Burlington Construction Data

5k+ building permit records from Burlington, Ontario, plus zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

5k
Total Permits
3k
Last 12 Months
$972M
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

Datasets available in Burlington

Beyond building permits, Burlington also has Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
5k records
/permit
Checked daily
Zoning
1k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Burlington Construction Data

Burlington building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData also tracks zoning for Burlington, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Burlington’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 5k+ Burlington permits searchable through a single REST API.

3k+ building permits were issued in Burlington, ON over the past 12 months, representing $972M in declared construction value. Renovation permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Burlington the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.

Common uses

  • Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
  • Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
  • Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
  • Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across Ontario

Burlington Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

Renovation
3k
New Construction
1k
Addition
586
Other
392
Demolition
312
Change of Use
17

Recent Burlington Building Permits

Latest permits issued in Burlington, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Burlington Permits via API

Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.

curl --request GET --url "https://builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/permit?municipality=burlington&permit_type_canonical=new_construction&limit=10" --header "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE" --header "X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com"

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