The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) seeks expressions of interest from individuals to serve as Chair for the inaugural version of the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes.

The Advisory Council’s mandate will be to provide advice to the CBHCC on key policy issues related to the National Model Codes and will begin meeting in Q1 of 2023.

The Chair will be responsible for:
-leading Advisory Council discussions;
-setting meetings and agendas; and
-as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the CBHCC, attending meetings of the CBHCC to share the Advisory Council’s advice.

The Chair and the Advisory Council will be supported by Codes Canada, an administrative unit within the National Research Council of Canada providing secretarial support to the harmonized code development system. The Advisory Council is expected to meet approximately twice a year or more frequently as required.

The CBHCC would invite those interested in being considered for the role of Chair of the Advisory Council to submit their expressions of interest by sending a letter of application, along with a CV, to the CBHCC Secretary (CBHCCSecretary-SecretaireCCHCC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) by Monday, January 9, 2023. Candidates should include: a summary of experience and background as it relates to construction codes, and/or building design, construction, use or operation; information on experience chairing group deliberations; employment and affiliation*; and contact information.

* Candidates who are employed by or have a leadership role with organizations that are members of the Advisory Council will not be considered eligible for the role of the Chair.