Glulam rivets (or Griplam nails) are high strength steel nails developed originally (in Canada) to connect glued-laminated timbers (glulam) by means of pre-drilled steel side plates. Glulam rivets are considered one of the most efficient connectors in wood construction mainly because of their high load carrying capacity. However, CSA-O86.1, Code for Engineering Design in Wood does not provide design values for glulam rivet connections with sawn timber. The Fastenings Subcommittee of the CSA Technical Committee (TC) on Engineering Design in Wood has identified a need to extend the use of glulam rivet connections to sawn timber with appropriate service condition factors, and to investigate the effect of plate thickness on joint capacity. This project involving testing and analysis of sawn timber glulam rivet connections was initiated in the 1990/91 fiscal year. Since then, progress has been communicated with members of the Glulam Rivet Task Group of the TC on Engineering Design in Wood. In the 1992/93 fiscal year, a) The testing part of the project was completed. Lateral load resistance and rivet withdrawal test data were analyzed to investigate the effect of species, loading type and direction, environmental conditions, density, waiting period between assembly and test, pre-drilling, and plate thickness; b) A revised draft of glulam rivet design section of CSA Standard O86.1 was prepared and distributed to Glulam Rivet Task Group members, and discussed in the November 1992 meeting of the Fastenings Subcommittee. Revisions will be finalized in the 1993/94 fiscal year; and c) Based on an invitation by the program committee of the International Workshop on Wood Connectors (held in Las Vegas, November 1992), a technical paper entitled "Canada overview - glulam rivets" was presented. In the 1993/94 fiscal year, data analysis will be completed, design values and factors will be proposed and discussed with members of the Glulam Rivet Task Group and then submitted to the Fasteners Subcommittee of CSA TC on Engineering Design in Wood for code implementation.