Simple Building Permits

Application processing fees:

• Constructing a New Simple Building: $200.00
• Constructing an addition/renovation on a Simple Building up to 50 square metres: $100.00
• Constructing an addition/renovation on a Simple Building 51 square metres or larger: $125.00
• Refund fee for permit cancellation: 85% of the total permit fee

Simple Building fees:

• Building permit fee: $5.00 per $1000 of construction value
• Plumbing fixture fee: $10.00 per fixture
• Sprinkler fee: $50.00 for the first 25, $1.00 per sprinkler thereafter
• Installation of a mobile or manufactured home designated to CAN/CSA Standard: $300.00
• Re-inspection fee: $100.00
• Permit extension: $300.00

Construction Value Table

Simple Building values:

• Slab on grade or pier foundation: $18.00 per square foot / $193.75 per square metre
• Crawlspace foundation: $30.00 per square foot / $322.92 per square metre
• Basement foundation: $65.00 per square foot / $699.66 per square metre
• Finished basement: $20.00 per square foot / $215.28 per square metre
• Each story above the foundation: $130.00 per square foot / $1,399.32 per square metre
• Log or timber walled structure: $140.00 per square foot / $1,506.96 per square metre

Simple Building accessory use:

• Detached garage: $65.00 per square foot / $699.66 per square meter
• Accessory building: $65.00 per square foot / $699.66 per square meter
• Covered deck: $35.00 per square foot / $376.74 per square meter
• Interior renovations that impact the structure and vapour barrier: $50.00 per square foot / $538.20 per square meter

Before You Start

Before you start your application, please ensure you have all the required information and documents ready. Please make sure that you have your contact Information including your name, address, phone number and email. If you are hiring a contractor, please include their details as well. If your project involves excavation, complete a Site Disclosure Statement and contact Call Before You Dig to avoid underground hazards. If your project requires demolition, you will need other building permits and assessments for hazardous materials. If you are applying on behalf of another person, a completed Landowner Consent form is required.

Site Information

Make sure that you include the address and legal description of the construction site. You should include details about the property, such as its size and if there are other buildings on it. If applicable, please include any information on steep grades or unstable conditions.

Building Details

Make sure to include

• The type of work, including whether it is a new construction, repair, alteration, addition or demolition
• Type of construction materials (e.g. wood frame, masonry or concrete)
• Estimated construction value and project description

Required Plans and Reports 

We require an energy model or pre-construction energy report and two sets of building plans, including:

• Site plan
• Foundation and floor plans
• Elevations and cross-sections
• Truss or beam layouts

Please include the following approvals and forms:

• Sewage disposal approval if your property is in the PRRD Sewage Catchment Area
• Contaminated Site Declaration Form if the project involves excavation
• Homeowner Protection Office Registration for residential projects if required