Highways and Public Works

National Safety Code

The National Safety Code (NSC) is a set of uniform, national minimum safety standards pertaining to the operation of commercial vehicles with a registered gross vehicle weight of more than 4,500 kg or commercial buses capable of carrying more than 10 passengers, including the driver.

The standards were developed in 1988 by federal, provincial and territorial governments in consultation with the trucking industry, labour organizations, safety groups, and other interested parties. They are now provincial/territorial law in most Canadian Jurisdictions.

Standards 1-6, and 8 are legislated under the Motor Vehicles Act and are administered by the Motor Vehicles Branch of the Department of Community Services. Standards 7 and 9-15 are administered by the National Safety Code Office in the Transport Services Branch of the Department of Highways and Public Works.

For further information on the National Safety Code Program or for an application for please contact:

 

Contact National Safety Code

Government of Yukon
Department of Highways and Public Works
102-211 Hawkins Street
PO Box 2703
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-5066
Toll free: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5066
Fax: (867) 667-5799