Permit Guides

For information related to ePLAN, please refer to our ePLAN Guides and Tutorials.  

• Guide to Building Permits [PDF] - a summary of the different building permit classifications and the forms, documents and drawings required for each permit type
• Guide to Conditional Permits [PDF]

• Applicable Law Legislative Citations - an extract from the Ontario Building Code pertaining to applicable law with links to the referenced statutes
  
• Non-Housing: New Buildings/Additions [PDF]
• Non-Housing: Interior Alterations [PDF]
• Designer Qualification Requirements [PDF] - print and complete this form to include with your permit application
• How to Complete a Building Permit Application [PDF]
• On-Site Sewage Systems Submission Requirements [PDF]

Permit Application Documents

Application Forms

• Building Permit Application Form [PDF] Not required for ePLAN submissions
• Applicable Law Checklist [PDF]
• Conditional Permit Addendum [PDF]
• Plumbing Data Form [PDF]
• Swimming Pool Enclosure Application Package [PDF]
• Certified Model Application Form [PDF]
• Alternative Solution Application Form [PDF]
• Shop Drawing Submission Form [PDF]

Designer Information

• Commitment to General Reviews [PDF]
• Schedule 1: Designer Information [PDF]
• Schedule 2: Sewage System Installer Information [PDF]

Energy Efficiency Forms

Housing

• Energy Efficiency Design Summary (For Housing) SB-12 [PDF] for applications made prior to Jan. 1, 2017
  
• Energy Efficiency Design Summary (SB-12) Performance Based [PDF] for applications made after Dec. 31, 2016
• Energy Efficiency Design Summary (SB-12) Prescriptive [PDF] for applications made after Dec. 31, 2016

Non-Housing

• ASHRAE 90.1-2013 + SB-10 Method [PDF]
• 2014 ASHRAE 189.1 Method [PDF]
• SB-10 Part 9 Non-Residential Buildings [PDF]
• 2015 National Energy Code + SB-10 Method [XLS]

Application Checklists

• Permit Application Checklist (Housing) [PDF]
• Permit Application Checklist (Non-Housing: New Buildings/Additions) [PDF]
• Permit Application Checklist (Non-Housing: Interior Alterations) [PDF]
• Demolition Approvals Checklist [PDF] Not required for ePLAN submissions
• Sign Permit Application Checklist [PDF] Not required for ePLAN submissions
• Zoning Preliminary Review Checklist [PDF]

Request Forms

• Request to Cancel an Application / Revoke a Permit [PDF]
• Request for Information [PDF]

Fees

• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2017-150 [PDF] effective January 1, 2018
  
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2016-148 [PDF] effective January 1, 2017 *Table 1 revised September 5, 2017
  
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2015-166 [PDF] effective January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016