---
title: "Get a building or renovation permit"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/building-permit"
description: "Get a building or renovation permit in Canada: handled by your municipality. Links to the pages of 20 big cities. Each municipality runs its own."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Get a building or renovation permit

Municipal service · Housing and property

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Your municipality issues building, renovation, demolition, deck, fence and pool permits, and inspects the work.

Handled by your municipality: your city, town or regional government.

## Your city

Handled by your municipality. The biggest cities: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal), [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec), [Halifax, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/halifax), [Laval, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval), [London, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/london), [Markham, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/markham), [Vaughan, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/vaughan), [Gatineau, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/gatineau), [Saskatoon, SK](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/saskatchewan/saskatoon), [Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener).

## More

- [Zoning, land use and development applications](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/zoning)
- [Save for and buy your first home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/first-home)
- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Get a building or renovation permit", updated 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/building-permit