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Kingston Construction Data

65k+ building permit records from Kingston, Ontario, plus planning applications, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

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65k
Total Permits
1k
Last 12 Months
$618M
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

Datasets available in Kingston

Beyond building permits, Kingston also has Planning applications, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
65k records
/permit
Checked daily
Planning applications
433 records
/planning_application
Checked weekly
Zoning
2k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Kingston Construction Data

Kingston 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, and zoning for Kingston, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Kingston’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 65k+ Kingston permits searchable through a single REST API.

1k+ building permits were issued in Kingston, ON over the past 12 months, representing $618M in declared construction value. Renovation permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Kingston 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

Kingston Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

Renovation
27k
New Construction
15k
Other
11k
Addition
9k
Demolition
1k
Change of Use
92

Recent Kingston Building Permits

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

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Kingston Planning Applications by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Other
379
Approved
54

Recent Planning Applications in Kingston

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

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Query Kingston 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=kingston&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"

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