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Calgary Construction Data
488k+ building permit records from Calgary, Alberta, plus contractor profiles, planning applications, business licences, development permits, building inspections, property assessments, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.
Calgary construction leads, delivered weekly
Get every new Calgary building permit as a clean CSV in your inbox the week the project starts. Contractors, suppliers, and realtors use it to reach owners first. Pick your cities and dataset, 30-day free trial.
Start your Calgary lead feed →Calgary construction leads, delivered weekly
Get every new Calgary building permit as a clean CSV in your inbox the week the project starts. Contractors, suppliers, and realtors use it to reach owners first. Pick your cities and dataset, 30-day free trial.
Start your Calgary lead feed →Datasets available in Calgary
Beyond building permits, Calgary also has Contractor profiles, Planning applications, Business licences, Development permits, Building inspections, Property assessments, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.
/permit/contractor/planning_application/licence/development_permit/inspection/assessment/zoneAbout Calgary Construction Data
Calgary 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 contractor profiles, planning applications, business licences, development permits, building inspections, property assessments, and zoning for Calgary, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Calgary’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 488k+ Calgary permits searchable through a single REST API.
17k+ building permits were issued in Calgary, AB over the past 12 months, representing $6.0B in declared construction value. Renovation permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Calgary 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 Alberta
Calgary Permits by Type
Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.
Recent Calgary Building Permits
Latest permits issued in Calgary, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Calgary Planning Applications by Status
Breakdown of categories across all records on file.
Recent Planning Applications in Calgary
Latest planning application records, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Calgary Business Licences by Category
Breakdown of categories across all records on file.
Recent Business Licences in Calgary
Latest business licence records, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Calgary Development Permits by Status
Breakdown of categories across all records on file.
Recent Development Permits in Calgary
Latest development permit records, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Calgary Building Inspections by Result
Breakdown of categories across all records on file.
Recent Building Inspections in Calgary
Latest building inspection records, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Property Assessments in Calgary
Property assessment records, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Query Calgary Permits via API
Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.
Calgary construction leads: FAQ
How do I get construction leads in Calgary?
Subscribe to a BuildData lead feed and every new Calgary building permit arrives as a CSV in your inbox each week, with the project address, type, value, and date. Pick Calgary plus any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.
Are Calgary building permits public?
Yes. Calgary publishes building permit records as open data. BuildData aggregates, geocodes, and normalizes them so you can search them or receive them as weekly leads.
How current is Calgary permit data?
BuildData refreshes Calgary permits automatically, so new permits show up within days and go out in the next scheduled feed.
What's included in a Calgary construction lead?
Each lead has the project address, permit type, construction value, issue date, and permit number, ready to drop straight into your CRM.
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New permits delivered to your inbox, or full API access. 30-day free trial.
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