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# 🇨🇦 Calculators for Canada

> Welcome to the calculators for Canada. Here you'll find comprehensive documentation and examples for structural calculations based on Canadian standards including CSA O86 for wood and Canadian steel standards.

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## 🚀 Quick Start

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  <Card title="3 Steps to Success" icon="list-numbers" href="/docs/get-started/quick-start-checklist/getting-started-3-simple-steps-success">
    Learn the three key steps to using Calcs.com
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    Platform walkthroughs and calculator video guides
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  <Card title="Wood Beam Design" icon="tree" href="/docs/calculators/beams/ca/how-to-design-wood-beam-joist-girder">
    Design wood beams to CSA O86
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  <Card title="Wood Column Design" icon="columns" href="/docs/calculators/columns/ca/how-to-design-wood-column">
    Design wood columns to CSA O86
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## 📐 Calculation Modules

### Beams & Columns

#### Wood (CSA O86)

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  <Card title="Wood Beams, Joists & Girders" icon="wood" href="/docs/calculators/beams/ca/how-to-design-wood-beam-joist-girder">
    Design wood beams, joists, and girders to CSA O86
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  <Card title="Lateral Stability for Wood Beams" icon="wood" href="/docs/calculators/beams/ca/generalized-lateral-stability-calculation-wood-beams">
    Generalized lateral stability calculations for wood beams
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  <Card title="Wood Columns" icon="wood" href="/docs/calculators/columns/ca/how-to-design-wood-column">
    Design wood columns to CSA O86
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#### Steel

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  <Card title="Steel Columns" icon="square-letter-s" href="/docs/calculators/columns/ca/steel-column-validation-examples">
    Steel column validation examples
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## 🔍 Browse by Category

Use **Design Calculators → Canada Calculators** in the left sidebar to explore all guides organized by:

* **Beams & Columns** - Wood (CSA O86) beams, lateral stability, wood columns; steel columns

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