Joel Cormier                                                                              
City of Moncton
655 Main Street
Moncton, NB
E1C 1E8
email: joel.cormier@moncton.ca


The Alliance of Canadian Building Officials Association

Founded in 1996 to provide Building Officials with a national body devoted to developing nationally recognized education and certification standards and programs. This, in turn, would provide a consistent and uniform approach and understanding of code application across Canada and increase the level of professional recognition of Building Officials. The strength of a National Association having a unified voice would result in more effective communication and liaison with industry and government along with increased influence on national issues affecting Building Officials.

CHIBO

In 1999, the Canadian Home Inspectors and Building Officials National Initiative (CHIBO) was launched toenhance the credibility and status of the building inspection industry and to harmonize licensing, standards of performance and certification of both Professional Building Officials (PBOs) and Home and Property Inspectors (HPIs) across Canada.

This industry led initiative began as a partnership effort involving the

• Alliance of Canadian Building Officials’ Associations (ACBOA)
  
• Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI).
  
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).
  

A Working Committee was created to conduct occupational analyses and develop a set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for building officials and for home and property inspectors across Canada.

The CHIBO I initiative was successfully completed in May of 2001, with the delivery of the following documents:

• Occupational Standards: Professional Building Official
• Occupational Standards: Home and Property Inspector
• Common Core Competencies for Professional Building Officials and Home and Property Inspectors

The National Occupational Standards (NOS) developed for each profession are very detailed describing the range, depth of skill, knowledge and ability necessary to perform the associated tasks at a professional level.In March 2003, the First Nations National Building Officers Association (FNNBOA) also completed an occupational standard based on the above to reflect the core competencies required to function in First Nations communities. FNNBOA joined the CHIBO initiative after the completion of CHIBO Phase I.

CHIBO II -

In December 2003, the second phase of the CHIBO initative commenced with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Construction Sector Council (CSC) and CHIBO (CAHPI, ACBOA and FNNBOA).

The primary goal of CHIBO II was: "To establish and develop certification and accreditation models that will lead to a recognizable and credible inspection industry and also increase worker mobility between jurisdictions"

NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION MODELS FINALIZED The Alliance of Canadian Building Officials have completed CHIBO II and now have two National Models,one for Certification and one for Accreditation.

Construction Sector Council Web Site

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