Footings Required

(1)  Footings shall be provided under walls, pilasters, columns, piers, fireplaces and chimneys that bear on soil or rock, except that footings are permitted to be omitted under piers or monolithic concrete walls if the safe loadbearing capacity of the soil or rock is not exceeded.

Article 9.15.3.1 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.