Tarique Chaudhry brings decades of senior-level experience in building design, building-code administration, regulatory review, municipal approvals, and building enforcement to Sky Sight Inc. As a Senior Building Designer and Code Consultant, Tarique is actively involved in the review and development of building designs while providing senior technical guidance on complex Ontario Building Code matters, regulatory requirements, permitting, and municipal approvals. He works collaboratively with the firm’s architectural design team, contributing design ideas, reviewing proposed solutions, and helping resolve technical and regulatory challenges throughout project development.

His experience on both the design and authority sides of the building industry allows him to assess projects from multiple perspectives. Tarique advises on matters including building classification, construction requirements, fire protection, exiting, accessibility, structural and building systems, plumbing, HVAC, applicable law, and other code-related considerations that may affect design and permitting. By integrating this knowledge early in the design process, he helps project teams identify potential regulatory issues, evaluate practical solutions, and develop designs that respond to both project objectives and approval requirements.

Over the course of his career, Tarique has held progressively senior municipal and territorial building-regulatory positions across Canada. Most recently, he served for many years as Chief Building Official for the Government of Nunavut. His previous positions include Chief Building Official for the Town of Orangeville; Chief Building Official and Manager of Building Services for the Town of Innisfil; Deputy Chief Building Official and Property Standards Officer for the City of Orillia; Senior Plans Examiner for the Town of Milton and City of Oshawa; and Building and Plumbing Inspector and By-Law Enforcement Officer with the Township of Tay.

His municipal responsibilities have included administration and enforcement of building legislation, plans examination, permit approval, zoning review, inspections, Building Code Act orders, fire repairs and retrofit matters, Building Code Commission and court proceedings, site plan applications, subdivision agreements, staff supervision, reporting to municipal councils, and advising planning, heritage, and accessibility committees. His senior positions also involved managing building officials, plans examiners, permit staff, zoning personnel, and administrative staff.

Earlier in his career, Tarique worked in architectural project management, design, construction documentation, and contract administration. His experience included coordinating architectural and engineering information, preparing and reviewing working drawings, planning and administering building projects, construction observation, cost estimating, and tender and contract matters. This combination of architectural, construction, and regulatory experience enables him to provide practical guidance from early design and approvals through permitting and construction.

Tarique holds a Bachelor of Architecture and maintains extensive Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing qualifications across a broad range of Building Code categories.

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Professional Qualifications

• Certified Building Code Official (CBCO)
• Certified Registered Building Official (CRBO)
• Member, Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario (MAATO)
• BCIN Qualified Designer
• MMAH – Powers and Duties of a Chief Building Official
• MMAH – Building Services
• MMAH – Building Structural
• MMAH – Complex Buildings
• MMAH – Detection, Lighting and Power
• MMAH – Fire Protection
• MMAH – HVAC – House
• MMAH – House
• MMAH – Large Buildings
• MMAH – On-Site Sewage Systems
• MMAH – Plumbing – All Buildings
• MMAH – Plumbing – House
• MMAH – Small Buildings

Additional Technical Training

• Ontario Building Code – Part 3: Large Buildings – Health and Safety
• Ontario Building Code – Part 3: Large Buildings – Classification and Construction
• Ontario Building Code – Part 4: Structural Requirements
• Ontario Building Code – Part 7: Plumbing
• Ontario Building Code – Part 8: On-Site Sewage Systems
• Ontario Building Code – Part 9: Building Envelope
• Ontario Building Code – Part 9: Structural Requirements
• Ontario Building Code – Part 9: Health and Safety
• Ontario Building Code – Parts 10 and 11
• Building Code Act implementation
• Zoning and planning for building officials
• Residential and small-commercial HVAC design, heat-loss and heat-gain calculations, ventilation, air-system design, and hydronic systems

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario (AATO)
• Member, Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA)
• Associate Member, Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)

Committees & Advisory Experience

• Former Nunavut representative, National Research Council Provincial/Territorial Policy Advisory Committee on Codes
• Member, Code Interpretation Advisory Committee (CIAC), advising the Toronto Area Chief Building Officials Committee on Building Code matters
• Member, OBOA Part 3 and Parts 10/11 Quality Control Team, reviewing and updating technical training materials to reflect changes to the Ontario Building Code
• Member, CSA technical committee addressing prefabricated buildings, modules, and panels, including review of CSA Z240, Z240.10.1, and A277
• Former member, CSA technical committee related to certification of manufactured steel building systems