At Council-in-Committee on October 28th, Council received a report for information on an updated implementation and proposed approach for the Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code requirements. In-stream permit applications received by December 31st, 2025 would not be subject to the new requirements and would proceed under the City’s existing timelines for the Energy Step Code.  

The proposed approach is as follows: 

The report noted that there are some challenges concerning the current availability of equipment capable of meeting the domestic water demands in large multi-unit residential buildings, and hence an incremental implementation timeline was applied to the ZCSC requirements. 

More information can be found in the full report by City staff.