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Halifax Construction Data

15k+ building permit records from Halifax, Nova Scotia, plus planning applications, development permits, building inspections, property assessments, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

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15k
Total Permits
2k
Last 12 Months
$1.9B
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

Halifax construction leads, delivered weekly

Get every new Halifax 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.

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Halifax construction leads, delivered weekly

Get every new Halifax 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 Halifax lead feed →

Datasets available in Halifax

Beyond building permits, Halifax also has Planning applications, Development permits, Building inspections, Property assessments, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
15k records
/permit
Checked daily
Planning applications
557 records
/planning_application
Checked weekly
Development permits
3k records
/development_permit
Checked weekly
Building inspections
33k records
/inspection
Checked weekly
Property assessments
142k records
/assessment
Checked monthly
Zoning
11k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Halifax Construction Data

Halifax 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 planning applications, development permits, building inspections, property assessments, and zoning for Halifax, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Halifax’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 15k+ Halifax permits searchable through a single REST API.

2k+ building permits were issued in Halifax, NS over the past 12 months, representing $1.9B in declared construction value. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Halifax 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 Nova Scotia

Halifax Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

Other
8k
Renovation
3k
Addition
2k
New Construction
1k
Demolition
136
Change of Use
67

Recent Halifax Building Permits

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

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Halifax Planning Applications by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Approved
307
Other
167
Cancelled
78
Refused
5

Recent Planning Applications in Halifax

Latest planning application records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Halifax Development Permits by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Approved
2k
Other
1k
Cancelled
70
Expired
1

Recent Development Permits in Halifax

Latest development permit records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Halifax Building Inspections by Result

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Pass
18k
Fail
2k
Other
1k

Recent Building Inspections in Halifax

Latest building inspection records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Property Assessments in Halifax

Property assessment records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Halifax 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=halifax&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"

Halifax construction leads by trade

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Halifax construction leads: FAQ

How do I get construction leads in Halifax?

Subscribe to a BuildData lead feed and every new Halifax building permit arrives as a CSV in your inbox each week, with the project address, type, value, and date. Pick Halifax plus any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.

Are Halifax building permits public?

Yes. Halifax 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 Halifax permit data?

BuildData refreshes Halifax permits automatically, so new permits show up within days and go out in the next scheduled feed.

What's included in a Halifax 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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