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Exit Sign Requirements Ontario

Use this guide to distinguish a replacement running-person graphic from a complete exit-sign system. Building conditions, illumination, sightline and the authority having jurisdiction determine what is suitable for a specific location.

Exit-sign buyer path

Need only the replacement running-person graphic? Start with the decal product.

This guide separates a replacement pictogram from a full illuminated or self-luminous assembly. If you already have the housing and only need the face graphic, use the live product page and submit the exact face dimensions before checkout.

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Building-specific boundary
Ontario Building Code + system-specific approval boundary

We only sell the replacement graphic from this guide. Complete illuminated or photoluminescent systems still need building-specific approval and source checking.

Source citation

Ontario Building Code (O. Reg. 332/12), Art. 3.4.5.1 / 9.9.11.3

Applicability varies by building and installed system. Confirm the final selection with the authority having jurisdiction, designer or fire-safety professional.

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Replacement graphic ≠ complete sign system

Replacement pictogram decal

A printed or cut graphic for an existing sign face. It does not add a housing, illumination, emergency power, electrical certification or approval for the building.

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Complete exit-sign system

A finished system may include a certified housing, illumination, emergency power, mounting and building-specific approval. Compliance Lettering does not currently offer an unsourced complete system through this page.

Verified specification

What the Ontario source supports

Design

Green running-person pictogram using ISO 7010 E001/E002 symbols and E005/E006 directional arrows, with a green field and white or lightly tinted symbol.

Size

The Code does not provide one fixed decal size for every building. Size the sign for the actual viewing distance and sightline.

Internally illuminated

Continuous illumination, to CSA C22.2 No. 141, on emergency power.

Externally illuminated

Illuminated at all times.

Photoluminescent or self-luminous

Use a system conforming to CAN/ULC-S572.

Placement

Over or adjacent to every required exit door and wherever the egress route is not obvious; the sign must remain visible on approach.

Do not use a generic fixed-size rule.

The verified source does not make one decal dimension or one viewing distance universally legal. Measure the real sightline and confirm the installed-system requirements for the building.

Order intake

Information to confirm before ordering

  • Is this a replacement graphic for an existing sign face, or a complete illuminated/self-luminous sign system?
  • What is the longest real sightline to the door?
  • Is the sign internally illuminated, externally illuminated, photoluminescent, or self-luminous?
  • Which running-person direction and arrow are needed at this exact location?
  • What housing, face dimensions, mounting surface and existing certification apply?
  • Has the authority having jurisdiction, designer or fire-safety professional confirmed this building-specific application?

Private supplier boundary

Source context is not a building approval

Compliance Lettering can print a replacement graphic from customer-confirmed details. We do not determine whether a particular exit-sign assembly, illumination method or placement satisfies every condition at your site.

This page does not claim that an exit pictogram alone satisfies AODA or other accessibility obligations. Confirm the complete system and site application with the relevant authority or qualified professional.

Need only a replacement pictogram?

Use the existing housing measurements and confirm that a graphic-only replacement is appropriate before ordering.

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