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Cambridge Building Permits
74k+ permit records from Cambridge, Ontario. New construction, renovations, demolitions, and more — geocoded, normalized, and updated daily.
About Cambridge Building Permit Data
Cambridge 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 collects and normalizes these records from Cambridge’s open data portal daily, making 74k+ Cambridge permits searchable through a single REST API.
2k+ building permits were issued in Cambridge, ON over the past 12 months, representing $909M in declared construction value. Renovation permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Cambridge 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
Cambridge Permits by Type
Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.
Recent Cambridge Building Permits
Latest permits issued in Cambridge, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Query Cambridge Permits via API
Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.
GET /permit?municipality=cambridge&limit=10 HTTP/1.1
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"count": 10,
"results": [
{
"record_id": "BD-2024-00123",
"municipality": "cambridge",
"address": "123 MAIN ST",
"permit_type_canonical": "new_construction",
"status_canonical": "issued",
"issued_date": "2024-06-01",
"construction_value": 450000
}
]
}