In the building code process, when you submit a building code amendment or revision it typically goes through a series of reviews. It ends up in front of a standing committee. The standing committee ultimately will make a recommendation on whether or not it should be adopted.
I've presented at many standing committees as chief fire officer. Every time, your evidence is welcome and it's well-received. However, for the most part, it's anecdotal. The challenge is to have that evidence-based research in a form that academics and engineers recognize and accept.
We have a long way to go to get the fire service experience translated into evidence-based research so that it stands a chance of adoption at those standing committee levels. Let me put it this way: there's a lot of room for improvement in our Canadian building codes. This would go a long way to help.