All standard qualification exams are based on the 2024 BC Building Code, that came into effect on March 8, 2024. Please ensure your printed binders are current.
Standard qualification exams are on demand and cannot be booked for future dates. PRONTO is available 24/7 and you will be provided your results immediately upon exam completion.
You will require a computer, a webcam, a scrollable mouse, internet & Guardian Secure as your browser to take these exams. The recommended minimum screen resolution is 1280 x 1024. Secondary Monitors are not permitted.
It is recommended to ‘test your system’ by clicking here prior to booking an exam.
Steps of the Onboarding Process
Items Allowed / Prohibited During Exams
Requesting Authorization for Exams
Qualification Exams: Click Here to request authorization
In order to be qualified as a building official, a person must pass one or more qualifying exams: Ministerial Order
- Standard Exams Information Bulletin
- Standard Exams Instruction Manual
- Granted Exams Information Bulletin
- Granted Exams Instruction Manual
Building Official in-Training (BOIT) Exam: Click Here to request authorization
The trainee must pass this exam before applying for a building official in-training qualification.
Extra-Provincial Building Official (EPBO) Exam: Click Here to request authorization
This exam is only required by those who are transferring qualifications from another province.
