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Guelph Building Permits
63k+ permit records from Guelph, Ontario. New construction, renovations, demolitions, and more — geocoded, normalized, and updated daily.
About Guelph Building Permit Data
Guelph 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 Guelph’s open data portal daily, making 63k+ Guelph permits searchable through a single REST API.
155+ building permits were issued in Guelph, ON over the past 12 months. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Guelph 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
Guelph Permits by Type
Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.
Recent Guelph Building Permits
Latest permits issued in Guelph, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Query Guelph Permits via API
Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.
GET /permit?municipality=guelph&limit=10 HTTP/1.1
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X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE
X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com{
"count": 10,
"results": [
{
"record_id": "BD-2024-00123",
"municipality": "guelph",
"address": "123 MAIN ST",
"permit_type_canonical": "new_construction",
"status_canonical": "issued",
"issued_date": "2024-06-01",
"construction_value": 450000
}
]
}