Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA)

Trax is proud to support the OBOA and its members in engaging and leveraging online tools to enable their digital transformation. We hope to provide as much value as possible to all the OBOA members as we work toward fulfilling our mission of having a big impact in helping to make buildings healthier, safer, and more sustainable.

We enjoyed meeting hundreds of members at the OBOA AMTS 2022 and looking forward to working with members to innovate together on Trax Codes.

Building Codes Made Easy

Trax Codes gives convenient access to enriched building codes and statutes for Ontario and Canada with links, terms, comments, highlights and versions to help building officials, architects, engineers, and contractors to better search, navigate and communicate.

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Leading municipalities, cities, towns, and organizations choose Trax Codes!

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“Trax is my first stop when I need to reference the BCA or the OBC. It’s a great product!”

Nick Anastasopoulos, P.Eng.
Chief Building Official
Director of Building & By-law Department
City of Burlington

“Searching the version of the code at the time that the permit is issued is beyond powerful in allowing us to work with the public by considering the code that was in effect for that specific permit.”

Shawn Merriman

Manager of Building & By-law Services
Town of Prescott

“It took me no time at all to see the incredible value in Trax!”

Jeremy Bender, CBCO

Inspector, Large & Complex Buildings
Building Services
City of Peterborough

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Access Anywhere

Trax Codes delivers a digital version of the building code via a web and mobile application, making regulations accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device.

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Automated updates

Save time and the environment! Code updates are automatic, so you always have the latest version. No labour-intensive swapping out of superseded pages.

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Easy Navigation

Trax Codes makes navigation and interpretation easier with features such as linking referenced regulations, pop-up definitions for specific terms defined in other parts of the code, and a tree table of contents on the side.

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Delightful search

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Lightning fast! Typo tolerant. Full text search across codes or with a single code.

Powerful Annotation Tools

Add bookmarks, comments, and highlights to any item of the code. Annotations are associated with the current project and can be exported per project.

Collaborate with Projects

Create a Project to include the relevant codes from the Library. Then filter the clauses that are needed for the specific project to achieve compliance. Share the project by inviting colleagues or clients to join. Use Bookmarks, Comments, and Highlights to collaborate.

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