Home Improvement Permits
Includes interior or exterior renovations to existing single-detached and semi-detached houses, row houses up to 4 units, secondary suites, decks and accessory structures, like sheds, and detached garages, associated with these housing types.
Includes:
• Decks: single platforms in back yards less than 6 feet high
• Detached garage: standard designs for single detached houses, less than 55 square meters
• Demolition: simple projects with asbestos clearance and gas disconnected
Simple application will be assigned for review in approximately:
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
Includes:
• Complex decks, detached garages and demolitions
• Home renovations and basements
• Home additions
• Secondary suites
• Sheds, gazebos, pergolas and carports
• Renewable energy system
• Swimming pool and hot tub
Applications placed in the safety codes queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
New Home Construction
Includes new low-density residential construction in both infill (development of new housing in established neighbourhoods) and greenfield (development on land that has not previously been developed) areas.
Building permit applications placed in this queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
Building permit applications placed in this queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
Building permit applications placed in this queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
Commercial and Industrial Construction
Includes new construction, additions, interior and exterior alterations and renovations, demolitions, or changes in business activities to commercial, industrial, institutional, and mixed-use (blend of commercial and residential) buildings.
Building Permit applications will be screened in approximately:
Intake screening checks to ensure applications are complete and meet minimum application requirements. If approved, the application is then passed to the Development Permit Restamp stage.
Restamping confirms the proposed building plans comply with the approved Development Permit and the regulations of the Zoning Bylaw.
Restamping can take up to 15 calendar days to process, depending on the complexity of the application.
If approved, the application is then passed to the building permit review stage.
Building permit applications placed in this queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
Once assigned, the time needed to complete reviews varies depending on the complexity of the application.
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by:
HVAC permit application placed in this queue will be assigned for review in approximately:
7 calendar days
Once assigned, the time needed to complete reviews varies depending on the complexity of the application.
Currently assigning applications placed in queue by: