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New Westminster Building Permit Search

2k+ building permit records from New Westminster, British Columbia, plus contractor profiles, business licences, and major projects. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

Permits and their status, licences, planning applications, heritage designation, zoning and what is nearby. Free to search.

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2k
Total Permits
277
Last 12 Months
4
Permit Categories

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Datasets available in New Westminster

Beyond building permits, New Westminster also has Contractor profiles, Business licences, and Major projects in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
2k records
/permit
Checked daily
Contractor profiles
1k records
/contractor
Checked daily
Business licences
3k records
/licence
Checked daily
Major projects
12 records
/major_project
Checked weekly

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About New Westminster Construction Data

New Westminster 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 contractor profiles, business licences, and major projects for New Westminster, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from New Westminster’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 2k+ New Westminster permits searchable through a single REST API.

277+ building permits were issued in New Westminster, BC over the past 12 months. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query New Westminster 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 British Columbia

New Westminster Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

Other
1k
Renovation
660
Demolition
8
New Construction
7

Recent New Westminster Building Permits

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

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New Westminster Business Licences by Category

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Construction Trade
967
Other
844
Professional Service
624
Food Service
405
Retail
229
Health Wellness
202

Recent Business Licences in New Westminster

Latest business licence records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Major Projects in New Westminster

Planned and under-construction capital projects, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query New Westminster 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=new_westminster&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"

New Westminster building permits: FAQ

How do I search New Westminster building permits?

Use the search box on this page: type an address, permit number, or contractor and it queries every New Westminster permit BuildData holds. Records come from New Westminster's own open data, geocoded and normalized.

How do I check the status of a building permit in New Westminster?

Search the address above. Each result shows the permit's status, type, issue date, and description as published by New Westminster. For an application still in progress, the city's own portal remains the authority.

Are New Westminster building permits public record?

Yes. New Westminster publishes building permit records as open data, so anyone can look them up. BuildData aggregates, geocodes, and normalizes them so they are searchable in one place instead of one city portal at a time.

How current is New Westminster permit data?

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

Can I get new New Westminster permits sent to me automatically?

Yes. A BuildData feed emails every new New Westminster building permit as a spreadsheet each week, with the address, type, value, and date. Add any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.

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