Medicine Hat Building Permits

151k+ permit records from Medicine Hat, Alberta, going back to 2008. New construction, renovations, electrical, mechanical, and more — geocoded, normalized, and updated daily.

151k+
Total Permits
2008
Records From
Daily
Update Frequency
AB
Province

About Medicine Hat Building Permit Data

Medicine Hat building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city — new homes and commercial builds, residential and commercial renovations, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Medicine Hat’s open data portal daily, making 151k+ permits searchable through a single REST API alongside 59 other Canadian cities.

With records going back to 2008, the Medicine Hat dataset captures over 15 years of construction activity including every permit type issued by the city. Every record includes the permit number, address, work class, building use, declared valuation, and issued date.

Common uses

  • Proptech and real estate — track new development pipelines and renovation trends across Medicine Hat
  • Insurance underwriting — verify construction activity and permit history at the property level
  • Construction and trades — identify upcoming projects as electrical, mechanical, and building permits are issued
  • Urban planning and research — analyze 15+ years of permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and period

Medicine Hat Permits by Work Class

Breakdown of permit work classes across all years on record.

New Construction
52k
Renovation
35k
Addition
26k
Repair / Replacement
19k
Demolition
8k
Change of Use
4k
Other
7k

Recent Medicine Hat Building Permits

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

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Query Medicine Hat Permits via API

Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.

Request
GET /permit?municipality=medicine_hat&limit=10 HTTP/1.1
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Response
{
  "count": 10,
  "results": [
    {
      "record_id": "BD-2024-00123",
      "municipality": "medicine_hat",
      "address": "123 MAIN ST",
      "permit_type_canonical": "new_construction",
      "status_canonical": "issued",
      "issued_date": "2024-06-01",
      "construction_value": 450000
    }
  ]
}

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