You need to complete and submit a building permit application in order to build a home or cottage on your property.
Fees
There is a $150 base fee plus the following additional fees as necessary:
- $1.19 per square foot for residential dwellings and additions
- $0.36 per square foot of unfinished basement or crawlspace
- $0.74 per square foot of finished basement or crawlspace
- $0.36 per square foot for docks and decks
- $0.46 per square foot for an accessory building such as a garage, shed, gazebo or boat port
A fee of $10.00 per fixture will apply for any new or modified plumbing fixture.
Fees are indexed on January 1 of each year.
Building permit checklist
Please include the following information with your application:
- Schedule 1
- site plan (view a sample site plan)
- engineered lot grading plan (as a PDF file)
- construction drawings (as PDF files)
- letter of authorization (if applicable)
- HVAC (includes heat loss/gain, layout, calculations)
- energy efficiency design summary
- sewage system design specifications (if applicable)
- sewage system plan view (if applicable)
- Schedule 2 (if applicable)
- any applicable approvals (Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent-Severn Waterway)
Files are preferred in PDF. Contact us with any questions or email us your completed application.