selected scope rules
• heavy timber construction
• rated supporting construction and firewalls
• glass, guards, stairs, ramps, landings and handrails
• selected service-facility and self-storage provisions
• additional requirements for existing buildings

Bucket 5 – Environmental and load-related crossover

• Part 5 structural and environmental loads
• deterioration resistance
• environmental load and transfer procedures
• hydrostatic loads, dampproofing, waterproofing, and required protection
• selected structural movement and support provisions in Parts 6 and 7

Bucket 6 – Renovation and compliance alternatives

• Part 11 compliance alternatives
• tables cross-referencing the rest of the Building Structural syllabus

Supplementary standards named in the syllabus

• SA-1
• SB-1
• SB-2
• SB-7
• SB-8
• SB-11
• SB-13

How to use this syllabus page

1. Read the official Ontario syllabus once.
2. Study by the buckets above, not by article number alone.
3. Keep the official page open when you review so you can confirm scope and exclusions quickly.