Live — 17 cities, updated daily

The API for Canadian
Construction Data

2M+ building permits from coast to coast. One endpoint, every city. Normalized schema, geocoded, ready to query.

2M+
17
8
Daily
Official municipal data
Geocoded lat/lng
No scraping — clean REST API
Free tier available

What you get

Every building permit from 17 Canadian cities, structured the same way.

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Normalized schema

Canonical permit_type and status fields across all cities. Query Toronto and Montreal the same way.

Geocoded

Lat/lng on every record via Statistics Canada's address database. Search by proximity with radius_km.

Updated daily

Automated pipelines pull from each city's open data portal every 24 hours. Always current.

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Simple REST API

Filter by city, keyword, date range, permit type, or proximity. Paginated JSON responses, OpenAPI spec included.

Coast-to-coast coverage

8 provinces. 17 cities. Every major metro area in Canada.

See real permit data

Pick a city and search by keyword or address. Live data, no account required.

Simple, consistent API

Filter by city, keyword, date range, permit type, or proximity. One endpoint, every city.

Built for builders

One API, multiple use cases across real estate, construction, and civic tech.

Proptech & real estate

Track new construction, renovation trends, and development pipelines. Power neighbourhood intelligence and investment screening tools.

Construction intelligence

Monitor competitor permit activity, identify upcoming projects, and track permit volumes by type and area across all 17 cities.

Mortgage & insurance

Pull permit history for any address to verify renovations, assess property condition, and flag unpermitted work.

Urban planning

Analyse construction patterns, density trends, and housing supply across Canadian municipalities. Full historical data via pagination.

Pricing

Start free. Scale when you need to.

Start building with Canadian permit data

Free tier. No credit card. Takes 30 seconds.

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