Following a major update to the Ontario Fire Code, it will be mandatory as of Jan. 1st to have a working carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on every floor of your home.
Previously, provincial law only required these alarms near sleeping areas. However, the new rules mandate protection on every level of your home — including basements and main floors without bedrooms.
This mandate applies to all homes — including detached houses, townhomes and apartments — with gas, oil, or wood-burning furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters, ovens and dryers. They also apply to houses with attached garages.
