Halifax Construction Data

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.

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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

Recent Halifax Building Permits

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