How to use the sources
Each topic guide links to the authority relevant to the claim or process it discusses. Use the current source for formal requirements, scope descriptions and contact routes. The site’s checklists and comparison frameworks are editorial planning aids, not official approvals or reproductions of a technical standard.
The online content was reviewed on October 11, 2026. Public standards descriptions establish what a standard covers; they do not certify HAUSE or a contractor. Public guidance cannot determine the condition, coverage or permission for a particular property.
First steps and household support
Claims and business decisions
Assessment, treatment and building materials
- IICRC · S700 fire and smoke restoration scope
- IICRC · S500 water damage restoration scope
- IICRC · S590 HVAC assessment scope
- IICRC · standards directory
- US EPA · moisture and mould prevention
- US EPA · ozone generators and indoor air
- Health Canada · asbestos and your health
- Health Canada · chemical safety during renovations
Wildfire, air and prevention
- Government of Canada · wildfire preparedness and return
- Alberta Health Services · restoring a home after wildfire
- Alberta Health Services · water and food after wildfire
- Health Canada · cleaner air during wildfire smoke
- Canadian Red Cross · preventing and surviving a home fire
- Montréal fire service · household escape planning
Repair and local authorities
- Parks Canada · conservation standards and guidelines
- Calgary · property projects and permits
- Edmonton · fire recovery and municipal next steps
- Toronto Building · fire damage permit guide
- Vancouver · building and renovating
- Montréal fire service · public enquiry contacts
- Montréal · city and borough contact directory
- Ottawa Fire Services · immediately after a fire
- Winnipeg · after the fire guide (PDF)
- Winnipeg · demolition debris and rubble
- Ville de Québec · guide après sinistre (PDF, French)
- Halifax · returning home after wildfire (PDF)
- Hamilton · building permit requirements
- Kitchener · fire department
- Waterloo · building permits and inspections
- London · fire and emergency services
Corrections and questions
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